Senior Oracle DBA (10+ Years Experience): Please apply only if your notice period is 30 days

Job Qualifications:

10+ Years of experience with Computer Science or equivalent degree Preferred
Strong knowledge of database management, data warehouse management and decision support tools
Extensive experience in the development, implementation and maintenance of data warehouses and data marts is desired
Ability to use database access tools for application delivery
Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others

Job Responsibilities:

Assesses future information requirements in order to develop long-range, comprehensive database plans
Develops policies and procedures designed to ensure the integrity of the database environment
Develops and maintains routines to facilitate database use
Keeps informed on latest developments in the database management field
Plans and coordinates migration to new data management system software levels
Assures that appropriate database management software is available and effectively used
Understands benchmarking processes and techniques
Determines, implements, and enhances standards on database security
Promotes and recommends appropriate database software for new application systems
Educates applications programmers about database concepts and efficient access techniques, and assists them in analysis and problem resolutions pertaining to database
Performs database performance monitoring and implements efficiency improvements
Designs or supervises the designing of the procedures necessary to save and recover databases from hardware and software failures
Supervises the design and maintenance of database structures
Performs related work as assigned

Technical Knowledge:

Install, configure, upgrade, and patch Oracle databases (11g / 12c / 19c or higher).
Manage and support hybrid database environments across on-premises data centers and cloud platforms (Azure / AWS / OCI).
Manage production, QA, and development databases with high availability.
Perform regular database health checks, backups, recovery, and maintenance activities.
Monitor database performance and ensure maximum uptime.
Administer and support Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters) environments.
Configure and maintain ASM (Automatic Storage Management).
Manage Data Guard (physical & logical standby databases) for DR setup.
Handle failover, switchover, and cluster troubleshooting.
Optimize RAC performance and resolve interconnect/network-related issues.
Design and manage RMAN backup and recovery strategies.
Perform point-in-time recovery, disaster recovery testing, and restore validations.
Implement database security measures including user access control, roles, privileges, and auditing.
Apply quarterly security patches (CPU/PSU).
Diagnose and resolve critical production issues within SLA.
Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring incidents.
Troubleshoot database crashes, corruption issues, and performance degradation.
Work closely with infrastructure teams for OS, storage, and network-related issues.
Provide guidance on best practices for database design and coding standards.
Support CI/CD pipelines and automation for database deployments.
Develop scripts using Shell, Python, or SQL for automation and monitoring.
Automate routine DBA tasks such as backups, health checks, and alerting.
Experience with tools like OEM (Oracle Enterprise Manager) or similar monitoring tools.
Work within SLA timelines in a 24x7 support environment.

Senior Oracle Database Administrator