Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Date Posted: May 2, 2024

Requisition ID: 443180

Location:

Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion—we make it our goal to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace with a workforce that is representative of Indiana's population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role.

About the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT):

The Indiana Office of Technology provides cost-effective, secure, consistent, reliable enterprise-technology services to our partner agencies so that they can better serve our mutual customer, the Hoosier taxpayer. IOT will also act as the technology and solution enabler for the State, helping its partner agencies achieve business objectives and innovation.

Salary:

Salary is commensurate with training and job experience.

Role Overview:

The Senior Oracle Database Administrator ensures data integrity, security, and stability of Oracle databases. You will provide the knowledge needed to maintain and support current technologies and promote future growth within the Oracle Database stack. You will monitor and tune database performance to ensure data is appropriately protected via database backup and related strategies. The Administrator loads, or assists in loading, database software, upgrades, and patches. You will assist with evaluating and selecting infrastructure components and provide operation support for the database, ensuring data integrity, availability, and performance.

A Day in the Life:

The essential duties of this role are:

• Develop and advise on standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures designed to ensure the integrity of the database environment.

• Evaluate technology and products to determine the feasibility of adding to agency standards.

• Develop work plans for assigned projects and manage execution.

• Support Oracle Exadata-engineered systems.

• Configure and maintain Oracle Goldengate replication with integrated capture between Oracle databases.

• Monitor and tune database performance including SQL scripts, hints, execution plans, and materialized views.

• Administer end-user access and security at the database level.

• Ensure that data is appropriately protected via database backup and related strategies.

  The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

What You'll Need for Success:

Required:

• Expert in administering multi-terabyte, 24x7 uptime Oracle databases as a Systems/Infrastructure Database Administrator.

  Expertise in:

• Software and utilities related to supported DBMS such as Reorg, Backup, Recovery. Load, and Unload.

• Capacity planning and disaster recovery.

• Relational databases and data warehouse design techniques and dimensional modeling processes.

• Features such as Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), Automatic Storage Movement (ASM), Active Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), and Golden Gate replication.

  Additional qualifications:

• Self-starter with excellent communication skills.

• Ability to work seamlessly in a team environment including DBA team, developers, and systems owners.

• Strong knowledge and skills working with Oracle versions 11gR1/2, 12c, and 19c in a Microsoft Windows and Linus environment.

• Strong understanding of database architecture and performance tuning.

• Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware and Citrix.

• Experience with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN).

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:

This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:

• Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans

• Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards

• Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution

• Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities

• Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match

• Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options

• A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:

• 150 hours of paid new parent leave

• Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave

• Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off

• 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years

• Education Reimbursement Program

• Group life insurance

• Referral Bonus program

• Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits

• Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• Free Parking for most positions

• Free LinkedIn Learning access

  Equal Employment Opportunity:

  The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.

  If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at [email protected] .

  The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.

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