From: fosterd@aurxca.aur.alcatel.com (Doug Foster)
Newsgroups: triangle.jobs,misc.jobs.offered
Subject: Open position - Database Administrator/Data Architect
Date: 27 Aug 92 21:20:39 GMT
Reply-To: fosterd%aurfs1%aurgate@mcnc.org (Doug Foster)
Distribution: na
Organization: Alcatel Network Systems

If you find the following of interest and feel you are looking for an 
exciting career opportunity, please resond to:

Doug Foster
Manager, ECNS
Alcatel Network Systems
2912 Wake Forest Rd.
Raleigh, NC   27609
phone 919-850-6618
fax   919-850-6590
fosterd%aurfs1%aurgate@mcnc.org
or
uunet!mcnc.org!aurs01!aurfs1!fosterd


The Position:
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Database Administrator/Data Architect - Requires relational database design 
(including Entity Relationship (ER) analysis skills) and distributed data 
management proficiency.  Experience with Oracle database administration and 
product expertise necessary.  Unix networking and system adminstration 
background also required.  Responsible for the nurturing, support, and growth 
of a RDBMS/distributed data management environment.  Member of a twelve 
person group responsible for all non MVS distributed computing.

The Environment:
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Definitely very hetrogenous.  Large installation of (100+) DEC workstations, 
(20+) DEC machines (project servers, file servers, and X-clients), (35+) SUN 
workstations, (1) VAX 6330, (1) VAX 4000, (120+) X-terminals, (1) EPOCH 
optical jukebox, (10+) HP workstations, (400+) Macs & PCs, (100-) terminal 
servers (connected mostly to hardware emulators, not terminals), (1) IBM 
mainframe and a multitude of laser printers.  Physical network is multiple 
Ethernet LANs (10baseT, 10base5, 10base2), multiple LocalTalk LANs (UTP), 256 
kb WAN link to Texas, X.25 link to the world, and coming FDDI.  Logical 
network is TCP/IP, AppleTalk, DECnet, and LAT.  Then there is also our video-
conferencing room, but that's another story (and job).

The Company:
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Alcatel is the world's largest manufacturer of communications equipment.  It 
also maintains a significant presence in transportation, energy, and 
engineering fields.  Worldwide 1991 sales were in excess of $30 billion with 
200,000+ worldwide employees in over 100 countries.

This facility in Raleigh employes 1000+ people and concentrates on both the 
manufacture of traditional telecommunications products as well as the 
software development of next genereration SONET lightwave transmission 
systems.

Reporting to:
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Doug Foster, Manager Engineering Computer Network Services

Type and years of Education required:
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BS/CS or equivalent

Type and years of Experience required:
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3-5 years or equivalent

Generic Position Responsibilities:
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	* Administer Oracle Database(s) - Create & tune databases, maintain 
tables, maintain data dictionaries, grant permissions, provide data security 
& integrity, maintain backups, install new DBMS versions & associated 
software.

	* Evaluate & select RDBMS technologies - Stay abreast of and recommend 
RDBMS products for various platforms/applications in a hetrogeneous 
environment (Unix, VMS, MVS, MacOS, DOS, etc.).  Recommend preferred platform 
and connectivity options.

	* Coordinate non DBMS data repositories - Direct placement, management, 
and control of data in a distrbuted network environment.  Provide methods to 
monitor and predict data storage requirements.

	* Define Data Architecture & Strategy - Translate business objectives and 
departmental needs into strategic and tactical plans for managing data in a 
distributed computing enviroment.  Publish the desired goals and the 
architecture/methodology to achieve those goals.

	* Facilitate "proof-of-concept" and pilot implementations - Work with 
project managers, users, and developers to demonstrate new technologies and 
approaches needed to create a "data enabled" distributed computing 
environment.

Technical skills: 
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	* Data - Logical & physical database design, ER experience, data modeling 
			 techniques, process modeling experience.
			 
	* Tools - Oracle administration & product expertise, RDM, forms, SQL

	* Operating System - Unix/VMS administration & networking background

	* General - Experience in a multivendor environment, some application 
				development experience.

Non-technical skills:
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	* Motivation - Needs to be a self-starter, able to work with little 
direct supervision.  Interpret broadly defined goals into tangible action 
plans.

	* Leadership - Must be able to communicate a vision and guide people (and 
the business) to it.  Definitely needs a "team" oriented attitude.

	* Written/verbal skills - Must be able to present ideas clearly and 
professionally to one or many people.

	* Drive - Must have a desire to tackle the seemingly insurmountable.  
Must be a change agent.

	* Creative - Must be able to realistically view current environments and 
develop imaginative techniques to transform them according to a master plan.  
Must have a wide and deep "field of vision".

	* Listening skills - An ability to "hear" people is a must.  Needs to be 
perceptive.

Doug Foster
Manager, Engineering Computer Network Services
fosterd@aurxca.aur.alcatel.com
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