Senior Database Administrator - Remote

Our client is looking for a Senior Database Administrator on a 11-month contract in Irving, TX.

Join over 20,000 employees at this global company specializing in technology-enabled claims and risk management solutions. You will be part of a culture that is constantly recognized for progressive, inclusive employment practices, and be part of a bigger movement to simplify complexities in the areas of workers compensation, liability, property, disability, and absence management.
You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration: 11 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Associate degree in computer-related study from an accredited college or university plus 2 years computer-related experience required.
• Related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required to include one (1) year Enterprise (Oracle, Progress, or SQL) development.
• Extensive experience in Oracle performance tuning, including: SQL query optimization, Index and execution plan analysis, AWR/ASH report interpretation, Use of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and other diagnostic tools
• Proven ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in OLTP and OLAP environments
• Strong understanding of Oracle architecture, including memory structures, background processes, and storage management
• Experience with Oracle high availability configurations such as: Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters), Data Guard (physical and logical standby).
• Familiarity with performance tuning in other RDBMS platforms such as: MariaDB (e.g., slow query log analysis, optimizer hints), PostgreSQL (e.g., EXPLAIN plans, vacuum tuning), SAP HANA (e.g., query plan analysis, memory management)
• Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills PC literate, including Microsoft Office products
• Analytical and interpretive skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer related study from an accredited college or university.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop, implement and maintain the Enterprise database system in a combination UNIX/NT environment; and to develop policies, standards and procedures related to the database environment.
• Develop, implement and maintain the database system ensuring that the database environment is stable and capable of meeting ongoing business needs including logical and physical database design and implementation; structure testing of database designs, applications, and technology platform; security administration, backup and recovery planning; capacity planning; performance and tuning; research and evaluation of new tools and techniques.
• Develop, revise, and implement policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines to effectively administer the database environment.
• Plan and conduct structured testing of database designs to confirm functionality and performance.
• Develop and implement plans to oversee the database administration function and ensure smooth transition to new technology.
• Assist with data and database administration including hardware and software evaluation and installation.
• Participate in task force to develop and implement a database system.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Support the organization's quality program(s).

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.