Job Title: Staff Database Admin Oracle

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Role Summary:
o Get to use the latest cutting-edge Oracle DBMS technologies to develop successful intuitive
applications serving the manufacturing, supply chain, ecommerce B2C and B2B communities
o Make a large impact and see immediate satisfaction and appreciation for the solutions you work
on
o Be a part of a vital team serving a company growing at an astronomical pace.
o Make decisions that will impact the bottom line and drive the company to further success.
o Work with a myriad of technical challenges touching on every aspect of our business.
o Our Environment: Oracle EBS 12.2.9 on Database 19c running on Linux platforms and ODA
hardware employing 2 node RAC and multiple Application nodes.
• Responsibilities:
o Help define the strategy and roadmap of the NextGen “Stream Data Platform” based on Apache Kafka,
while assisting with establishing best practices based on identified use cases and integration patterns
o Accelerate our adoption of the Kafka ecosystem by creating a framework for leveraging technologies
such as Kafka Connect, KStreams, and other streaming-oriented technology to create microservices
o Contribute to our evolving DevOps practice for hosting and managing our microservices and connector
infrastructure in the GCP cloud

Required Qualifications:
• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a Technical discipline and a minimum if 13+ years of related
experience, or a master’s degree and 8+ years of equivalent industry experience, or a PhD and 5+ years of
experience.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and operations. Possesses an established track record
with Kafka technology with hands-on production experience and a good understanding of the Kafka
architecture, fault-tolerance, and scalability.
• Thinks architecturally in terms of the bigger picture, and has strong design instincts
• Hands-on experience as a developer who has used the Kafka API to build producer & consumer applications
• Experience with Kafka Connect and KStreams, with ability to know how to use effectively for different use
cases, including how to scale and make fault tolerant
• Strong familiarity of wire formats such as XML, JSON, Avro, CSV, etc.
• Deep programming skills in Java and best practices in development. Passion for writing high quality, rock-
solid software, including test automation (unit/integration)
• Fundamental understanding of the TCP/IP protocol stack. In addition, knowledge of security protocols such as
TLS and OAUTH2, and how they work and integrate into Kafka Connectors and HTTP Proxy
• Experience with the Linux OS, process mgmt, network monitoring, I/O monitoring, and memory mgmt
• Has worked with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, and has ability to write well-structured user stories
and participate in agile ceremonies using Jira as the agile tool

Preferred Qualifications: (Optional)

• Hands-on experience in designing, writing, and operationalizing new Connectors using the Kafka Connect
framework
• Experience with an ESB technology, such as Dell Boomi.
• Knowledge of DevOps technology and practical experience with related tools such as Docker, Kubernetes,
Jenkins, and Terraform is a plus
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• Exposure to one or more of these following business applications is desirable - Oracle EBS and Fusion, Oracle
Service Cloud, Salesforce
• Familiarity with Oracle DB and NoSQL stores a benefit: PL/SQL, HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB