Director, Database Development

Job Description : Position Description: Designs, develops, and builds solutions in Oracle E-business applications, using Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle Forms, Unix Shell Scripting, SAP Power Designer, Informatica Power CenterInformatica, MS Visio, and OA framework development. Develops and supports application products in a multi-platform environment. Provides technical leadership in all phases of theSoftware Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and SDLC artifacts — business, system, and functional requirements, data and process flow diagrams, design specifications, use case scenarios,and data mapping specifications. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management. Primary Responsibilities: Drives the execution of multiple development work streams while ensuring design and architecture is scalable, resilient, and extensible.  Confers with systems analysts and other software engineers/developers to design systems and obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.  Develops and oversees software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.  Collaborates with peers via daily code reviews, pair programming, or interactive discussions. Architects, crafts, and develops highly scalable distributed data processing systems.  Develops solutions that improve developer efficiency and shares knowledge about new techniques and technologies.  Ensures technology decisions and implementation align with architecture standards and strategies.  Evaluates and recommends technology and frameworks for flexibility, long-term viability, and time to market.  Provides leadership, technical supervision, and expertise to multiple teams in broad technical areas on complex organization-wide projects.  Regularly provides guidance, training, and coaching to other team members for performance and career development.  Sets vision, goals, and direction of the team/organization. Plans and leads organization wide initiatives. Identifies and plans for future resource needs. Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, ora closely related field and six (6) years of experience as a Director, Database Development (or closely related occupation) performing data analysis, solution design, anddevelopment in a financial services environment. Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics,Physics, or a closely related field and four (4) years of experience as a Director, Database Development (or closely related occupation) performing data analysis, solution design, anddevelopment in a financial services environment. Skills and Knowledge: Candidate must also possess: Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) creating conceptual and logical data models to depict functionalbusiness entity interactions, using SAP Power designer and MS Visio; creating OLAP andOLTPmodels in line with architectural standards; designing ETL processes to enable data loads intophysical database tables; and performing WORM compliant storage for complianceand datamasking, using IBM Optim. DE performing data analysis and profiling across subject areas within investment managementand distribution in a financial services industry, using Microsoft Excel, Toad, SQL Developer,andMS Visio; and designing and developing robust data reconciliation processes to support dataquality and completeness in a multi-year data migration project for an OLTP database,using Oracle SQL and PL SQL. DE designing and developing back-end applications according to business user requirements,using Oracle PL/SQL and Informatica; designing and developing Unix Shell and OraclePL/SQLscripts and Informatica ETL mappings to bulk load data from data systems/sources into OLTPdatabase according to business user requirements; and designing and developingControl-M jobs to automate and schedule end-to-end processes. DE performing in all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) — participating in architecture and business discussions and delivering innovative solutions in line with softwaredevelopment best practices and Agile methodologies; and participating and acting as a scribe in Technology offsites – reviewing representative use cases, defining technology andmodernization strategies, and publishing key decisions in discernable format to all consumers. Salary:$163,654.00 – $172,700.00/year. #PE1M2 Certifications: