Job responsibilities:
- Applies technical knowledge and problem-solving methodologies to projects of moderate scope, with a focus on improving the data and systems running at scale, and ensures end to end monitoring of applications
- works as an Oracle Exadata Database Administrator (DBA) in a highly customer-focused database administration team, which provides 7×24 support in test/prod environments.
- Resolves most nuances and determines appropriate escalation path
- Executes conventional approaches to build or break down technical problems
- Drives the daily activities supporting the standard capacity process applications
- Partners with application and infrastructure teams to identify potential capacity risks and govern remediation statuses
- Considers upstream/downstream data and systems or technical implications
- Accountable for making significant decisions for a project consisting of multiple technologies and applications
- Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years of applied experience
- Strong knowledge of one or more infrastructure disciplines such as hardware, networking terminology, databases, storage engineering, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, and performance assessments
- Strong knowledge of one or more scripting languages (e.g., Scripting, Python, etc.)
- Experience in configuring and managing Oracle RAC, Clusterware, Grid infrastructure, Oracle ASM, OEM and GoldenGate.
- Excellent understanding, installing, administering and working knowledge of Oracle 12c through 19c databases
- Hands-on with Oracle Database migration/upgrade using different methodologies Data Pump & RMAN Transportable Tablespaces
- Experience with RMAN database backup and recovery using ZFS and Data Domain.
- Hands-on with CDB & PDB architecture, design and implementation
- Apply process and architectural improvements to continually improve the availability, capacity, and performance of database systems ·
- Communicate appropriately and efficiently with management, customers, and vendors
- On-call rotation is required to support a 24/7 environment and is also expected to be able to work outside business hours to support a global delivery.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Exadata feature enablement, monitoring, review and update placement strategy · Working knowledge on Exadata 7 and above platforms.
- Create/manage Oracle SR and support team in issue resolution
- Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
- Experience with Patch/Upgrade and release management (database, storage node, server, network, Oracle Exadata)
- Develop and maintain system documentation related to your Oracle Exadata and software configuration