Sr. Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)

Caterpillar Inc.•Nashville, TN

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Sr. Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) within Caterpillar Inc.'s IT Enterprise Data Platforms team. The team is responsible for delivering world-class Oracle database services to customers throughout the enterprise. The role involves providing technical research and leadership, project planning and implementation of various technical projects, and senior-level Oracle DBA support to internal customers. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter capable of thinking with an enterprise perspective while still being flexible enough to keep the business running. Caterpillar is a global company that helps build a better, more sustainable world by manufacturing construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in related field
8+ Years experience working as a DBA with a focus on Oracle databases
Strong knowledge/expertise in: Oracle Database Administration
Strong knowledge/expertise in: Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
Strong knowledge/expertise in: Database Lifecycle Management (DBLM)
Strong knowledge/expertise in: Oracle Fleet Management module to deploy automated patching
Strong knowledge/expertise in: Manual database patching and database upgrades
Strong knowledge/expertise in: Installing Oracle release updates (RU) security patches on data guard, multitenant, stand alone and Real Application Cluster (RAC) databases
Strong knowledge/expertise in: Database hardware configuration
Strong knowledge/expertise in: Scripting (shell, Perl, emcli)
Strong knowledge/expertise in: SQL structured query language
Strong knowledge/expertise in: Linux / UNIX operating systems (RedHat and AIX)

Nice To Haves

Positive experience working in a geographically distributed team
Strong communication skills to work with DBAs and application teams in a variety of situations
Ability to: Quickly learn new technologies and apply them with an enterprise perspective
Ability to: Act in a self-directed manner, independently researching tools/libraries/technologies or solving a problem with minimal oversight and instructions
Ability to: Provide on the job training and develop learning materials for other DBAs
Experience with: Using AI to improve work efficiency as a DBA
Experience with: Cloud computing platforms such as Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services
Experience with: IT Service Management (ITSM) processes & Root cause analysis (RCA) processes
Experience with: ServiceNow
Experience with: Database security threat management and security best practices

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for all aspects of database management such as database lifecycle management, monitoring, support, disaster recovery, compliance, and standards.
Research new Oracle database versions, features, tools, and technologies with an Enterprise perspective to meet customer needs while maintaining a secure database environment.
Research, benchmark, and suggest improvements to database support processes, customer experience (CX) improvements, and compliance requirements.
Provide 3rd and 4th level Oracle database support for complex issues.
Participate in and manage database related projects, database security patching audits, and compliance reviews and testing.
Develop new and update existing database technology related documentation as needed
Coach and communicate information to Caterpillar’s application support teams and peers across the enterprise on Oracle technology changes, new features, key projects, and customer experience improvements
Participate on customer driven and Division/department projects