DBA
Gibraltar, Gibraltar

Job Information
Salary: - pa
Position Type: Permanent
Ref: DBA

Job Description
Our client is searching for a DBA to establish and maintain a secure, reliable, efficient database environment to support the company business requirements. To undertake database and application development as required to support the business and to provide support and maintenance of these and other corporate applications.

Key Responsibilities / Activities

• Provide day-to-day administration and support of database systems to ensure they support the requirements for data access and applications of key business functions.
• Build database applications to meet business requirements, gathering user requirements, designing and implementing logical and physical data models, and programming user interfaces and outputs and to provide ongoing support and maintenance of these applications.
• Define and implement and monitor appropriate backup and recovery procedures to ensure that, in the event of systems failure or other disasters affecting systems availability, impact on the continuity of the business is minimised.
• Monitor systems performance, diagnose performance problems and carry out remedial action.
• Plan for, test and implement new versions of database and systems software.
• Undertake development of database queries, scripts, stored procedures and triggers to support business and user requirements.
• Provide second-level support for business applications to diagnose and resolve user or system problems, and to ensure knowledge transfer to those responsible for first-line support to enable them to perform their role effectively.
• Provide a centre of expertise in relational database design and programming for colleagues.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation on systems and contribute to departmental knowledge resources.

Experience / Qualifications Requirements

Essential

• 5+ knowledge and experience of principles of database design/management
• MS SQL Enterprise experience
• MS 2005 Analysis services experience
• Panorama experience
• Oracle BI
• Oracle Enterprise experience
• Previous experience with Solaris and ORACLE technologies and online real-time high volume financial transaction application systems
• Extremely well developed analytical and problem solving skills.
• Intimate understanding of the business processes, products and services and of how databases systems support these and an awareness of opportunities for how this might be developed and enhanced.
• ITIL Foundation
• Degree level education
• Significant vocational experience (backed up by formal training)
• Demonstrated 5+ years previous experience in fields of Capacity and Availability management
• Certified Web Logic Administrator

Desirable

• ITSM Manager Service Support / Service Delivery
• Prince2 Foundation
• Oracle OCP Certified
• MSSQL DBA Certified
• Incident / Problem management experience
• Service Level and Service Continuity management/consultancy/specialization experience
• Analysis and Decision Making Certification Professional.
• Documentation / process writing skills
• Comprehensive and in-depth knowledge and experience of principles of database design/management.
• Expert specific knowledge of Oracle database technology including, Linux, UNIX, SQL Server and Microsoft operating environment and broad technical understanding of all the technology layers in a complex environment.
• Extremely well developed analytical and problem solving skills.
• Intimate understanding of the business processes, products and services and of how databases systems support these and an awareness of opportunities for how this might be developed and enhanced.
• Certified Solaris Administrator

Skills / Competencies

Behavioural

• Effectively operate both as a team member, and as an individual.
• Strong logic, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Effective “plain English” communication using written, verbal, and presentations skills.
• Positive, innovative and constructive outlook with a high level of initiative and self motivation.
• Business oriented perspective to system support processes.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to work with minimal supervision in a team environment.
• Ability to work in flexible times outside normal working hours and during peak periods as required.
• Interpersonal skills including those to project a professional image of the team both internally and externally.
• Professional attitude towards work, staff and peers with the ability to build relationships and communicate with staff and stakeholders at all levels.

Technical

• Provide effective support, policy, and procedures documentation.
• Understand and drive initiatives to support change control and operational integrity.
• Conceive and develop effective systems to proactively support and manage business operations.
• Advanced working knowledge of word processor, pc database, and spreadsheet packages

Salary is £45k - £50K

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Ad Ref: 168663