3+ month assignment with an oil and gas corporation:

• Providing Oracle 10/11 database administration, database security and production support, primarily in a UNIX environment
• Installing, upgrading and maintaining of the Oracle databases
• Planning and executing of database backup and recovery
• Providing database tuning for performance and stability
• Managing physical database design and implementation, database security implementation and monitoring
• Using ConocoPhillips change management processes to prevent production disruptions and outages
• Researching and recommending solutions that best meet business needs and Enterprise operational requirements
• Partnering with other groups to ensure quality support and delivery to the end-user
• This position participates in an on-call rotation with other DBA's to provide 24X7 coverage

Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• 5+ years of direct DBA experience working with Oracle
• 2+ years of direct support of one or more SAP on Oracle databases
• Experience with ABAP Workbench and SAP transactions for job scheduling, database tuning/statistics, and creation of data dictionary objects
• 5+ years of direct IT experience providing server support, database support or application programming
• Good diagnostic, troubleshooting, and problem solving for Oracle
• Ability and willingness to perform tasks outside normal business hours and on weekends as well as carry an on call pager for at least one week every 6 to 8 weeks

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS or other IT/IS related major
• Experience with Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
• Experience with configuring and managing Oracle Data Guard standby databases
• Experience with configuring and managing databases using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
• Experience with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) using command-line and OEM
• Experience with Oracle Diagnostic and/or Tuning Packs for Oracle databases
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Expert diagnostic, troubleshooting, and problem solving for Oracle
• Ability to work effectively across time zones and geography
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment to encourage collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Self-directed and self-motivated to solve problems quickly and creatively