I am currently looking to fill the following position at DIRECTV located in El Segundo, California.  Please feel free to forward resumes directly to my attention, please no agency submittals.

DIRECTV Engineering is seeking a Database Administrator to join the Systems Integration team.  The Database Administrator will be well versed in database administration practices and principles. The Database Administrator will share the responsibility of overall database support in developing, integrating, and operating homegrown applications. This position will be an integral part of a very successful team of engineers that are responsible for the development, integration, and management of a core component within DIRECTV^®.   

The Database Administrator will be responsible for the following:

• Assisting the 24/7 operations staff in troubleshooting performance issues by evaluating the behavior of database instances. Including tasks such as investigating I/O bottlenecks, tuning instance parameters, identifying poorly structured queries, and most of all bird-dogging vendor support when issues arise that are outside our scope of view.
• Partner with Software Developers to engineer suitable database schemas fit for newly designed software applications.
• Continuously monitor those environments to ensure the choices were correct as the applications scale.
• Provide assistance with data mart environments. The activities will include organizing database layouts, optimizing the environment to meet performance needs, and diagnosing problems that surface in the environment.
• Audit and optimize all database environments which will include items such as index performance, database fragmentation, security policies, and overall health of each database environment.
• Research ways in which Operations can more proactively monitor their environments to prevent avoidable problems from occurring. This may involve evaluating software tools, developing UNIX scripts, and writing documentation (e.g. SOPs - Standard Operating Procedures).
• Install database vendor software/patches on Development, Systems Integration, and Production environments.
• Evaluate new patch releases from the various database vendors to understand the relevance to our environments and make recommendations on their applicability.
• Within the scope of this job, consider ways in which you can improve the DIRECTV^® products and the overall customer experience.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems.
• At least five years experience with Oracle 8i/9i/10g database administration.
• Experience with Oracle RAC, Oracle DataGuard, IBM DB2, and/or Sybase is highly desirable.
• Thorough familiarity with archiving/restoration strategies and tools is absolutely essential.
• Any Experience with the following tools such as Embarcadero DBArtisan, Quest Toad, and other analytical tools is a plus.
• Intermediate experience in a UNIX (HP-UX/Linux) environment is a must as is a working knowledge of UNIX scripting (e.g. ksh or bash).
• Ability to work on simultaneous projects, meet project deadlines, work well as a team member, and work well under pressure.
• Because of the nature of the broadcast business, on-call support will be required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Minimum travel will be required.

Regards,

Gina Hecht
Senior Staffing Consultant
DIRECTV
Phone: 310.964.4145
Fax: 310.964.0872
Email: gmhecht@...
Apply online: http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/about/careers.jsp