DATA BASE ADMINISTRATOR

About Atos Group

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 56,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €7.2 billion (at the go-forward perimeter), operating in 54 countries under two brands - Atos for services and Eviden for products and systems. European number one in cybersecurity and a leader in cloud, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is the brand under which Atos SE (Societas Europaea) operates. Atos SE listed on Euronext Paris. 

The purpose of Atos Group is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space. 

Role Summary

Will manage, maintain, and optimize Oracle database environments. The role covers backup and recovery,
performance tuning, monitoring, security, high availability, incident and change management, and patching.
You will work with infrastructure, application, and storage teams to maintain stable, secure, and
high-performing database platforms.

Key Responsibilities

1. Backup and Recovery
• Plan and maintain backup, restore, and recovery processes in coordination with storage teams.
• Configure and manage full, incremental, differential, and transaction log backups based on business
requirements.
• Support disaster recovery drills and conduct periodic backup and recovery tests.
• Schedule daily, weekly, and monthly backups through enterprise scheduling tools.
• Maintain RMAN Recovery Catalog.

2. Software Maintenance
• Install and configure Oracle database software and instances.
• Apply patches and updates during maintenance windows.
• Support vulnerability remediation activities and report updates.

3. Monitoring and Maintenance
• Perform storage and capacity planning.
• Track database space usage and configure warning and critical thresholds.
• Refresh QA and development environments with production data.
• Deploy schema and object changes.
• Implement automation for routine tasks (retention, cleanup, statistics, index management, refresh
jobs).
• Monitor database and hardware health, including logs, free space, sessions, processes, CPU,
memory, and disk throughput.
• Maintain tablespaces, data files, indexes, and other structural components.
• Configure monitoring tools, thresholds, alerts, and custom scripts.
• Perform database startup, shutdown, and restart activities.
• Conduct continuous configuration reviews to align with best practices.

4. Database Security
• Configure audit settings and manage audit trail reporting.
• Create and maintain standardized database roles.
• Manage user accounts, including creation, deletion, unlocking, and role assignments.
• Enforce security policies on password complexity, expiration, and auditing.
• Support SOX audit requirements.

5. Performance Tuning
• Monitor workloads and recommend improvements for resource optimization.
• Capture and analyze SQL traces and event data for troubleshooting.
• Review SQL activity using performance tuning tools.
• Identify and resolve locking, blocking, and space or performance issues.
• Review instance configurations to maintain optimal performance.
• Generate and analyze AWR and ADDM reports.
• Provide recommendations for storage performance and backup policies.

6. High Availability and Replication
• Build and maintain high-availability environments, including RAC.
• Add or remove RAC nodes as needed.
• Configure services to support performance and throughput.
• Create and maintain snapshots, materialized views, and database links.
• Manage Data Guard environments (physical and logical).
• Maintain ASM configurations.

7. Incident and Service Request Management
• Provide break-fix support, maintenance, and enhancements.
• Document root cause, impact, corrective actions, and mitigation steps.
• Prioritize, resolve, and follow up on incidents and service requests following defined processes.

8. Change Management
• Execute planned, standard, and emergency changes.
• Review and process database change requests.
• Document and complete all change activities in line with change management policies.

9. TVP (Technology Vulnerability Program) Activities
• Participate in planning sessions and feasibility analysis for remediation.
• Apply patches during maintenance windows and validate results.
• Provide updates in internal TVP calls and maintain monthly reports and exception logs.

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong experience administering Oracle database environments.
• Proficiency in RMAN, Data Guard, ASM, RAC, and performance tuning tools.
• Solid understanding of SQL, PL/SQL, and Oracle internals.
• Experience with monitoring platforms and automation scripting.
• Familiarity with SOX compliance and security best practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex performance and availability issues.
• Strong documentation and incident/change management skills.

Here at Atos, diversity and inclusion are embedded in our DNA. Read more about our commitment to a fair work environment for all.
 

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