Senior Systems Administrator - Oracle

ABOUT THE JOB:

Group Chief Operating Office (GCOO)’s vision is to enable best-in-class operational excellence across the Group leveraging on Technology (Digital, Data and AI) and Talents. Group COO functions are the foundations that will enable and support business efficiency, differentiation, and development. GCOO leverages on its 5 Functions to meet strategic ambitions: Information Systems, Real Estate, Sourcing, Group Data Office & Global Solution Center.

As a division of the Global Chief Operating Office (GCOO), the Global Technology Services (GTS) department supports the IT infrastructure services at Societe Generale. GTS’ mission is to provide the group’s business divisions with secured infrastructures. This includes, but is not limited to, hosting business applications, offering cloud solutions, and managing connectivity and digital workplace requests, all while contributing to the group’s digital transformation efforts.

TECHNICAL STACK:

UNIX | EMC-SAN | PYTHON | PowerShell | MSSQL Performance Tuning| Oracle Optimizer | MS SQL Server 2016-2022 | PostgreSQL| DataGuard|

What will be your DAY-TO-DAY?

Global Technical Services (GTS) is the infrastructure division that supports all entities across the Americas by managing a broad range of technology infrastructure needs, including:

• Workstations (computers, telephones, email)
• Data center hosting
• Network and telecommunications
• End-user computing services
• Market data infrastructure administration
• Data services

Leveraging expertise across these areas, GTS enables the organization to:

• Contribute actively to the Group’s Digital Transition initiatives
• Ensure continuous, 24/7 infrastructure quality, availability, and resilience against incidents
• Guide and support business lines and functional divisions through their digital transformations
• Deliver innovative, tailored service offerings that meet the specific needs of internal and external partners

Our mission is to provide reliable, cost-efficient IT infrastructure services that align with customer requirements, while effectively managing operational risks and driving innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, manage, and maintain databases to ensure optimal performance and reliability
• Monitor database health, implement resiliency measures, and perform performance tuning and optimization
• Develop and maintain operational control procedures, support processes, and inventory management
• Collaborate closely with developers and application production support teams to resolve technical issues
• Participate in on-call rotations, managing alerts and escalations during business hours and off-hours, including weekends and holidays
• Establish and maintain robust database backup and recovery processes
• Produce and maintain comprehensive technical documentation
• Support and implement database changes, ensuring quality and adherence to standards
• Conduct capacity planning to anticipate and meet database growth and performance needs
• Contribute to the development and execution of team and group strategies, assisting colleagues as needed

Skills and Qualifications:

Experience:

• 8+ years Oracle DB admin (Unix/Linux)
• 1+ year MS SQL Server admin
• 2+ years development (scripting, automation)
• Large database management, migrations/upgrades
• 24/7 investment banking environment

Competencies:

• Organized, detail-oriented, self-motivated, disciplined
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Database architecture knowledge
• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
• DB admin certification (preferred)

Languages: French and English

Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.

OUR BENEFITS:

WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY AT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:

• Minimum of 20 Vacation days + 4 personal days 
  • Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy 
  • Health spending ($2,000/year) and personal spending ($1,000/year) accounts with 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.)

Fully sponsored virtual healthcare assistance and Employee Assistance Program to you and your immediate family

Various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to engage with such as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc.

• A culture of continuous development by encouraging our employees various training programs (online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others)

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our Recruiters know.

OUR CULTURE: 
At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)

D&I: 
Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.
Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

For more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/societe-generale-about/diversity-and-inclusion/)

HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols.  Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area.  The applicable business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.