DB Specialist (Oracle-PostgreSQL)

Who are we?

Amdocs helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our market-leading portfolio of software products and services, we unlock our customers’ innovative potential, empowering them to provide next-generation communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and enterprise customers. Our 30,000 employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers’ migration to the cloud, enable them to differentiate in the 5G era, and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $4.3 billion in fiscal 2021. For more information, visit Amdocs at www.amdocs.com

In one sentence

The DB specialist is handling applicative database administration activities supporting end 2 end life cycle of product from database perspective.

What will your job look like?

** Preferred work locations: Dallas - Atlanta - St. Louis

• Provide database supreme level problem solving services to all partners during project lifecycle (from Development till post production) by clarifying and addressing permanent and efficient solutions to sophisticated and unusual problems
• Be responsible for DB professional mentorship and coaching to project management and development teams, implementation groups as well as customer architects - internal and external Amdocs customers, including partners without database understanding
• Prepare, develop, configure and administer large and critical database systems ensuring high performance and improve highly sophisticated code where conventional approaches do not help
• Lead and define tuning database parameters (physical layout and memory buffers) and promote the standardization per product cross customers worldwide
• You will craft and review test solutions and scenarios, to be implemented and executed in alignment with the scope settled during test planning, demonstrating knowledge and a broad understanding of E2E Business process & requirements
• Serve as Authority in Amdocs by high degree of competence, technology specialist demonstrating acute dexterity and knowledge as the result of rich experience and high aptitudes in DB areas, defining DB vision and strategy in the organization, serve as ultimate level of technical issues for critical showstopper incidents in customer’s production systems with direct business impact
• You will be a consistent professional (you are the bridge builder, you set the example for others in to follow as it relates to communication, handling expectations, and building and growing partnerships)
  

All you need is...

Oracle DBA:

• Oracle DBA with core admin skills and hands-on in administration/installation/configuration of all essential Oracle features/tools
• Working knowledge of Oracle Performance tuning scenarios and fixes
• Knowledge of Oracle DB Objects - tables, indexes, views, mviews, procedures, etc.
• Must know Oracle backup and recovery scenarios, RMAN techniques, expertise on DATA PUMP
• Strong hands-on experience in troubleshooting real time issues
• Working knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Wallet, Partitions
• Oracle RAC experience sound technical knowledge of RAC technology, DG & Golden Gate
• Experience with UNIX or UNIX variants and scripting.
  

PostgreSQL DBA:

• Experience on ORA2PG tool for oracle to PostgreSQL conversion
• Experience on PostgreSQL datatype, backup strategies, remote connectivity, performance tuning is must
• Should know the best practices of PostgreSQL databases, table maintenance, table partitioning, indexing, backup and restore, WAL logging
• Experience in monitoring the performance of the PostgreSQL database and constantly finding ways to make it faster
  

Even better if you have...

• Cloud knowledge is plus especially Azure
• Relevant Database Certifications are required
• Experience on other RDBMS SQL Server, MySQL
• Experience in operating within a sophisticated, multi-interface environment
  

Why you will love this job:

• You will be a key member of a global, dynamic, and highly collaborative team of skilled, experienced, and dedicated IT professionals with various possibilities for personal and professional development
• Drive growth by constantly looking for opportunities to bring more value to new and existing customers. Calling upon your superb communication skills and the ability to clearly translate business benefits that our service offerings provide
• This is an opportunity to work in multinational environment for the global market leader in its field
• We provide stellar benefits from health to dental to paid time off and parental leave and even pet insurance! And the opportunity to participate in our Amdocs Employee Stock Purchase Plan!