Specialist - Oracle.Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the business while managing the Database architecture in a complex model environment.
Ensuring availability and performance of the Oracle databases and to ensure minimum downtime.
Resolving production incidents timeously.
Providing technical database and performance advice to development teams.
Act as a technical development lead on projects and develop complex ETL programs.
Provide specialist advice and counsel to functional / and non-functional user personnel and projects teams on the technical speciality.

Work collaboratively with stakeholders, provides advice to business on best demonstrated practised for the specific product.
Identifies and resolves most complex technical issues related to specific product. (final point of resolution before consulting externally) Documentation of all processes, procedures and standards that enable the specific product is maintain and communicated.
Stays abreast of changes related to the product.
Develops the skill within the organisation, act as skills mentor on specific product.
Develop optimum solutions that meet both business and technology requirements.
(Performance, Cost , sustainability, Capacity, ROI) Design Technical Solution

Educational Requirements:

Matric
BA Degree or equivalent would be preferred but not essential
Oracle certification

Skills:

Extensive Oracle Database Experience
Experienced PL / SQL Developer
Experienced ETL Data warehouse Developer
Experienced in working with large volumes of data
Oracle DBA experience (Preferred, but not required)
Experience in monitoring and tuning databases (Preferred, but not required)
Working knowledge of Unix (Preferred, but not required)