Principal Database Administrator - Now Hiring

OPENTEXTOpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.YOUR IMPACTAs a Principal Database Administrator, you’ll manage multiple highly available database clusters across geographically different data centers, ensuring that database services' availability, scalability, and uptime requirements are clearly understood and addressed. You will evaluate the progress and results of development efforts and preserve the integrity and design of the databases to support mission-critical databases necessary for business operations. Under minimal supervision, you will produce deliverables in alignment with the overall Transformation program demonstrating mastery skills in the area of sub-specialization.WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS• Provide proactive knowledge and act as an escalation point for Engineering, Service Support, and Service Delivery.• Resolve issues & incidents within SLA.• Proactively work with vendors & providers on issues identified in products and chase issues until successful resolution.• Independently implement approved medium and large scale projects that align towards service and departmental goals.• Lead, coordinate, and manage all aspects of database implementation.• Oversee the direction, development, and implementation of database software solutions.• Develop and execute test plans to check infrastructure and systems technical performance. Report on findings and make recommendations for improvement.• Oversee new and existing equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.• Carry off-hours escalation as part of a pager-rotation shift or an emergency with 10 minutes of Response Time.• Train new hires & NOC engineers on technology implementation and ensure quick onboarding of new hires.WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.• Minimum 12+ years of experience as hands-on an Oracle DBA.• Excellent understanding of Oracle technologies and related products/technologies used in replication such as Golden Gate.• OCP certification (at least in the past).• Must have worked in services with 99.995% or more uptime/SLA.• Worked in services requiring 10 minutes of Response Time to Incidents including experience in carrying on-call rotation pager.• Must have worked on database systems with more than 10TB Oracle RAC.• Working experience with Oracle 19C/12C/11g & 10g RAC with Active-Active setup.• Must have working experience with scripting and automation and a good understanding of Linux OS.• Experience in setting monitoring of databases and related technologies and knowledge of MSSQL will be a great advantage.• In-depth knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and compliances such as PCI, and SAS70.#J-18808-Ljbffr