Responsibilities:

YOU will be involved in the following tasks:

• Responsible for delivery of services for databases and SAP eco-system applications
• Leading a team consisting of internal resources and managed services
• Responsible for the daily operation and performance of Server instances in both on-prem and Cloud environments
• Delivery of projects and support of Application Lifecycle Management activities.
• Experience leading DB Teams on a global scale.
• Experience working with 3rd party vendors.
• Installation and configuration of database server instances, according to company standards and best practices
• Troubleshoot database server service outages as they occur, including after-hours and weekends
• Monitor database servers for required maintenance, including database backup and disaster recovery, database version lifecycles and patching
• Review and execute database change scripts provided by third party vendors and application development teams, providing guidance and modifications as needed
• Follow standard ITIL and DevOps processes for Incident and Change Management
• Review and maintain proper database security, applying least privilege model
• Monitor and troubleshoot database performance utilizing best practices for optimizing hardware, O/S and instance configuration, and database architecture design
• Create and maintain database inventory information

Qualifications:

What YOU will bring to the team:

• Candidate must possess strong technical skills and experience with Server (8-10 years' experience)
• Experience with License Management
• Experience working on DBs based on Hypervisor such as Azure environment
• Capability to work with project managers and service delivery owners, and development teams to help design and document support processes.
• Candidate must be able to communicate effectively, while working in a team environment.
• Excellent written, verbal and communication skills are required.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook are part of this requirement.
• Candidate must understand ITIL and DevOps change management processes.
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• Desirable Skills:
• Experience with Service Now
• Experience with DB as a service
• Experience with Oracle RDBMS (preferably versions 11 - 19c)
• Ability to travel 10%
• Candidate must have technical experience with PowerShell or similar scripting language for automating database maintenance activities.
• Microsoft Azure experience, certification preferred.