Sr. Oracle Database Administrator

Working Title: Sr. Oracle Database Administrator
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 5
Agency: Minnesota State

• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Salary Range: $35.50 - $60.70 / hourly; $74,124 - $126,741 / annually
• Travel Required: 10%
• FLSA Status: Nonexempt
• Closing Date: 05/25/2023
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes
• Appointment Type: Unlimited, Full-time
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• Telework Eligible: No
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: MN St Colleges & Universities / MNSCU Central Office-MAPE
• Division/Unit: MnSCU System Office / MNSCU OOC Classified A - E
• Job Class Option: Systems Software
• Date Posted: 05/15/2023
• Classified Status: Classified
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Not Applicable Shift

Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.

The work you’ll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.

This position is responsible for the design and support of enterprise mission critical Oracle databases used by students, faculty and staff within the Minnesota State College and Universities (Minnesota State) System. Areas of responsibility include logical and physical database design, development, maintenance, and interaction with operating system(s). The incumbent for this position coordinates and manages the support for Oracle databases, related software products, plans the evolution of software, and assures for its optimal use. The position is responsible for the operational security of data within the Oracle databases. Project management responsibilities are included for planning, installation, security, performance, maintenance and documentation.

Specific Duties Include:

• Plan, architect, install, and maintain all aspects of Oracle database systems and associated utilities hosted by the MnSCU System Office in order to provide reliable, highly available, mission critical database systems and services.

• Define and document standards in the management and maintenance of the supported databases.

• Develop, maintain and test detailed backup and recovery plans and solutions.

• Define performance metrics to continually monitor software/database requirements vs. available hardware resources.

• Design, develop, test and implement system software modifications and perform database and SQL query performance tuning as required to ensure that application performance meets the needs of enterprise users throughout the Minnesota Colleges and Universities system.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or a combination of equivalent education and experience

• Six years of database administration experience in a large scale server environment sufficient to support consolidated databases in an Oracle Exadata database implementation

• Knowledge and experience working with relational databases sufficient to support programmers and system administrators in an Oracle database environment

• Ability to mitigate risk and understand the ramifications and impact that decisions have at a systems level; manage time and resources and effectively; and balance multiple, competing priorities

• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively on large/complex system deployment projects in a team environment

• Effective written and verbal communication skills sufficient to explain and document complex processes and procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Six years of Oracle database administration including experience working with technical end-users such as programmers, developers and system administrators and thorough knowledge of utilities, scripting languages and systems security used in Oracle Exadata environments

• Proven track record of deploying highly available services for large organizations

• Previous experience with system administration and a thorough understanding of storage, network and virtual technology

• Knowledge of and experience with project management methodologies and best practices

• Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional certification

Additional Requirements

In accordance with the Minnesota State Vehicle Fleet Safety Program, employees driving on college/university business who use a rental or state vehicle shall be required to conform to Minnesota State's vehicle use criteria and consent to a Motor Vehicle Records check.