C004313 Database Administrator (NS) - FRI 26 Sep REL...

Previously proposed candidates were not compliant for the following reasons:

• The candidate has basic administration however NCIA NISC PaaS Database Service has complex database environments like Always On, Failover Cluster and Oracle RAC.
• The candidate provided generic answers to technical questions without providing real-life examples according to his experiences.
• The candidate is not suitable for Core Oracle Database Administration roles.
• The candidate has expertise for Oracle DB technologies but not for others stated in the SoW.

Deadline Date:
Friday 26 September 2025

Requirement:
Database Administrator

Location:
Braine-l'Alleud, BE

Full Time On-Site:
Yes

Time On-Site:
100%

Total Scope of the request (hours):
418

Required Start Date:
3 November 2025

End Contract Date:
31 December 2025

Required Security Clearance:
NATO SECRET

Duties and Role:

• Monitoring the performance of assigned systems and the definition and implementation of adequate measures ensuring an optimal performance and high availability of the DB services;
• Defining DB backup strategies and ensuring a valid and maintained recovery plan is in place;
• Defining and implementing an upgrade strategy to keep the DB environment current;
• Management/Upgrade/Patching of BI stack, composed of Oracle Analytics, Weblogic, Apache, Tomcat, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) and Oracle Analytics Server (OAS)
• Selecting and implementing appropriate DB infrastructure configurations in support of business/technology architectures;
• Performs routine installation, re-configuration, backups of database and related products on on-premises and cloud environments
• Develops and configures tools to enable automation of database administration tasks
• Defining and implementing an upgrade strategy to keep the DB platforms up to date;
• Keeping up to date Software Lifecycle (roadmap) management of database products ;
• Monitors performance statistics and create reports

Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• Strong knowledge the DBMS technologies (Oracle, MySQL Server and PostgreSQL) and sound experience on at least two;
• Good understanding of MySQL High Availability/Disaster Recovery solutions (MySQL InnoDB Cluster, MySQL InnoDB Replicaset, MySQL InnoDB ClusterSet, MySQL Replication)
• Good understanding of ORDS, Apache HTTP and Tomcat administration
• Current and in-depth knowledge and practical working experience of latest version of the operating systems (Linux/ UNIX and MS Windows Server );
• A good understanding of more advanced architectures on High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions, like server clustering and virtual infrastructures;