Database Administrator, Specialist

The Vanguard Group•Wayne, PA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Database Administrator, you will be joining the Database Operations team supporting Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and AWS database technologies (Postgres, DynamoDB, etc.). You will work with application developers, fellow DBA’s, and IT leadership to improve the efficiency, resiliency, production stability, automation, and reliability of Vanguard’s database infrastructure. The Database Operations team is primarily responsible for ensuring the operational availability/recoverability of all enterprise database platforms. The team is also responsible for administration/maintenance, upgrades/patching, performance tuning and completion of database requests from internal customers.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination or training and experience.
Minimum of five years database administrator experience with Oracle, SQL Server or AWS (Postgres, DynamoDB)
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including interviewing and presentation skills.
Strong relationship management, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
Broad knowledge of the financial services industry.
Ability to effectively multi-task.
Flexibility, strong decision-making skills and effective time management skills.
Proven ability to work with attention to detail under tight time constraints.
Working knowledge and experience with some or all the following: MS Windows and/or Linux (Redhat) based operating systems
Virtualization – VMware
Distributed Computing Hardware Technologies
Network Technologies – SDN, DNS, Ethernet Fabrics, Firewalls, Load Balancers, WAN, WiFi, etc.
Directory Services – Active Directory/LDAP
Backup and disaster recovery testing
Job scheduling (Control-M)
ITIL (Incident/Problem Management, CMDB) (ServiceNow)
DBA best practices and concepts: database backup & recovery, database performance tuning, database monitoring, and maintenance.
Hands on experience of Oracle, SQL Server and AWS (Postgres, DynamoDB) database technologies.
Troubleshoot complex systems to identify bottlenecks (SQL, IO, hardware, query related, etc.) and resolve database related issues.
Ability to support multiple releases (e.g., Oracle 12c/18c/19c, Microsoft SQL Server 2016/2019, etc).
Designing databases and data modeling concepts.
Automation and scripting skills; PowerShell, Shell Scripting, PL/SQL, T-SQL, etc.
Working knowledge of Cloud Providers & Solutions / AWS preferred.
Great communication and documentation skills that leads to internal problem resolutions documents, lessons learned, how to, and knowledge transfer.
Strong skills with troubleshooting, researching and resolving blocking/deadlocking, connectivity issues, data corruption, security issues etc.
DBA in an operational role supporting Oracle (10-19) on Linux (RedHat) platform.
Strong skills using Bash/Korn shell scripting & PL/SQL for automation of database administration tasks and notifications.
Experience with high availability using Oracle RAC.
Disaster Recovery using Oracle Data Guard.
Working experience of RMAN for backups and recovery using a catalog.
Working experience using Oracle Enterprise Management (OEM) for monitoring & alerting.
Working experience of Linux (RedHat).
Working experience with basic performance tuning.
Working experience of Oracle tools, (Toad, SQL Developer, OEM, OID, etc.).
DBA in an operational role supporting MS SQL Server (2012-2019) on MS Windows.
Strong skills using PowerShell scripting & T-SQL for automation of database administration tasks and notifications.
Experience with Disaster Recovery/High Availability using Always ON Availability Groups, Replication, and Mirroring.
Knowledge of SQL Server backup/restore models.
Experience using MS SCOM for monitoring & alerting.
Knowledgeable of the MS Windows Server environment.
Experience with basic Performance Tuning.
Knowledge of SQL Server tools, (SSMS, SCOM, Extended Events, SQL Profiler, Query Store, Brent Ozar procedures, etc.).
DBA in an operational role supporting AWS Postgres and DynamoDB in production environment.
Creation and removal of reader/writer instances.
Strong skills using AWS tools for automation of database administration tasks and notifications.
Experience with Disaster Recovery/High Availability using replication and mirroring.
Troubleshooting and resolving database issues (database integrity, blocking/deadlocking, connectivity issues, security issues, etc.)
Knowledge of AWS backup/restore models.
Experience using AWS Cloudwatch for monitoring & alerting.
Experience with basic performance tuning.
Welcome challenges with enthusiasm, high-energy and a sense of urgency.
Drive outcomes in an ambiguous environment through the people, process and technology.
Independently keep up with technology trends and apply that to their day-to-day work.
Manage multiple priorities and work effectively to provide thought leadership to IT management.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Oracle, SQL Server, or AWS, preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Ensure backup, recovery, security, availability, maintenance and performance of enterprise database technology.
Create and maintain backup and recovery jobs.
Resolve database issues and help to determine root cause.
Perform administration, installation, upgrade, configuration, and patch management of all enterprise database technology.
Perform on-call support on a rotational basis.
Provide support during normal business hours to developer requests on a rotational basis.
Recommend database technology features/functions to application developers.
Assist with testing and evaluating IT vendor products.
Review application designs for compliance with production acceptance requirements.
Provide key technical input and expertise in large scale projects.