Oracle Dba

Position Type : Full time Type Of Hire : Experienced (relevant combo of work and education) Education Desired : Bachelor's Degree Travel Percentage : 0%About the teamThe Worldwide Payment Gateway (WPG) DBA team has 6 x DBAs located in our Cambridge and Indiaoffices and is part of the wider WPG support team of 46 x engineers. We employ Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to consistently improve the stability and reliability of our eCommerce platform and its underpinning databases. There is a great collaboration spiritin the team as we continually mentor and cross train each other to ensure everyone succeeds. What you will be doingYou will be managing and maintaining the Oracle database environments across test and productionYou will proactively identify and implement improvementsto help our operational dutiesYou will partake in the team 24/7 on-call function on a rotating basisYou will provide QA validation for database designs and code written by developersIdentify improvements and close gaps on our team knowledge base repository.Where applicable maintain and update our database standards documentationYou will help set up new database environments for our dev/test colleaguesYou will be involved in troubleshooting and investigation production system problemsOther Significant Role Requirements:Aflexible approach is necessary for the role as determined by production issuesYou must be pro-active, show initiative and be a self-starterExcellent communication skills are essential, to gather and impart information effectively within the department andto the wider business“Can do” attitude and a sense of responsibility for the wider implications of software engineeringFlexible approach to working hours to ensure project deadlines are achievedProblem solving skillsWhat you bring:3+years of experience ina working environment with:Oracle Database 12c+Database performance tuning.Oracle Golden Gate (desirable)Oracle RAC, RMAN, Data Guard, ASM and Grid ControlUNIX (Solaris and/or Linux)SQL & PL/SQL development skillsUNIX shell scripting.Proven experience in thesupport of Oracle databases in financial servicesExperience of complex online applications and/or the finance industryDemonstrable track record in delivering work to schedule and specificationExperience of database design in large database systemsGood knowledgeof database security and auditing, along with exposure to PCI-DSSExperience of highly available complex online systems.Design/develop and test small-medium technical changes with little or no supervision to ensure systems are reliable and fit for purposeCreatetechnical documentation related to a specific area in order to assist record keeping and share knowledge with othersMentor more junior staff to help with their technical development and ensure quality outputsCarry out investigations and analyses into relativelycomplex problems in order to provide solutions for the businessLiaise and develop relationships with internal and external parties to understand their requirements and develop a consistent approachDevelop, design and provide suggestions for improvement totechnical platforms or working practices, producing several options for a problem/change and justifying recommendation for optimal solution in order to met business requirementsDeliver medium sized projects and review work of more junior staff on small scaleprojects to support technology initiatives and deliver to time and budgetAdded bonus if you have:Oracle Golden GateAdvanced level of technical qualifications (or equivalent experience)Good written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain technicalconcepts to non-technical audiencesAnalytical skills and ability to identify issues and business riskProven track record of providing technical solutionsExperience of working across several platformsExperience of leading and delivering technical projectsITILfamiliarisationWhat we offer youA multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunitiesThe chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in financial services & technologyA work environment built on collaboration,flexibility and respectVaried and challenging work to help you grow your technical skillset#LI-AB1Privacy StatementFIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients.For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.Sourcing ModelRecruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies.FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.#pridepass