What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Oracle Database Automation Engineer (San Antonio, Austin or Dallas) position at H-E-B?
Responsibilities
H-E-B Digital is seeking new team members (Partners)! Since our inception, we've been investing heavily in our customers' digital experience, reinventing how they find inspiration from food, how they make food decisions, and how they ultimately get food into their homes. This is an exciting time to join H-E-B Digital, and we're hiring across the stack : front-end web and mobile, full-stack, and backend engineering. We're using the best available technologies to deliver modern, engaging, reliable, and scalable experiences to meet the needs of our growing audience. Our digital solutions are growing in popularity and adoption-like Curbside and Home Delivery-so you'll get the opportunity to define the user experience for millions of customers and hundreds of thousands of Partners. If you're someone who enjoys taking on new challenges, working in a rapidly changing environment, learning new skills, and applying it all to solve large and impactful business problems, we want you as part of our team.
Our Partners thrive The H-E-B Way . In the Senior Oracle Database Automation Engineer job, that means you have a...
HEART FOR PEOPLE... you can organize multiple engineers, negotiate solutions, and provide upward communication
HEAD FOR BUSINESS... you consistently demonstrate and uphold the standards of codding, infrastructure, and process
PASSION FOR RESULTS... you're capable of high-velocity contributions in multiple technical domains
As a Senior Oracle Database Automation Engineer you'll :
- Solve Complex Problems with a Software Engineering Mindset : Leverage your expertise in backend programming and passion for databases, particularly Oracle, to design and implement innovative solutions for database automation and management.
- Develop and Enhance Automation Tools : Build and improve automation for Oracle Database Administration (DBA) tasks, such as provisioning databases, patching, database refreshes (PROD to NON-PROD), account creation, and authorization workflows.
- Design and Manage a Scalable DBaaS Platform : Collaborate with a team of engineers to architect, implement, and maintain a secure, scalable, and reliable cloud-based Database as a Service (DBaaS) platform for Oracle databases.
- Automate Manual DBA Operations : Identify manual or semi-automated Oracle DBA tasks and transform them into fully automated workflows, incorporating observability features like monitoring and alerting.
- Implement Advanced Oracle Configurations : Set up and configure Oracle databases with advanced features such as Oracle RAC, Oracle Data Guard, and Oracle ASM.
- Modernize and Support Oracle GoldenGate : Install, upgrade, and support Oracle GoldenGate using Microservices architecture while maintaining existing GoldenGate operations for database replication and integration across Oracle and heterogeneous databases.
- Optimize Database Performance : Perform performance tuning using Oracle Data Dictionary views, PL / SQL packages, AWR reports, and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
- Build Self-Service Data Replication Platforms : Create fully automated, self-service platforms for data replication between Oracle databases and heterogeneous databases using Oracle GoldenGate Microservices.
- Ensure Data Protection and Recovery : Execute database backup and recovery tasks, including physical and logical methods, and manage PROD to NON-PROD database refreshes.
- Proactively Monitor and Maintain Databases : Monitor database alerts, performance, space utilization, and backup jobs, taking preventive actions to avoid production issues.
- Provide On-Call and After-Hours Support : Participate in on-call rotations and provide after-hours support for production databases as needed.
- Collaborate with Development Teams : Support application development teams during production deployments and assist with root cause analysis (RCA) for database-related issues, driving long-term solutions.
- Follow Change Management Processes : Adhere to IT change management protocols and ensure compliance with organizational standards.
- Engage with Oracle Support and Cross-Functional Teams : Work with Oracle Support to resolve critical issues and collaborate with teams in Platform Engineering, Information Security, Networking, and Storage to articulate and advocate for database requirements.
- Address Security Vulnerabilities : Prioritize and resolve database and server-related security vulnerabilities promptly.
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Who We Are
H-E-B is one of the largest, independently owned food retailers in the nation, operating over 400 stores throughout Texas and Mexico, with annual sales generating over $25 billion
We hire talented people (109,000 Partners), and give them autonomy to be creative in how they impact the business
We're a Partner-driven company with a Bold Promise - Because People Matter
We embrace Diversity and Inclusion as core values, and support them with thriving company-wide programs
We're a truly original Texas-based company that created the Spirit of Giving to help Texas communities every day
Once eligible, our Partners become Owners in the company. "Partner-owned" means our most important resources- People-drive the innovation, growth, and success that make H-E-B The Greatest Retailing Company
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