·         Oracle DBA ·         Perm positions ·         Hampton Roads, VA * Candidates must be eligible to work for any employer without restrictions Amzur Technologies, a Tampa, FL-based, custom software development and IT staffing company, seeks seasoned Oracle DBAs for permanent positions based in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.    Overall Objective:  You will be responsible for administering and maintaining database systems within our client’s technical environment to include installation, configuration, development, monitoring, planning, data management, and troubleshooting.     ·          Ensure the quality and delivery of technical operations supporting the business in accordance with agreed standards ·          Provide level 3 technical support within the Support Center to include proactive and reactive incident resolution ·          Perform proactive review of systems performance metrics and alerts to ensure   event correlation and trend analysis are performed on a regular basis ·          Ensure knowledge database is populated with resolutions, workarounds, known issues ·          Monitor system backups and re-run as necessary and process restore requests ·          Review system logs to identify signs of potential problems ·          Execute software or system releases as requested ·          Establish and maintain users in regard to their files, rights, and account restrictions ·          Stay current on technologies affecting current systems infrastructure issues with specialization in database technology area ·          Assist technical staff with the Oracle and SQL Server and associated software packages ·          Clone, recover, and migrate databases ·          Respond to requests for database configuration changes as directed by senior staff ·          Administer third-party applications that require Oracle or SQL Server support as needed ·          Perform tuning to resolve performance issues in SQL, applications, and at the RDBMS ·          Write, execute, and peer review SQL, T-SQL, and PL/SQL scripts, packages, and functions ·          Write, execute, and peer review OS-level scripts ·          Install, configure, maintain ORACLE software and applications per client standards ·          Create, execute, and report on load testing of applications, databases, and servers     Qualifications       ·          Experience with HP-UX, Red Hat Linux platforms ·          Experience in shell scripting or other scripting language such as Perl ·          Experience in an enterprise level production data center environment managing enterprise class Oracle databases ·          SQL Server Cluster experience desired but not required ·          Experience monitoring database performance, repairing deadlock errors, executing maintenance packages, monitoring space and updating index statistics ·          Experience in both OLTP databases and OLAP/data warehousing ·          Knowledge of database tuning and configuration ·          Minimum of 3 years work related experience ·          Minimum of 2 years computer systems experience ·          Minimum of 2 years Oracle database administration experience ·          Minimum of 2 years SQL Server database administration experience ·          Oracle 9i and 10g experience ·          SQL Server 2000 and 2005 experience ·          BA or BS degree preferred ·          High proficiency with Office software ·          Working knowledge of system availability and effective IT operations ·          Strong organizational skills ·          Excellent customer service skills and service orientation ·          Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences in written and non-written formats ·          Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment ·          Manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions ·          Good problem solving skills ·          Detail oriented ·          Demonstrates the ability to follow instructions, while also applying learned knowledge to go outside those instructions ·          Ability to work independently and to know when to ask for assistance ·          Ability to solve problems and to communicate how to solve these problems to others ·          Thorough understanding of Windows OS and MS Office Applications, background in Server Administration helpful ·          Understanding of database technologies, architecture, backup/recovery methodologies and theory to include OLTP, OLAP/MOLAP, data warehousing technologies