Our client, located in Columbus, Ohio, is seeking an Oracle Operate DBA to perform the following duties: * Supporting new business initiatives and projects * Ensuring housekeeping and monitoring of all database systems * Provide 24x7 production support Oracle * Processing Enterprise Change Management business requests for various database activities * Seeking to recruit an experienced Oracle Database Administrator to join a global team which installs, maintains and administers mission-critical, leading-edge SQL and Sybase databases * Day-to-day 24x7 production operations (incident break/fix, change, service requests, vulnerability management). * Production patch/upgrade management * On-Call pager rotation * DBMS security support * Understanding of common infrastructure components * Customer support & communications * Project based infrastructure and installation work * Providing first-class database support and administration * Fine-tuning and optimizing poorly performing databases and the related infrastructure * Ensuring synchronization between production replica databases * Running or re-running of failed regular jobs and killing failed tasks Qualifications: * Experience in Replication, Clustering, and other methods of disaster recovery * Experience in RAC, RMAN, tuning, and preferably GoldenGate * Performs data modeling, logical and physical database design. Includes maintenance of database dictionaries, monitoring of standards and procedures * Responsible for data loading, security, performance monitoring and tuning, capacity planning, and backup and recovery * Executes database software installation, database creations/configurations and loads * 3-5 years experience working with an application development team * Minimum 5-7 years of work experience as a Database Administrator * Solid skills in database performance factors, DR,monitoring tools and tuning procedures * Strong Database Management skills, including backup and recovery procedures * Solid skills in productivity factors and ability to understand impact of problem on overall database performance * Knowledge of fault detection and resolution processes * Strong skills in maintenance tools and procedures * Degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent * Able to work co-operatively with global technology teams as well as comfortably working on their own * An ability to work a split week including either Saturday or Sunday * A quick-thinking problem solver, able to assimilate data rapidly in order to present solutions to day-to-day incidents * Be a strong, dynamic character, capable dealing effectively with colleagues and business users working in a constantly evolving environment across multiple time-zones and cultures * Be able to remain calm under pressure and when faced with adversity or urgent issues * Customer-focused with a "service first" mentality and best-in-class communication skills * Be able to view currently processes and procedures as opportunities for enhancement, tuning and improvement * Be able to work to business deadlines Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States of America with