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Strategic DBA Manager
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Required Education and Experience
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS or another related field
Required Skills
- 5+ years experience leading teams of database architects, engineers, and administrators
- 8+ years Database experience, including deployment, configuration, management and support, with expertise on how to support highly available transactional systems, and advanced knowledge of Oracle troubleshooting and performance tuning for PL/SQL and the database itself, including routine automation experience
- 6+ years experience with Oracle Database components (e.g. Oracle RAC, Oracle Exadata)
- 5+ years experience with designing database hardware components; compute, storage (NAS and SAN), network, security, and authentication (Kerberos)
- 4+ years experience with database management access and monitoring and advanced familiarity with most operating system commands/utilities on Linux and/or Windows
- 3+ years experience working with virtual environments and clustering technologies
- 2+ years experience in Storage+Server Architecture (Server Configuration, Security, and Networking)
Desired Skills
- Experience prioritizing and planning work activities; planning for additional resources; setting goals and objectives; organizing extended team members and their tasks; developing and communicating realistic action plans
- Advanced understanding of TCP/IP routing, VLANs, DNS, logging, and alerting
- Excellent troubleshooting skills for database performance and issues
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills; ability to effectively explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical staff including executives
- Strong attention to detail with excellent organization skills
- Good analytical skills and Project Management skills
- An understanding of cloud database solutions (e.g. AWS, Oracle Cloud, MS Azure), and experience supporting database solutions in the Cloud.
- Integration experience with AWS, Azure, Rackspace and/or other cloud providers a plus
- Experience with MemSQL
- Experience with Oracle tools; Cloud Control/OEM, ASM, RMAN and Oracle DB options; Compression, TDE, Multi-tenant, Partitioning, Oracle Active Data Guard, and Oracle GoldenGate
- Exposure to scripting languages (shell + SQL/PLSQL) used to automate administrative tasks
- Good understanding of the ITIL frameworks along with the incident, problem and change management processes and procedures
- Willingness to take initiative and to overcome obstacles to achieve personal, organizational, and company goals
- Passion for pushing the limits of database technologies and their use in the workplace as a means to accomplish business objectives; able to look at the landscape and set a future direction based on what's possible, achievable and works for Akamai versus business as usual
- Strong understanding of application development methodologies
Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.