Consider the opportunity to work for a company whose business is technical solutions; a company that truly values you and your contributions, recognizing you as a profit center versus a cost center. If interested, please read on and please take the time to explore our website www.fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you. Position Title: Oracle Architect Job Description/Responsibilities: Opportunity for a strong Oracle Architect to make a large impact delivering high quality infrastructure designs to support complex business applications, databases, and middleware component deployments for our client. Client is a leader in the pharmaceutical industry; their performance relies on state-of-the-art technologies and cross disciplinary teamwork. While this is an Architect role, the client will consider an Oracle DBA looking for growth. Responsibilities include: Act as an Oracle subject matter expert / technical leader. Support maturity of enterprise database technologies and mission critical business processes. Refine and implement Oracle database architecture. We are looking for an Oracle Architect Consultant with the following skills: 4 + years of experience working as an Oracle Architect designing and deploying solutions for enterprise Oracle databases with expertise in the following areas: Leveraging Oracle Real Application Cluster Technology platform as a high availability solution. Oracle database migrations from Sun Solaris, IBM AIX to a Linux platform. Oracle 10gR2 Oracle 10Gr2 ASM stack Enterprise level database disaster recovery solutions (Oracle DataGuard). Platform migrations of legacy Oracle database releases from AIX, Solaris, Windows to Linux. Oracle enterprise monitoring technologies. ITIL and Six Sigma. The Oracle Architect candidate for this position must be enthusiastic, flexible, realistic- and easy to work with. Successful candidates are team-players that are self-directed. The ideal Oracle Architect candidate for this position would have experience with (Ferguson will provide supplementary training to an Oracle Architect looking to build or enhance skills with the following): SAP and Java applications. WebMethods ESB or other Enterprise Service Bus technologies. ETL or MDM. Oracle EM Grid Control packs Cisco UCS Blades. MS Project, HP Project, Portfolio Management. EMC Documentum Business Intelligence Centralized scheduling tools - Control-M. Compensation: We offer competitive compensation and benefits (including $.60/$1 401K match, 4 weeks PTO, profit sharing or bonus opportunities, health, vision, dental, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, paid overtime etc.), and an annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp. How to Apply: Please apply here or send your resume to Jackie Blume jblume@fergcons.com. For immediate consideration, please apply today. All inquiries are strictly confidential. Referral Bonus: We do pay a referral bonus for referrals who are hired. Location: Work will be performed in St. Louis, MO (St. Louis county/St Charles county area). Relocation assistance is available. About Ferguson Consulting: We pride ourselves on our ability to maintain long-term relationships that endure long after your first assignment. We have employee relationships that have lasted over 16 years through a distinctive, proactive approach to marketing and fostering career development. We believe that this infrastructure of support: regular technical training, mentoring, and career guidance benefits our already talented employees by helping to maximize success on every assignment. As an employee of Ferguson Consulting, you will have the advantage of a career full of challenging, ongoing employment opportunities across a wide range of public and commercial industries, and the support to enhance and meet your full potential at every turn. Ferguson continues to offer best-in-class IT services to clients and stable employment to the IT professionals who can meet our high standards. W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.