Oracle DBA

Role Overview


As a Senior Database Administrator, you will play a key role in managing and evolving complex database environments in a fast-paced, agile setting. You will work closely with engineering and product teams to support production systems, improve performance, and drive automation.


This is a hands-on role spanning database administration, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and technical mentorship.


What You'll Do

• Support and enhance Oracle (primary), PostgreSQL, and SQL Server environments across development and production
• Perform database maintenance, lifecycle management, migrations, upgrades, and automation
• Drive performance tuning and optimization, including indexing strategies, workload analysis, and capacity planning
• Partner on patching and change management, including scheduled after-hours and weekend maintenance
• Troubleshoot production issues end-to-end and implement long-term fixes to prevent recurrence
• Support high availability and disaster recovery, including failover readiness and validation
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, including weekends, as scheduled
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational best practices
• Mentor and support junior team members through coaching and technical guidance
• Contribute to strategic planning and continuous improvement, including automation and standardization efforts

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands-on Oracle Database Administration experience
  • Including RAC (Real Application Clusters), ASM, and Data Guard
• Experience across development and production DBA responsibilities, including upgrades, migrations, patching, monitoring, and backup/recovery
• Proficiency with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and GoldenGate
• Advanced SQL and PL/SQL skills with a focus on performance tuning
• Knowledge of database security practices, including access control, auditing, and compliance
• Experience with scripting and automation (e.g., Shell, Perl, PowerShell)
• Experience supporting high-availability and disaster recovery environments
• Experience with ETL/data movement processes for large datasets
• Familiarity with collaboration and delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bamboo, Bitbucket, Remedy, and Microsoft Teams
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub, GitHub Actions)
• Strong technical documentation skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Willingness to support after-hours and weekend work aligned to operational needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PostgreSQL administration (on-prem and/or cloud environments)
• Experience with SQL Server administration and performance tuning
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Foglight
• Experience designing enterprise solutions for backup, monitoring, alerting, and security compliance
• Background in highly regulated industries (e.g., financial services)
• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification
• Proven experience mentoring team members and contributing to team standards
• Experience leveraging automation or AI tools for process improvement