ORACLE DBA TASKS ---------------Make sure you test all the code under the new Oracle version

before you switch o ver to it. The Oracle DBA needs to come up with a proper backup strategy and test the backu ps for corruption. The DBA also needs to have recovery plans in place, and the best way to do this is to simulate several types of data loss. something you ll want to monitor closely is space in the database. If you run out of space on a disk where a database table resides, you can t insert any more new d ata into the table, and the transactions will fail. Of course, you can fix the problem by add ing the requisite amount of space and rerunning the transaction. But if you were properly monitoring the database, you would have been alerted through a page or an e-mail that the particular table was in d anger of running out of space, and you could have easily avoided the subsequent Oracle errors. Required Skills: 3+ Years Relevant Experience (Oracle DBA and/or SQL, Unix/Windows environme nts) Oracle RDBMS 9i, 10G or 11G (2 years +) Experience performing Production support and/or mission critical support Strong troubleshooting & application support skills. Create and maintain logical and physical database design Oracle Performance tuning & PL/SQL tuning Backup and Recovery using export/import, RMAN and Datapump Patch planning and application Capacity Analysis & Planning Working knowledge of distributed, HA, and mission critical databases Working knowledge of development methodologies Organization skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives Ability to take unsolicited action to achieve an objective Ability to work off-hours or perform pager support according to client need s. Additional Assets: SQL Server 2000/2005/2008+ administration experience Knowledge of Grid control / Standby databases / RAC Linux/ Unix experience UNIX Shell scripting, job automation using shell scripts and/or Perl scr ipts Business writing skills & project planning skills