Technical Lead, Database Administrator

Digikey Ih - Bloomington, IN

Full-time

Bloomington, IN

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

This position is responsible for providing technical leadership for the Oracle platform, production support for the Digi-Key Oracle ERP (WinDECs) database, and tasks associated with the Principal Database Administrator role. The role involves advanced problem diagnosis, performance tuning, and mentoring junior team members while ensuring the smooth operation of the database systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the Oracle database platform.
• Perform advanced Oracle database problem diagnosis and resolution, including performance tuning.
• Provide support to Digi-Key Oracle ERP (WinDECs) application developers and business users.
• Participate in Oracle 24x7 on-call rotation.
• Mentor junior team members on a regular basis.
• Acquire workable knowledge of Snowflake, MongoDB, Qlik, and Golden Gate.
• Provide day-to-day direction to the DBA team, prioritize technical tasks, and assign incoming requests.
• Facilitate DBA meetings covering Oracle, Snowflake, MongoDB, Qlik, and Golden Gate areas.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree and 15+ years of experience with Oracle relational database platform.
• Advanced knowledge of relational database management system and principles, and database security.
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle Internals, SQL, and SQL tuning.
• Advanced experience with standard Oracle database administration tasks.
• Solid knowledge of Linux and shell scripting.
• Demonstrate ability to acquire knowledge of new database technologies while on the job.
• Be self-reliant and self-driven.
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to pay meticulous attention to details, meet goals and deadlines.
• Ability to quickly diagnose issues and come up with solutions and/or workarounds.
• Ability to work independently or collaboratively and maintain a positive attitude.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with running meetings, day-to-day direction giving, and task prioritization.
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and professionalism at all times.
• Exercise self-control under trying or tough circumstances, situations, or under any kind of pressure.
• Experience and availability for 24x7 on-call.
• Availability for after-hours and weekend work (as needed).

Nice-to-haves

• Oracle
• MongoDB
• Snowflake
• Qlik
• Golden Gate
• DataOps.Live

Benefits

• Highly competitive benefits package
• Career development opportunities
• Hands-on training and resources for professional growth