B. Braun Medical, Inc.
Company: B. BRAUN MEDICAL (US) INC
Job Posting Location: Allentown (939 Marcon), Pennsylvania, United States, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Functional Area: Information Technology
Working Model: Hybrid
Days of Work: Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Monday
Shift: 5X8
Relocation Available: No
Requisition ID: 5527
B. Braun Medical Inc., a leader in infusion therapy and pain management, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative medical products and services to the healthcare industry. Other key product areas include nutrition, pharmacy admixture and compounding, ostomy and wound care, and dialysis. The company is committed to eliminating preventable treatment errors and enhancing patient, clinician and environmental safety. B. Braun Medical is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pa., and is part of the B. Braun Group of Companies in the U.S., which includes B. Braun Interventional Systems, Aesculap and CAPS .
Globally, the B. Braun Group of Companies employs more than 64,000 employees in 64 countries. Guided by its Sharing Expertise philosophy, B. Braun continuously exchanges knowledge with customers, partners and clinicians to address the critical issues of improving care and lowering costs. To learn more about B. Braun Medical, visit www.bbraunusa.com
Candidates MUST live within a commutable distance to Allentown, PA or Bethlehem, PA- hybrid work schedule
Position Summary:
Responsibilities: Essential Duties
Core Oracle DBA Responsibilities
Administer and support Oracle databases (11g, 12c, 19c) on Windows and Linux platforms.
Manage both Oracle Enterprise and Standard Editions, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and compliance.
Implement and maintain Oracle GoldenGate for real-time data replication, high availability, and zero-downtime migrations.
Design and execute backup and recovery strategies using RMAN and Data Pump; ensure data integrity and business continuity.
Develop and test Disaster Recovery (DR) plans, including regular failover simulations and documentation.
Provide 24/7 operational support for production and non-production environments, including on-call rotation.
Perform database patching, upgrades, and security hardening in accordance with organizational policies.
Monitor and tune performance using AWR, ASH, and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
Cross-Platform Database Support
Administer Microsoft SQL Server databases, including backup/restore, performance tuning, and high availability (e.g., Always On, Log Shipping).
Support PostgreSQL environments, including replication, backup strategies, and performance optimization.
Migrate data between Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL using tools like GoldenGate, AWS DMS, or custom ETL pipelines.
Cloud and Automation
Manage databases in cloud environments such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS RDS, and Azure SQL.
Automate routine tasks using shell scripting, PL/SQL, T-SQL, and job schedulers (e.g., Cron, SQL Agent).
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) for database provisioning using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
Support containerized database deployments using Docker and Kubernetes, including persistent storage and StatefulSets.
Familiarity with Oracle Kubernetes Operator and Helm charts for managing Oracle DB in Kubernetes clusters.
Collaboration and Documentation
Work closely with application developers, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to support deployments, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance.
Maintain detailed documentation for configurations, procedures, and incident resolutions.
Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and audit requirements.
Job Function - General:
Design, execute and deploy business application systems.
Apply technical expertise to the implementation, monitoring, or maintenance of IT systems.
Involvement in the planning, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and management of solutions.
Establish a technical vision for complex, enterprise projects.
Interact with IT colleagues and business stakeholders in problem solving, creating business capabilities, and defining effective and efficient technology solutions for solving business problems.
Assist System Analysts, Network Administrators, and the helpdesk deskside support group with technical support issues.
Ability to present technical concepts across multiple levels of an organization.
Provide product focal point and subject matter technical expertise.
Provide escalated user support.
Monitor activities of and coordinates activities with service providers, partners and vendors for installation, maintenance and troubleshooting.
Assist Business colleagues in creation of training documentation and knowledge transfer.
Interacts with local and global colleagues to ensure solutions follow strategic path goals and objectives.
Prepare project status reports to inform management to project progression. Identifies any issues which need to be escalated for resolution or assistance.
Adhere to system validation plans as required to meet corporate business needs and support the company's GxP validation requirements.
Apply technical expertise to the implementation, monitoring, or maintenance of IT systems.
Involvement in the planning, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and management of technology solutions.
Establish a technical vision for complex, enterprise IT infrastructure.
Interact with IT colleagues and Business stakeholders in problem solving, defining requirements, capacity, and implementing robust, scalable, effective and efficient technology solutions for solving business problems.
Provide product focal point and subject matter technical expertise.
Create technical documentation.
Interact with local and global colleagues to ensure solutions follow strategic path goals and objectives.
Perform system analysis which includes completing requirement definitions, interfacing with business groups and provide cost and benefit analysis.
Review, plan, and implement computer systems. Troubleshoot systems and recommend improvements to the computing environment.
Provide documentation and project tracking. Serves as a project leader on assigned projects.
Participate in new technology evaluations related to information. Identify alternative or new technologies and assist in defining new global and regional IT standards.
Assist Systems Analysts, Network Administrators and the helpdesk, desk-side support group with technical support issues.
The targeted range for this role takes into account a range of factors that are considered when making compensation and hiring decisions; included but not limited to: skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The range provided is a reasonable estimate.
B. Braun offers an e
