Senior / IT Engineer, Oracle Database Administrator (JD#11320)

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Oracle Database Administrator to support the design, implementation, maintenance, security, and performance of Oracle database systems supporting production operations. The role will provide 24/7 Level 2 support and act as the subject matter expert for database-related operations and incidents.

Mandatory Skill-set

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field;
• Must have experience in Oracle Database Administration;
• Must have proficiency in SQL and PL/SQL;
• Knowledge of Oracle architecture, backup & recovery, and performance tuning;
• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix, filesystem management, and Cron jobs;
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and documentation skil
• Willingness to participate in 24/7 on-call support and incident response.

Desired Skill-set

• Experience with database monitoring and production support;
• Experience in Oracle backup, recovery, failover, switchover, and disaster recovery;
• Exposure to Oracle patching, upgrades, and database change/release management;
• Experience supporting database audit, security, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Monitor database health, availability, performance, and capacity using enterprise monitoring tools, and investigate and resolve database alerts, incidents, and performance issues;
• Provide 24/7 Level 2 support and incident response for Oracle databases supporting production operations;
• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Oracle database software, tools, and storage structures including tablespaces, objects, and indexes;
• Review, plan, and execute database changes in accordance with IT change management procedures, including application deployments, database releases, and schema migrations;
• Assess risks and develop rollback plans for production database changes;
• Conduct periodic failover, switchover, backup, and disaster recovery tests;
• Identify, test, and implement Oracle patches, updates, and service packs;
• Implement backup and recovery strategies to protect data and support business continuity;
• Support database audits, security reviews, and compliance requirements, ensuring adherence to security and data retention policies;
• Maintain database administration documentation, SOPs, and operational procedures.

Should you be interested in this career opportunity, please send in your updated resume to [email protected] at the earliest.

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