Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Architectural knowhow: Design implement and maintain highly available scalable and secure Oracle database architectures (RAC Data Guard Active Data Guard Exadata GoldenGate). 

• Performance Tuning & Optimization: Expert-level proficiency in identifying and resolving complex performance bottlenecks across the entire Oracle stack (SQL PL/SQL instance storage network). Develop and implement proactive performance monitoring and tuning strategies. 

• Database Security: Implement and enforce robust Oracle database security best practices including auditing encryption (TDE) access control and compliance with industry standards. 

• Patching & Upgrades: Plan execute and validate major Oracle database upgrades migrations and patching activities with minimal downtime. 

• Troubleshooting: Serve as the ultimate escalation point for complex database issues OS level issues and providing expert-level diagnosis and resolution. 

• Capacity Planning: Proactively monitor database growth and performance trends providing accurate capacity planning and resource recommendations. 

• Monitoring & Alerting Tools: Experience with enterprise-grade monitoring solutions (e.g. OEM Grafana Prometheus Splunk). 

Qualifications :

Educational qualification:

Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology or related field or equivalent practical experience. 

Experience :

14 years 

Mandatory/requires Skills :
Oracle DBA

Preferred Skills :
Oracle DBA Leadership mindset Stakeholder management

Additional Information :

Project & Delivery Management: 

• Ability to analyze customer requirements and design optimal database solutions with experts in the team. 

• Experience working with global stakeholders and cross-functional teams. 

• Experience working with vendors to support and manage escalations. 

Soft Skills: 

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. 

• Ability to act as a bridge between central IT teams and business customers. 

• A team-oriented mindset with leadership and mentoring capability. 

• Fluent in English (additional languages are a plus). 

Good-to-Have:  

• Scripting & Automation: Develop and maintain advanced shell scripts (Bash) Python scripts and potentially Ansible playbooks for system administration monitoring and deployment tasks. 

• Infrastructure: Understanding Linux operating system networking configuration storage architecture for troubleshooting and best practices for high-performance and secure database operation. 

• Cloud Technologies: Understanding and hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) beyond basic IaaS including PaaS database services and infrastructure automation tools. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time