Senior Database Administrator - Parsippany, United States - Diverse Lynx

Description

Role: Senior Database Administrator
Type: Contract
Contract Location: Parsippany, NJ (Hybrid 3 days in office, 2 days remote, locals only)
Contract Duration: 4 months with possibility of right to hire

Key Skills:

• Must have Oracle experience
• Must have AWS Cloud experience
• 10 + years exp in senior role
• Must have strong communication skills and be a team player
• knowledge in other databases is helpful

Essential Job Functions:

• The Sr. Database Administrator is responsible for the administration and operations of the database systems. This role is responsible for our database modernization strategy, database recovery and resiliency strategy, and overall cost optimization in AWS.

Requirements:

• MS/BS in Computer Science/Information Systems or related field and/or equivalent experience.
• Masters degree in computer science preferred.
• 12+ years of working experience in various database technologies Relational DB (Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, etc.), NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, etc.) supporting large, complex and mission critical OLTP and data warehouse environments.
• 6+ years of experience and expertise in advanced cloud managed databases such as Redshift, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Aurora MySQL, etc.
• Extensive hands-on experience and expertise in supporting and maintaining large, complex and mission critical OLTP and data warehouse environments.
• Extensive expertise on Data Protection, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Security and Legal Compliance, Performance Tuning DBA best practices.
• Expertise in driving the design, development, and operations of high-profile, mission-critical IT systems with a focus to optimize use of existing infrastructure and build scalable and efficient solutions using cutting edge technologies.
• Advanced expertise in the use of AWS technologies and services like RDS, AWS Backup, S3, Athena, Kinesis, Glue, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, AWS Auto Scaling, AWS SSO, EC2 Image Builder, DMS, KMS, Data Sync, AWS Cost Explorer, VPC, IAM, Route 53, Direct Connect, Secrets Manager, Guard Duty, Certificate Manager and efficient in setting up cross zone / region backups and restorations.
• Experience in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is desired.
• Experience in managing Oracle EBS systems preferred.
• Provide guidelines to write, debug and tune SQL and PL/SQL, packages, procedures, functions, triggers, etc.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.