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Re: Oracle Corporation looking for DBAs and performance tuning experts

From: David Thielen <dave_at_thielen.com>
Date: 1996/12/18
Message-ID: <32b85609.39550241@news.dimensional.com>#1/1

Could Oracle Consulting do it's looking in co.jobs like everyone else instead of in co.general? When you post here it makes it look like your are incredibly net illiterate and people on the net tend to not apply to companies who don't understand the net.

On Tue, 17 Dec 1996 19:13:46 -0600, Curt Bennett <cbennett_at_us.oracle.com> wrote:

>Oracle Consulting Services is looking for highly technical individuals
>to join the central region of the System Performance Group. The System
>Performance Group delivers high end performance management, capacity
>planning, and operations engineering engagements to Oracle's top
>customers across the United States. After a highly successful first
>year, the System Performance Group is growing by 30 individuals by the
>end of the fiscal year (May '97). This high growth group recognizes the
>value of system architects, database administrators, and performance
>tuning specialists. Home to Oracle RDBMS experts such as Cary Millsap,
>Dominic Delmolino, Craig Shallahamer, and Virag Saksena these positions
>provide an opportunity to learn with the best.
>
>Below is an Oracle job post outlining the responsibilities and requirements
>for the advertised positions. Interested candidates should contact
>Curt Bennett at cbennett_at_us.oracle.com.
>
>Regards,
> Curt Bennett
> Practice Director
> Oracle Consulting Services
> System Performance Group, Central USA
>
>Oracle Job Post
>---------------
>
>TITLE/DEPARTMENT/STATE: Sr. Prin. Consultant/System Performance Group/Central USA
>JOB CODE: 20600
>DATE AVAILABLE: Immediately
>FIELD OF WORK: Consulting
>DEPARTMENT: Oracle Consulting, Central System Performance Group
>OFFICE LOCATION: Any Oracle office in the Central USA
>CONTACT PERSON: Curtis Bennett, cbennett_at_us.oracle.com
>
>QUALIFICATIONS (including physical requirements)
>DEGREE/MAJOR: B.S. or M.S. in CS/EE/Math or other technical major
>YRS EXPERIENCE: 6+ yrs; 4+ yrs consulting experience
>OTHER:
>
> * Expert problem solving ability built on a solid foundation of
> database administration, performance tuning, system administration
> skills
> * Highly developed leadership skills
> * Highly developed risk and project management skills
> * Understands and communicates complex technology concepts in
> potentially high-pressure business contexts
> * A desire to invent and disseminate new technology methods and
> processes; excellent verbal and written communication skills
> * A proven ability to produce high quality deliverables at dynamic,
> high pressure client sites
> * Understands and communicates complex technology concepts in
> potentially high-pressure business contexts
> * Expert optimizing all elements of the Oracle Server "stack,"
> including hardware, networks, operating systems, Oracle Server,
> SQL-based applications, and production sites
> * A desire and willness to invest time and energy mentoring
> teaching and demonstrating to junior team members the technical,
> communication, and leadership skills that enable our success
>
>RESPONSIBILITIES
>
> Will work at Oracle and client sites to synthesize people,
> processes, software, and hardware into optimal application systems
> in various operating system environments. Will acquire and apply
> knowledge of operational procedures appropriate to creating and
> running high-volume, high-performance, high-availability, complex
> application suites. Will improve the System Performance Group by
> building and documenting successful new methods and tools. Will
> maintain personal billable utilization performance. Will identify,
> scope, and help sell SPG engagements. Will act as technical leader
> for teams of consultants.
>
>ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
>
> Oracle is a profitable, fast growing company in which people love their
> work. Oracle employees and customers tolerate nothing less than superior
> quality. New consultants must act aggressively to meet their billable
> targets with work that helps them develop their skills and maintain
> profitability. As experience accumulates, consultants must manage time
> carefully and prioritize an enormous number of requests for their
> services. Consultants must be able to work effectively in teams, but
> also in solo high-profile roles that include helping scope and sell
> consulting projects. Consultants must continually navigate Oracle -- a
> large, flexible organization -- to find or create the resources they need
> to deliver results to their clients. Extensive travel is required:
> consultants will be on site Monday through Friday for extended
> durations.



David Thielen
www.windward.net
home of Enemy Nations (Command & Conquer meets SimCity) Received on Wed Dec 18 1996 - 00:00:00 CST

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