Oracle Application System Administrator

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The Oracle Application System Administrator is responsible for running the Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) system within the enterprise system landscape.  This individual is the lead administrator for the billing system and will need to handle both application and database level administration. The administrator will develop and maintain change control and deployment processes for the billing system within an over arching process for all systems.  The administrator will resolve issues while working in a cross-functional environment with integration, ERP, manufacturing and front-end teams.   Duties and Responsibilities:
• Develop scrupulous solutions for complex problems exercising judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Monitor, maintain and optimize configuration data for billing systems.
• Configure and administer the billing system and the supporting databases in high availability mode.
• Develop and manage data retention and purging policies for the billing system within the enterprise data retention policies.
• Manage relationships with internal technical and business groups and external vendors to accomplish improvements and resolve issues.
• Develop and maintain application files and manage overall billing data processes. Make recommendations regarding billing processes, data transfers, etc.
• Maintain and manage billing test, build and staging environments, acting as key front-line contact with internal Quality Assurance and Development Departments for on-going testing of billing interface.
• Create and implement monitoring, auditing and alert systems.
• Perform system upgrades, installations, architecture improvements, and support activities.
• Perform other duties/projects as requested by management. Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree and/or 5-7 years of industry experience is required.
• 4 years experience with Oracle BRM including some development experience.
• 2 years system administration (operational) experience of a production billing system preferably BRM.
• 3 years experience with Oracle and MS SQL Server databases with strong SQL skills.
• 3 years experience with Linux (or other flavors of Unix) and Windows platforms.
• 2 years experience with scripting languages (Perl, Shell, etc).
• Familiarity with C/C++ and Java languages.  Must be able to read and understand code for tracking down issues.
Essential are excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with discretion and sound independent judgment.