Typical Day in Role:
• Oracle Installation, Database creations and upgrades from lower Database versions to higher versions.
• Troubleshooting connectivity and addressing any system concerns.
• Perform diagnostics, testing, and troubleshooting of software, o/s, and database issues (ex. correcting installation, configuration, or data problems)
• Plan and perform software installation, configuration, upgrade and patching database configuration, maintenance, upgrade and patching.
• Perform and manage system and database backups.
• Reporting to Senior Manager.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
• 10+ years of working experience as a Database Administrator
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Database performance and tuning
• 3+ years of hands experience with Ansible Automation
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Installation – Database upgrades/migrations
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Data Guard – Database replication tools, setup, configure and support.

Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Previous Banking/FI experience is an asset
• Familiar with Security and Auditing
• Oracle Certifications
• Oracle Exadata
• Database setup in a Cloud environment
• OEM/Grid Control (13c)

Soft Skills Required:
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills to be able to work well with technical peers and business stakeholders at different levels within the organization.
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as work independently or with minimal direction
• Good time management and organizational skills to effectively manage high scale project.

Education:
• Post-secondary degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related IT field is a nice to have.