Database Administrator - Oracle-Associate

• SHIFTS- Flexible for US Shift

Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors Degree

Degree Preferred: Bachelors in IT, Computer Science, or related technical field.

Minimum Years of Experience: 2-4 year(s)

Certifications Preferred: Oracle OCA, ITIL Foundation. •

Relevant certifications (e.g., Oracle OCP, AWS/GCP database certifications

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Key Responsibilities:

1. Database Provisioning & Infrastructure-as-Code

• Deploy and configure new database instances (dev, test, prod) in accordance with system and storage requirements
• Build and maintain automated provisioning pipelines using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD tools
• Enforce infrastructure-as-code standards, audit logging, and reporting
• Validate automation through test runs and integrate database changes into CI/CD workflows

2. Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery

• Design and schedule daily, weekly, and monthly backups; configure and validate backup jobs in native DBMS tools
• Test recovery scenarios quarterly and maintain up-to-date DR runbooks
• Monitor backup job success/failure; escalate and remediate missed or failed backups
• Implement and validate log shipping, Always On Availability Groups, Oracle RAC or clustering for DR

3. Patch Management & Upgrades

• Plan and coordinate quarterly patch reviews and database version upgrades
• Apply vendor-released patches, perform post-upgrade validation, and resolve any functional regressions

4. Performance Monitoring, Tuning & Capacity Planning

• Monitor CPU, memory, storage usage, query performance, waits and latches using native and third-party tools
• Run baseline health checks post-maintenance, resolve anomalies, and document changes
• Forecast resource growth (12–24 months), identify workload spikes, and plan infrastructure scaling
• Recommend and implement index and query optimizations in collaboration with application owners

5. High Availability & Replication

• Design, configure, and validate HA solutions including clustering, Always On, log shipping, and replication
• Monitor replication jobs, troubleshoot latency/errors, and conduct periodic failover drills

6. Security, Compliance & Audit

• Implement database security standards: encryption, data masking, role-based access control, schema and user setup
• Approve or deny access requests, remove orphaned accounts, and audit user activity (failed logins, suspicious behavior)
• Generate compliance reports, track policy adherence, and escalate any violations

7. Incident Management & Root Cause Analysis

• Monitor for deadlocks, transaction failures, data corruption, and alert conditions
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents in partnership with application teams or escalate to vendors
• Document root-cause analyses, corrective actions, and update runbooks

8. Reporting & Dashboarding

• Produce weekly performance and availability dashboards
• Provide insights and recommendations for tuning, optimization, and capacity upgrades

9. Scripting & Task Automation

• Develop and maintain scripts in Shell, PowerShell, PL/SQL, T-SQL, etc. and store them in version control
• Automate routine tasks such as patching, backups, user provisioning, and environment deployments
• Test scripts in lower environments and deploy to production via automated pipelines

Preferred Knowledge/Skills: (character count limit 5000)* PLEASE MAKE THIS A BULLETED LIST WHERE EACH SENTENCE STARTS WITH THE SAME VERB TENSE (I.E. PROVIDES, DEVELOPS, FACILITATES, ETC.)

Strong expertise with Terraform, Ansible, Git, Jenkins/GitLab CI or equivalent CI/CD tools

• Deep understanding of HA/DR architectures, backup/restore processes, and disaster recovery testing
• Proven ability to monitor, troubleshoot, and tune database performance at scale
• Familiarity with security best practices, compliance frameworks, and audit reporting
• Scripting proficiency (Shell, PowerShell, PL/SQL, T-SQL) and infrastructure-as-code principles
• Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills

Should possess hands-on knowledge about following tools -

• A. Oracle (i.e., Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Log Shipping)

B. MySQL

C. MariaDB

D. MongoDB

E. PostgreSQL

F. PowerShell

G. AWS RDS, Aurora, NoSQL

H. Terraform

I. Solarwinds SQL Diagnostics

J. DBArtisan for Oracle DB Management

K. Ansible