Senior Oracle

What the role needs

• Senior Oracle DBA
• 6 - 9 months
• Responsible for administration, reliability, and optimization of Oracle database environments supporting enterprise applications.
• Administer Oracle databases (11g/12c/19c/OCI, etc.)
• Manage patching, upgrades, and lifecycle operations
• Ensure availability and resiliency (e.g., RAC, Data Guard where applicable)
• Perform backup and recovery operations
• Monitor and optimize database performance and resource utilization
• Support production releases and deployments
• Implement security, access controls, and compliance requirements
• Troubleshoot database issues and support incident response
• Collaborate with application teams on schema and query optimization"

From the employer

Requirement ID: 94117 Job Title: Senior Oracle DBA Job Type: Contract Duration: 6 - 9 months Location: Remote Job Description: "Summary Responsible for administration, reliability, and optimization of Oracle database environments supporting enterprise applications. Core Responsibilities • Administer Oracle databases (11g/12c/19c/OCI, etc.) • Manage patching, upgrades, and lifecycle operations • Ensure availability and resiliency (e.g., RAC, Data Guard where applicable) • Perform backup and recovery operations • Monitor and optimize database performance and resource utilization • Support production releases and deployments • Implement security, access controls, and compliance requirements • Troubleshoot database issues and support incident response • Collaborate with application teams on schema and query optimization" SKILLS_REQUIRED "• Oracle RDBMS (on-prem + OCI/cloud exposure) • PL/SQL, query optimization • Oracle HA/DR (RAC, Data Guard) • Performance diagnostics and tuning" ESSENTIAL_SKILLS "• At least 10 years of experience, including work with 30+ TB databases handling 80,000 transactions per second." EXPERIENCE_RANGE_IN_REQUIRED_SKILLS 10 to 15 "Summary Responsible for administration, reliability, and optimization of Oracle database environments supporting enterprise applications. Core Responsibilities • Administer Oracle databases (11g/12c/19c/OCI, etc.) • Manage patching, upgrades, and lifecycle operations • Ensure availability and resiliency (e.g., RAC, Data Guard where applicable) • Perform backup and recovery operations • Monitor and optimize database performance and resource utilization • Support production releases and deployments • Implement security, access controls, and compliance requirements • Troubleshoot database issues and support incident response • Collaborate with application teams on schema and query optimization" Role Descriptions: Install| configure| upgrade| and patch Oracle Database environments.Create and manage Oracle databases| tablespaces| schemas| tables| indexes| and views.Monitor and optimize database performance through SQL tuning| indexing| and resource management.Implement backup and recovery strategies using RMAN and recovery procedures.Ensure high availability and disaster recovery through Oracle Data Guard| RAC| and failover solutions.Manage database security| user accounts| roles| privileges| and auditing.Monitor database health| storage utilization| and capacity planning.Troubleshoot database errors| performance bottlenecks| and production issues.Configure and maintain Oracle networking components such as Oracle Net Listener and TNS.Perform database migration| cloning| refreshes| and data movement activities.Automate routine administration tasks using Shell Scripts| SQL| and PL/SQL.Support application teams during deployments and release activities.Manage Oracle RAC| ASM| Data Guard| and Multitenant databases (CDB/PDB).Ensure compliance with security| audit| and organizational standards.Prepare and maintain database documentation| SOPs| and operational procedures.Provide 24x7 production support and participate in on-call rotations.Work with infrastructure| application| and cloud teams for database reliability and scalability. Essential Skills: Install| configure| upgrade| and patch Oracle Database environments.Create and manage Oracle databases| tablespaces| schemas| tables| indexes| and views.Monitor and optimize database performance through SQL tuning| indexing| and resource management.Implement backup and recovery strategies using RMAN and recovery procedures.Ensure high availability and disaster recovery through Oracle Data Guard| RAC| and failover solutions.Manage database security| user accounts| roles| privileges| and auditing.Monitor database health| storage utilization| and capacity planning.Troubleshoot database errors| performance bottlenecks| and production issues.Configure and maintain Oracle networking components such as Oracle Net Listener and TNS.Perform database migration| cloning| refreshes| and data movement activities.Automate routine administration tasks using Shell Scripts| SQL| and PL/SQL.Support application teams during deployments and release activities.Manage Oracle RAC| ASM| Data Guard| and Multitenant databases (CDB/PDB).Ensure compliance with security| audit| and organizational standards.Prepare and maintain database documentation| SOPs| and operational procedures.Provide 24x7 production support and participate in on-call rotations.Work with infrastructure| application| and cloud teams for database reliability and scalability. Desirable Skills: Keyword: Skills: ORACLE SQL~PL/SQL~Unix Shell Scripting and text processing tools~Oracle DBA~Unix / Linux Basics and Commands Experience Required: 8-10 Apply Now Copyright Apex 2000 INC. All Rights Reserved.