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"Senior Database Administrator DBA (Oracle)

Our department
The Data & Reporting department within the Lending & Insurance domain is responsible for the data logistics chain within the Finance domain. Our data warehouse is of crucial importance in the accountability chain to regulators. Completeness, accuracy and timeliness are the key words here. In addition, our system contributes to the realization of a number of very important business cases for the Rabobank. Because there is both innovation on the source side and the customer side, we find ourselves in a challenging and dynamic environment. To deliver and renew our services with the right quality, we strive to be a high performing team. We believe that the capacity for resolution in the team is inexhaustible and therefore we want to make the best possible use of the qualities of our team members. Your opinion and ideas are therefore taken seriously. Fun, ownership and mutual trust form the basis of our team. We work in accordance with DevOps and Scrum principles. We continuously develop ourselves within this working method, so that we can make the best possible use of its advantages and thus achieve the maximum achievable results.

The function
We are looking for a DBA Operations Engineer for our Platform team. This team is set up for the development and management of our data warehouse. In the coming period, the focus will be on data warehouse automation (through WhereScape) and the further development of our platform. You perform DBA activities, such as day-to-day management of the Oracle environments, but also more project-based activities such as migrations, performance tuning, automation of management actions, etc. From a T-shape perspective, we prefer that the DBA is next to DBA activities also takes on Operations activities such as monitoring, Linux management, release management etc. The DBA Operations Engineer is responsible for:
- Proactive monitoring and management of the legacy system and the new data warehouse.
- Provide support with and implement changes within the data warehouse.
- Implementing Life Cycle Management with regard to the software used.
- Continuous improvement of the delivery pipeline and the data warehouse platform.
- Performing root-cause analyses in the event of production incidents.
- Automate management tasks as much as possible via shell scripting.

Your profile
You are an experienced DBA in a complex Oracle data warehousing environment. You are a proactive team player who works closely with other disciplines in the DevOps team. You therefore have a natural drive to delve into the adjacent disciplines (T-shape). The challenge of the job lies in the constant search for the balance between continuity and innovation. The OE must be able to convince colleagues to meet the quality standards of new deliveries. You therefore have good communication skills. You know how to put forward your own opinion through sound and appealing arguments, whereby your attitude and tone are in line with the other. This ensures a broad support base. In addition, you are result driven; you work towards a good result in one go. You regularly coordinate your activities and priorities with stakeholders within and outside the team. In addition, your focus is on initiating improvement. You are self-aware, you know your unique qualities and you know how to use them as effectively as possible.

Required knowledge and experience
- Minimum completed HBO Informatics training.
- Minimum 3 years of work experience in a comparable position in a banking IT environment.
- Very good knowledge of Oracle products such as Oracle Database 19, RAC, ASM, Oracle Dataguard, Oracle DataVault, RMAN backup & recovery, performance & tuning, PL/SQL, Oracle Exadata, ZFS and Shell Scripting.
- Knowledge and experience of DataWarehousing and ETL tooling (preferably Wherescape).
- Knowledge and experience in the field of operations (life cycle management, release management, etc).
- Knowledge on Microsoft Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server is an advantage.
- Knowledge and experience with opertional support tools like HP SM9, JIRA, Splunk, CyberArk and Azure pipelines is an advantage.
- Knowledge and experience with DevOps, Scrum, ITIL."