Monday, October 17, 2011

McKesson - Oracle Database Administrator

SystemCare is part of McKesson Managed Services which provides 24x7 technical support for Oracle databases, and Unix/Linux/Windows operating systems. Our customers are hospital IT departments for whom we either offer remote support of their in house systems, or we support as part of our Remote Hosting offering.


For this position we are looking for a strong Oracle DBA, who has provided technical support for multiple customers and has managed a large number of Oracle servers at any one time.


This is a remote positon that will be supporting the West Coast and therefore will need to work Wests Coast hours.

Position Description

Responsible for planning, coordinating and administering Oracle databases, including base definition, structure, documentation, long range requirements, operational guidelines and protection. Ensures accuracy and completeness of data in master files and various support tools such as base dictionaries. Establishes and maintains security and integrity controls. Formulates and monitors policies, procedures and standards relating to database management.



This individual will provide technical support and remote administration of Oracle 11g/10g/9i/8i databases, including RMAN backup and restore, creating test instances using DBCOPY, and configuring and resizing production data files in critical hospital production environments. Must periodically participate in 24/7 on-call rotation schedule. Must have strong written and verbal communication skills, and be able to work remotely with hospital IT staff and partner with UNIX/Linux remote systems administrators in resolving customer issues.

Additional Knowledge & Skills

* Experience supporting RAC environments and expanded ASM disk groups in live critical production environments.

* UNIX/Linux command line experience

* Experience producing and assessing AWR and ADDM performance monitoring reports.

* Detailed knowledge of database definition, structure, documentation, long range requirements, operational guidelines and protection;

* Knowledge of BMC Patrol monitoring software a plus.

* Experience in large-scale critical production environments a plus

Minimum Requirements

6+ years experience in Oracle database administration including extensive knowledge of RAC environments

Education

4-year degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience

Physical Requirements

General Office Demands

Agency Statement

No agencies please.



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