SENIOR ORACLE DATA BASE ANALYST - 76005279

Requisition No: 854731 

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: SENIOR ORACLE DATA BASE ANALYST - 76005279

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76005279 

Salary:  $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 06/14/2025 

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Division of Information Systems Administration

Bureau of Enterprise Database Services

*Career Service*

*Open Competitive*

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history. Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.

Contact Person: Coretha Gaymon, (850) 617-2225

The Organization
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol. 
 
Our Benefits include

• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual and Sick Leave Package
• Nine Paid Holidays
• State Health and Life Insurance
• Educational Benefits
• Contributory Retirement Plan

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it’s a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers.

If you're seeking employment with a meaningful mission, opportunities for skill growth and career advancement, competitive medical and life insurance, retirement benefits, ample vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, and educational assistance, consider building your career at FLHSMV!

Duties and Responsibilities
The Senior Data Base Analyst reports to the Oracle Services Manager, Data Base Administrator-SES.  This position functions as an integral member of the Enterprise Data Management Services team and will operate as a Data Base Administrator (DBA) for the department’s Oracle databases.  The incumbent will perform database administration on Oracle versions 11g,12c, 19c and 23ai.  Duties will include but aren’t limited to assisting and supporting database users, analyzing, coordinating and implementing new database requests and systems, and monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving database issues.  This position will also establish database standards, and procedures that will optimize database architectures, reliability, and performance for all Department application environments.This position requires exceptional leadership, technical and analysis skills. The successful candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, precisely and accurately across all levels of the organization.  The ideal candidate would be able to form, express, and defend reasoned opinions, with a spirit of collaboration and problem solving.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in Oracle 12c and 19c database administration
• Experience working in Unix operating systems
• Knowledge of Oracle Multitenant Database Architecture
• Experience administering Oracle databases
• Experience with Oracle software installation, patching, and upgrading
• Ability to work independently and to resolve complex issues
•  Ability to effectively diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex problems pertaining to data infrastructure
• Ability to write Stored Procedures, Functions, Packages and Database Triggers
•  Ability to Tune SQL and PL/SQL performance
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Operational support skills, including experience with system installations, migrations and upgrades
• Knowledge of data synchronization technologies (Informatica etc.)
• Knowledge of Unix shell scripting
• Knowledge of Oracle Server database administration
• Experience with Oracle Backup and Recovery
• Experience in logical database design and data models
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle process
• Practical experience in monitoring and tuning databases to provide a high availability service
•  Ability to maintain current on tools, methodologies, and technologies related to data administration
• Knowledge of data privacy and protection initiatives
• Strong interpersonal skills to resolve problems in a professional manner
• Ability to effectively communicate technical data processing information verbally and in writing
• Ability to work well in a team environment, and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Ability to receive and give constructive criticism, and maintain effective working relationships with others

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to applicants with professional experience in the following:

• Five plus years of experience working as Oracle database administrator
• Developing Oracle database driven applications
• Administering Oracle 12c,19c databases and database infrastructure on RAC Databases 
• Working knowledge of Oracle Multi-Tenant Architecture
• Writing stored procedures and PL/SQL programming
• Logical database design and data modeling
• Writing Unix/Linux Scripts for Database maintenance
• A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college/university in one of the computer sciences or in management information systems (or)
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (or)
• Completion of a two-year program of study from a vocational/technical school or accredited community college in an area of data processing (excluding data entry

Job Related Requirements

• The selected applicant must pass a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) criminal history background check.  
• This position includes a regularly assigned (approximately one week a month) 24-7 on-call requirement. You may also be required to work after hours on occasion, including nights and weekends.
• This position is telework eligible.

General Information

• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
• Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI. Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
• FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month.  All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.