Sr. Oracle Developer

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.

Sr. Oracle Developer 

6+ months Contract 

Charlotte NC

Job Description:
• Provides the highest technical expertise for the performance analysis, design, capacity planning, and control of the organization's server-class databases.
• Handles and leads the most complex or critical data / database management initiatives that typically involve multiple disciplines and multiple business groups, including responsibility for database architecture, design, integration, and/or data modeling.
• As the recognized technical expert, consults extensively with multiple client groups to provide strategic solutions, influencing long-range internal and enterprise-level data/ database architecture and management strategies.
• Serves as a consultant on technological advancements.

Additional:

This position is for a senior technical developer/database analyst, with a focus on performance tuning and capacity planning.

Candidate must have at least 5-8 years of experience working with custom application development with a heavy emphasis on Oracle architecture, design and development.

Candidate must possess excellent technical skills and demonstrated ability to follow best practice SDLC methodology.

Should also be knowledgeable and have experience working with large scale applications, preferably financial, in large scale organizations.

Candidate must have an analytical, logical thought process for developing project solutions and resolutions to issues.

Technical skills should include strong Oracle, Performance Tuning, Data Warehousing, PL/SQL, Business Intelligence, and UNIX. Excellent oral and written communication skills are mandatory.

Technical certifications and advanced degrees are preferred.

Basic qualifications:

• 8+ years Oracle application data tuning and optimization, development, and data modeling.

• Experienced in performance analysis and tuning, including the use of standard Oracle tools (Explain Plan, SQL Trace, ADDM/AWR) as well as third party solutions

• Modeled, and created database objects, including partitioned tables, views, indexes, packages

• Planned and coordinated DB space management, worked with storage concepts (Rebuilds, Compression, Logging, Cache)

• Developed original and/or complex PL/SQL code and provided coding guidance to less experienced staff

• Played the role of lead support analyst, including triage duties and outage coordination. Acted as an escalation point for application support and troubleshooting.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4+ years of hands on experience in Oracle 12c/11g environment

• Experience in large (2+ TB) database tuning and optimization

• Experience with UNIX shell scripting and Scheduling tools (e.g. Autosys)

• Familiarity with SDLC methodologies, defect tracking (including tools)

• Track record of 2+ full project lifecycle and development, as well as post-implementation support activities

• Excellent verbal and writing skills, including documentation skills

• The ability to work in a multi-tasking team environment. This role supports multiple in-flight development projects at the same time.

Preferred skills:

• Previous exposure to Accounting / Financial applications a plus

• Experience with OLTP/OLAP type applications

• Understanding of Kimball Methodology, Star Schemas, Slowly changing dimensions, Database and data security, large scale Financial Services Data

• Experience with ERWin modeling tool

• Knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects etc.)

banking / financial experience is preferred

For more information, please contact

Jyoti Pandey

973-507-7568