Database Administrator - 5

Story Behind the Need :

The Global Technology Services (GTS) Tools and Monitoring group’s mandate is to provide insight to critical applications through the integration of real-time monitoring tools for our key Business Platforms with the goal of improving mean time to detect, automating response coordination, preventing impacts, and reducing mean time to resolve.

The team is looking for a Senior Database Administrator to provide on-going support with the database upgrade and migration project.

Candidate Value Proposition :

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within Scotiabank. We are technology partners who help the business transform how our employees around the world work.

You will get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology.

Typical Day in Role :

• Enhanced performance due to Database Offload in Exadata
• Reduced size of database without compromising performance by leveraging compression technology
• Provided trustworthy data from disparate business systems, into one data warehouse allowing for timely and accurate decisions based on a standardized view of the business
• Enable a global single source of data both for OLTP and data warehouse reporting, which is accessible worldwide 24x7 rack
• Consolidation of databases onto a single platform will lead to unprecedented levels of speed and synchronicity

Candidate Requirements / Must-Have skills :

1) 10+ years of working experience as a Database Administrator

2) 5-7+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Installation - Database upgrades / migrations

3) 5-7+ years of hands-on experience with Database creation and upgrade of Oracle database versions 12c & 19c

4) 5-7+ years of hands-on experience with RAC (Real Application Cluster) and Automatic Storage Management (ASM) setup, configure and support

5) 5-7+ years of hands-on experience with Data Guard Database replication tools, setup, configure and support

6) 5-7+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Exadata

Nice-To-Have Skills :

• Familiar with Security and Auditing
• Oracle Certifications
• Experience working with executives
• Hands-on experience with Database performance and tuning
• Familiar with OEM / Grid Control (13c)

Soft Skills :

• 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.
• Strong decision making, forward thinking and creative problem-solving skills to anticipate and respond quickly to technological / market influences.
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as work independently or with minimal direction.

Best vs. Average Candidate :

• Relevant and recent experience with database upgrades and migration
• Core Oracle DBAs with database access
• Candidate who has worked in a large corporations

Education :

Post-secondary degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related IT field required

Candidate Review & Selection

One round MS Teams video interview Hiring Manager & Technical Manager ( hour)

o The interview will cover soft skills and technical components

Job 70761