GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.
As an Oracle DBA / architect at GE Corporate you will provide project leadership and apply technical skills to support a large shared Oracle Database Environment supporting our Applications. You'll lead projects to provide evaluation, architecture, integration and tuning skills to implement and support both OLTP and Data Warehouse Environments and executes the latest Oracle Database enhancements and supports continuous production rollouts of new Application functionality.
Essential Responsibilities
Upgrade, configure, tune and debug all components of the Oracle 10G and 11G databases
Upgrade, configure, tune and debug all components of the MySQL databases
Plan, execute and support continuous production rollouts of new functionality utilizing latest Oracle Patching
Plan and execute strategy to stay current on Oracle and MySQL technology and releases
Provide evaluation, architecture and integration skills to implement and support 3rd Party products within the Oracle framework
Architect HA / DR solutions to ensure application availability
Contribute to overall capacity planning and configuration management of the supporting infrastructure
Work with the CIS Security Team to promptly address any security issues
Identify and lead automation of repetitive processes to minimize errors and maximize service delivery
Document processes and train team members within an onsite / offsite resource model
Integrate with a larger DBA team that supports other custom Oracle database applications
Work effectively across various support teams and with senior management
Apply Six Sigma methodology to all aspects of the applications
Research DB technology, determine business requirements, propose changes and develop migration and implementation plans
Work with application teams and business leaders to formulate project plans and strategy
Qualifications/Requirements
Minimum 3 years in Oracle 11G database administration experience including implementations, upgrades and performance tuning (SQL, OEM, and PL/SQL)
Minimum 3 years in Oracle 10G administration experience including implementations, upgrades and performance tuning (SQL, OEM, and PL/SQL)
Minimum 1 year of experience supporting MySQL databases
Minimum 3 years of experience with Linux and or Solaris operating systems
Minimum 3 years of experience of authoring and maintaining UNIX shell scripts
Minimum 3 years of experience with problem analysis / resolution for O / S, database technologies
Minimum 3 years of experience supporting high availability and disaster recovery solutions
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Desired Characteristics
Experience in Oracle RAC, Dataguard, Oracle streams, Grid control
Experience with EMC SRDF and BCV technologies
Experience with NetApp storage and associated technologies
Knowledge of Data Warehousing concepts
Data Modeling and ERD design experience
Proven ability to recognize and execute process improvements
Minimum 3 years of Project Management experience
Strong skills in new product evaluation, architecture, implementation and integration with Oracle databases and Oracle Applications
Excellent verbal and written communication
Cross-team training
Documentation skills
Willingness to support 24 / 7 / 365 applications including on call rotations
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Management or other technical / IT field, (or a minimum 5 years of relevant IT work experience)
Strong track record of understanding and interest in current and emerging technologies demonstrated through training, job experience and / or industry activities
Strong team player – collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources
Demonstrated customer focus – evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer, builds strong customer relationships and creates processes with customer viewpoint
Strong analytical skills – strong problem solving skills, communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions
Anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve
Change oriented – actively generates process improvements, supports and drives change and confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways
Section 19 Job
YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 19 OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.
