Oracle Database Administrator

Description

Summary: Seeking an experienced Oracle DBA to design, deploy, and manage database environments, optimize AWS RDS, implement Goldengate, and lead migration initiatives. Highlights: 1. Design, deploy, and manage Oracle database environments across various systems 2. Administer and optimize AWS RDS instances, including backups and monitoring 3. Lead database migration and modernization initiatives, including on-prem to AWS **Job Description** ------------------- 5\+ years’ experience as Oracle DBA (Daily operations) AWS cloud operations with proficiency in performance tuning and scripting Hands\-on experience with enterprise\-scale Oracle environments Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Key Responsibilities * Design, deploy, and manage Oracle database environments (single instance and RAC) across production and non\-production systems * Administer and optimize AWS RDS instances (Oracle/MYSQL/PostgreSQL and related engines), including backups, monitoring, patching, and scaling * Implement and manage Oracle Goldengate for real\-time data replication, migration, and synchronization between heterogeneous environments * Lead database migration and modernization initiatives, including on prem to AWS RDS transitions * Develop and maintain Python scripts for database automation, monitoring, health checks, reporting, and operational tasks * Perform database performance tuning, capacity planning, and troubleshooting * Ensure database security, compliance, and best practices (encryption, access control, auditing) * Collaborate with application teams, cloud engineers, and DevOps teams to support CI/CD and cloud\-native architectures * Provide operational support, incident resolution, and root cause analysis for database\-related issues * Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks Technical Skills * Strong hands\-on experience with Oracle Database Administration * Experience managing AWS RDS services, preferably for Oracle databases * Proven expertise in Oracle Goldengate (setup, configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting) * Proficiency in Python scripting for automation and database operations * Solid understanding of database replication, backup \& recovery, and disaster recovery strategies * Experience with Linux/Unix environments * Knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL Cloud \& DevOps (Preferred) * Familiarity with AWS services such as CloudWatch, IAM, S3, VPC * Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) is a plus * Experience supporting cloud migration or modernization programs Nice to Have * Oracle or AWS certifications * Experience with hybrid cloud architectures * Exposure to MySQL/PostgreSQL in AWS RDS * Knowledge of monitoring tools and automation frameworks