Tuesday, October 07, 2008

NextAction - DBA

Title:
DBA (2008012)

Skills:
Oracle, Unix/Linux, SQL, Oracle 10g and 11g, SQL Server 2000 and 2005, and MySQL 5.x, Oracle (RMAN), SQL Server, and MySQL * Intimate with PL/SQL, Unix Shell, SQL, T-SQL

Date:
10-7-2008

Description:
NextAction Corporation is a leading behavioral targeting company headquartered in Westminster, CO, less than 30 minutes from both Boulder and Denver. We have one of the world's largest databases of consumer purchasing behavior, numbering over 6 billion records. We count most of the nation's largest catalog retailers among our customers and have been recognized with numerous regional and national awards, including the prestigious 'Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year' award. Five years since its founding, NextAction is entrepreneurial, growing and profitable. Our culture fosters growth and results in a fun and high-energy work environment.

In this role you will be responsible for data modeling, physical database design, troubleshooting, performance tuning, monitoring, maintenance, migrations, recovery methodologies and contingency options. The job will also involve the challenge of auditing the current environments, capacity planning, and providing best practices for the future production/development/test environments, which may include establishing new standards and procedures. The candidate should have knowledge with Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL databases.

Required skills include:



Minimum of three (3) years of experience supporting Production/Development of Oracle databases in a Unix/Linux environment and SQL Server databases

Working knowledge of Oracle 10g and 11g, SQL Server 2000 and 2005, and MySQL 5.x

Backup and Recovery for Oracle (RMAN), SQL Server, and MySQL * Intimate with PL/SQL, Unix Shell, SQL, T-SQL

DTS and SSIS development

Data Modeling

Excellent written and verbal communication skills


Preferred skills include:



Experience in setting up log shipping and replication

Clustering skills for all database platforms

Oracle RAC experience

SQL Server Reporting Service

Experience working with 500GB + SQL Server databases

Knowledge of multi terabyte Oracle databases

Database design / tuning

Grid Management