
Oracle Database Administrator
General Motors
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Missouri, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AzureOraclePostgresRDBMS
About the role
- Lead, enforce, and educate peers and partners on Database Standards, Practices & Policies.
- Prepare & assist, or lead with analysis to support decision-making processes of senior staff or IT partners.
- Perform or develop assigned tasks using established procedures, policies and processes.
- Perform & maintain all documentation supporting effective change control, business continuity & sustainment of Database systems.
- Validating peer compliance and peer quality.
- Develop, communicate and lead implementation of solutions to Database Management problems of substantial scope and high complexity.
- Collaborate with peers & IT Partners in execution of assigned duties.
- Mentor entry & intermediate level Database talent.
- Lead Implementation and support of long-term technology strategy.
- Accountable for accuracy and validity of solution design and documentation.
- Participation in On-Call rotations or Shift work as required by specific role or assignment.
- Holds themselves and others accountable for demonstrating GMs values and cultural behaviors. Models GM behaviors and creates a winning culture.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience with Oracle (11g to 19c), PostgreSQL
- 5+ years experience with Microsoft Azure
- Hands-on experience migrating databases from Oracle to PostgreSQL
- Experience handling on-call support
- Lead P1 (Priority 1) incident calls
- Participate in problem management and root cause analysis discussions
- Experience working in high-pressure, fast-paced environments
- Ability to handle last-minute requests and urgent tasks from plant leadership
- Availability for planned weekend database upgrades Oracle/Postgres and maintenance activities
- Advanced knowledge of Enterprise RDBMS Technologies, architecture, implementation & support
- Advanced Operational capability of Enterprise RDBMS deployments
- Knowledge of at least two IT technology domains including infrastructure platforms, data management and database technologies, storage technologies, security frameworks and tools.
- Advanced Knowledge with data replication and/or disaster recovery capabilities preferred
- Advanced knowledge of Backup & Recovery techniques and technologies.
Benefits
- GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs.
- Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
OraclePostgreSQLMicrosoft Azuredatabase migrationEnterprise RDBMS TechnologiesBackup & Recovery techniquesdata replicationdisaster recoveryproblem managementroot cause analysis
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationaccountabilitycommunicationadaptabilitydecision-makingproblem-solvingtime managementworking under pressure