Description

The Information Technologies is currently seeking a Full-time Limited Term ERP Oracle DBA Specialist for approximately 24 months.

This position is within ERP Systems & Services in Information Technologies and reports to the PeopleSoft Technical Application Architect. The team supports the University’s PeopleSoft workplace, including student, finance, human resources, learning, portal, and related administrative services.

The technical environment includes Oracle databases, PeopleTools middleware, Linux, integrations, monitoring platforms, and recovery capabilities. The work spans database, middleware, operating system, network, security, and application boundaries, where decisions can affect service availability, security, recovery readiness, and change delivery.

The incumbent works with Database Administrators, Technical Application Specialists, application architects, developers, business analysts, security and infrastructure teams, service owners, and vendors. The position normally works 35 hours per week; work outside regular hours is periodically required for releases, patching, maintenance, recovery exercises, upgrades, and critical incident response.

Please note that this position is a Two-year term appointment.

Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):

- Post-secondary degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related technical discipline, plus a minimum of five years of progressively responsible related experience; equivalent education, training, and experience will be considered.
- Advanced practical experience administering Oracle databases, including installation, upgrades, patching, backup/recovery, refreshes, integrity,



security, performance monitoring, and capacity planning.
- Working knowledge of PeopleSoft middleware, or a comparable enterprise application platform.
- Demonstrated experience working in Linux and virtualized server environments.
- Experience diagnosing and resolving issues that span database, middleware, operating system, integration, network, security, or application layers.
- Experience coordinating technical activities across operational teams, vendors, developers, analysts, infrastructure teams, security teams, and service owners.
- Knowledge of patching, recovery, monitoring, workplace management, vulnerability remediation, change management, and ITSM practices.
- Experience developing or maintaining scripts, automation, runbooks, technical standards, service records, operational evidence, or practical metrics.
- Advanced analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to explain technical information and build agreement on practical operational responses.
- Ability to coach, mentor, train, and advise less experienced technical staff.
- Assets
- Experience with Oracle Database lifecycle management, RMAN, Veeam, Data Guard, multitenant architecture, TDE, Oracle Enterprise Manager, OID, or Oracle Critical Patch Updates.
- Experience with PeopleTools,



WebLogic, Tuxedo, Java, Process Scheduler, Integration Broker, Change Assistant, OpenSearch, or Phire Architect.
- Experience with disaster recovery, web application firewalls, security monitoring, traffic visibility, enterprise logging, ServiceNow, or comparable ITSM tools.
- Experience supporting enterprise applications in a post-secondary, public-sector, or other complex organization.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Senior Operational Coverage and Coordination

- Provides advanced coverage across PeopleSoft database and middleware services, resolving incidents, performance issues, monitoring, security, migration failures, environment problems, and vendor escalations to maintain reliable ERP services.
- Provides additional coverage with migrating code between development, test and production systems.
- Coordinates assigned activities, incidents, and service requests within established priorities, including technical sequencing, readiness, validation, evidence, records, and follow‑up.
- Acts as a senior technical escalation point for less experienced staff, reviews technical work for completeness and consistency, and provides coaching and guidance.
- Coordinates technical work with application, infrastructure, and security teams, service owners, and vendors; identifies risks and practical responses, and escalates decisions that require architecture, service‑owner, or risk authority.

Patching, Vulnerability and Change Operations

- Plans and executes scheduled database, OEM, OID, WebLogic, Java, Linux, and related PeopleTools patching activities across development, test, standby, and pro

📌 ERP Oracle DBA Specialist (Calgary)
🏢 University of Calgary
📍 Calgary