[6028] Database Administrator (PaaS)

Start date: Negotiable
Clearance: NATO secret
Location: Braine L'Alleud, Belgium

Requirements and skills:

Skills

• Strong knowledge the DBMS technologies (Oracle, MySQL Server and PostgreSQL) and sound experience on at least two
• Good understanding of MySQL High Availability/Disaster Recovery solutions (MySQL InnoDB Cluster, MySQL InnoDB Replicaset, MySQL InnoDB ClusterSet, MySQL Replication)
• Good understanding of ORDS, Apache HTTP and Tomcat administration
• Current and in-depth knowledge and practical working experience of latest version of the operating systems (Linux/ UNIX and MS Windows Server )
• A good understanding of more advanced architectures on High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions, like server clustering and virtual infrastructures

Activities
o Monitoring the performance of assigned systems and the definition and implementation of adequate measures ensuring an optimal performance and high availability of the DB services
o Defining DB backup strategies and ensuring a valid and maintained recovery plan is in place
o Defining and implementing an upgrade strategy to keep the DB environment current
o Management/Upgrade/Patching of BI stack, composed of Oracle Analytics, Weblogic, Apache, Tomcat, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) and Oracle Analytics Server (OAS)
o Selecting and implementing appropriate DB infrastructure configurations in support of business/technology architectures
o Performs routine installation, re-configuration, backups of database and related products on on-premises and cloud environments
o Develops and configures tools to enable automation of database administration tasks
o Defining and implementing an upgrade strategy to keep the DB platforms up to date
o Keeping up to date Software Lifecycle (roadmap) management of database products
o Monitors performance statistics and create reports