Title: Senior Database Performance Analyst Location: San Jose, CA Contract: 6+ months(renewed quarterly) The client is searching for a Senior Database Performance Analyst that fits the description below. - Candidates must be within a commutable distance to (or willing to relocate to) San Jose, CA. For immediate consideration: - Please e-mail jacklyn Ho at jacklyn.ho@experis.com DESCRIPTION - Carry out root cause analysis of Database/SQL performance problems and recommend a solution for Production as well as Release environments. - Communicate solution to the application developers and verify that it is implemented correctly. - Provide on-call support for any urgent performance issues in production environment. - Periodically Monitor Production databases from performance perspective. - Carry out analysis of performance reports and proactively identify expensive SQLs and other performance bottlenecks. - Work with the DBA and application teams to explain critical production performance issues. - Participate in software design reviews with developers to ensure that the architecture is scalable to meet long-term performance goals. - Keep abreast of new, performance related Oracle features and evangelize their use across IT teams. - Develop SQL Performance Coding standards and conduct training for Developers. - Document technical details of issues resolved and assist the team with building and maintaining technical repositories. REQUIRED SKILLS - 6+ years as an Oracle Application (PL/SQL) Developer and/or DBA. Ideal candidate will have the right blend of these two skills. - 2+ years as a DB Performance Analyst and/or SQL Tuner. - Proven expertise in tuning Oracle 9i/10g for high transaction, multi-TB sized Databases. - Proven expertise in optimization of Oracle SQL Queries. - Thorough knowledge of Oracle Cost Based Optimizer and clear understanding of Oracle architecture. - Sound knowledge of business application development and support. - Knowledge of Oracle Apps and Web Apps architecture is a big plus. - A Team player to work with cross-functional teams with varying skill-sets and in different time-zones. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Thanks, Jacklyn Ho 408-369-4104