Sr Engineer - Oracle DBA job
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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
From our Minneapolis-based headquarters to over 1,800 stores and 38
distribution centers across the U.S., Target offers a world of possibilities
in an environment that empowers its team members to innovate and contribute
ideas. Join a company that’s focused on moving forward to what’s next while
giving back to the communities they serve. Since 1946, Target has given five
percent of its profit through community grants and programs; today, that
giving equals millions of dollars a week.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Description: JOIN US AS A SENIOR ORACLE DBA Similar Industry Titles and Key Words: Oracle Database Administrator Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking
thinking and visionary goals. As a Senior Oracle DBA, you'll take the
lead as you…
- Design, plan, build and support an end to end technology stack supporting Target’s applications leveraging agile methodologies
- Perform problem resolution for complex issues including root cause analysis, and outline resolution options
- Use database expertise to identify and drive improvement efforts related to life cycle and patching of our database platform
- Consult with development teams to advise on impacts of lifecycle and patching activities on the applications
- Provide off-hours support, when required, for critical production issues.
- Ensure process and technical documentation is complete per TTS (Target Technology Services) standards
- Ensure high quality by participating in and following TTS processes
- Provide application performance tuning activities, where needed
- Participate in database strategic planning (business and technology trends)
- Provide management and other team members clear and timely updates on status of assigned responsibilities
- Stay current with technology and evaluate its impact on new and existing applications and platforms
- Demonstrate growing application and technical knowledge
- BA/BS or equivalent experience
- 8+ years total work experience
- Has in-depth knowledge of state-of-the art engineering technical approaches in design, build, testing, debugging problems as required by domain
- Maintains technical knowledge within areas of expertise
- Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education
- 4-year college degree in computer science, engineering or math field
- Master’s degree preferred
- 5 years of Oracle DBA experience
- Knowledge of PL/SQL language
- Knowledge of DBMS query optimizer and query engine
- Preferred background in development areas; some knowledge of Java and .NET
- Experience in DBMS performance tuning
- Ability to work with multiple development teams on multiple projects and manage priorities
- Proven experience implementing and supporting the following Oracle features and functions: RAC, ASM, DataGuard, GoldenGate and Flash Recovery
- Previous experience providing production database support in a 24x7 support organization
- Experience working with Linux operating system
- Experience providing database support in a large IT organization
- Previous experience in infrastructure support
- Previous experience working in agile environments
- Understanding of infrastructure systems (e.g. server, storage, network, etc…)
- Understanding of clustering and virtualization technologies
- Understanding of retail business, technology, and the application of technology to our business
