IT ANALYST - SR. IT ANALYST - ERP and Junior Oracle Database Administrator at Southwest Research Institute

Who We Are:

Join the SwRI ITC Support Services team that provides Oracle database support for the Institute Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), and other databases as needed. Flexible schedule available, which includes working from home Mondays and Fridays.

Objectives of this Role:

• Serve as database analyst and administrator for the Institute's Oracle based ERP system and other databases. This is a critical position for the Institute that allows for carrying out the day to day activities of the Institute.
• Provide assistance in troubleshooting issues and maintaining the core Oracle database environment as well as ERP software, Deltek Costpoint and other supplemental applications as needed.
• Work with a team to evaluate new technologies such as cloud and new Oracle architecture features.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the ERP, Deltek's Costpoint product, to include upgrades, troubleshooting, and initiation of support calls.
• Database responsibilities include providing support to Oracle system maintenance, database backups & restores, and database upgrade tasks. For an on-premises Oracle environment on a UNIX platform.
• Evaluate cloud technologies to support database instances.
• Assist in the performing performance monitoring and tuning on Oracle databases.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related degree field in Information Technology.
• Continuing education and related certifications plus six (6) years of directly related professional level experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 3 years: Experience as an Oracle database administrator, or in a supporting role to database administration. Tasks supported to include performing installs, upgrades and migrations of Oracle software in an Enterprise environment on a UNIX/Linux based platform.
• 1 years: Customer experience interfacing with end users in support of an ERP system or application. Ability to interface and facilitate issues with the ERP with end users and vendor.
• 1 years: Experience or working knowledge with the use of Oracle's RMAN, and Data Guard products for high availability and disaster recovery.
• 1 years: Experience or working knowledge with hosting databases in the cloud, and with Oracle Weblogic Application Server preferred.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.