Oracle Database Administrator - RAC and ASM

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 279,000 - 424,080; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to high-availability banking systems

Participation in complex database engineering initiatives

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank in Abu Dhabi is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator to manage critical database infrastructure. This role requires more than 9 years of experience with Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, and GoldenGate, ensuring high availability for mission-critical banking applications.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and strong skills in database performance tuning, disaster recovery, and security protocols. A competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth are offered.

Qualifications

• More than 9 years of experience working with Oracle databases, ideally in a financial institution.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle RAC installation and configuration.
• Experience implementing Oracle Transparent Data Encryption in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, manage, and maintain Oracle RAC and ASM environments.
• Administer Oracle databases across production and non-production environments.
• Patch Oracle infrastructure in production RAC and Data Guard environments.

Skills

Oracle RAC administration

Oracle ASM configuration

Oracle database administration

Oracle Data Guard

Oracle GoldenGate

Oracle TDE encryption

Disaster recovery support

Database performance tuning

Capacity planning

Unix and Linux administration

Shell scripting

PL‑SQL development

Backup and recovery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Job description

Overview

Oracle Database Administrator - RAC and ASM in Abu Dhabi, UAE is a specialized banking technology role focused on Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, GoldenGate, TDE encryption, database performance, high availability, disaster recovery, and 24x7 production support. The position supports First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) by maintaining secure, resilient, and high‑performing database infrastructure for mission‑critical banking applications across production and non‑production environments.

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE • Industry: Banking • Function: Database Administration • Experience: 9 years with Oracle databases, RAC, ASM, Data Guard, and GoldenGate • Job Type: Full‑time • Salary: 25,000–38,000 (estimated range; confirm with employer).

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, manage, and maintain Oracle RAC and ASM environments on Unix‑like platforms, preferably AIX and Linux.
• Administer Oracle databases across production and non‑production environments to support continuous 24x7 business application availability.
• Patch Oracle infrastructure in production RAC, clustered database, and Data Guard disaster recovery environments.
• Implement and maintain Oracle Transparent Data Encryption in highly critical and always‑available database environments.
• Manage database technology and infrastructure in line with architecture standards, operational policies, and security guidelines.
• Support high availability and disaster recovery through Oracle Data Guard and Oracle GoldenGate across local and data center environments.
• Participate in database maintenance, DR drills, failover support, recovery testing, and on‑call rotation.
• Write and maintain operating system‑level scripts for database automation, monitoring, and application maintenance.
• Provide hands‑on support for database consolidation, platform migration, hardware transition, and infrastructure modernization projects.
• Implement database storage structures, replication models, high‑availability solutions, and disaster recovery designs.
• Perform proactive and reactive performance monitoring, tuning, troubleshooting, and resolution of Level 2 and Level 3 database issues.
• Conduct regular database capacity planning, growth analysis, utilization monitoring, and predictive resource forecasting.
• Prepare structured reports on capacity trends, performance risks, system utilization, and future database resource requirements.
• Work with infrastructure engineering, product development, business operations, and technical operations teams to meet database SLAs and performance targets.
• Translate business requirements into database specifications, data models, tables, attributes, and technical designs.
• Support evaluation, selection, and implementation of DBA tools for monitoring, tuning, recovery, automation, and database change management.
• Lead or support technical DBA teams in delivering complex database projects and production improvements.
• Maintain database security controls, access practices, backup readiness, and operational stability.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• Oracle Certified Professional certification is preferred.
• More than 9 years of experience working with Oracle databases, ideally within a financial institution or highly regulated enterprise environment.
• Mid-level to senior DBA experience managing Oracle databases from version 11g onward.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Oracle RAC installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and clustered database maintenance.
• Strong Oracle ASM configuration, administration, and maintenance skills.
• Practical experience with Oracle Data Guard and Oracle GoldenGate for high availability, disaster recovery, and complex replication topology.
• Strong understanding of Oracle database fundamentals, Oracle database security, backup, recovery, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
• Experience implementing Oracle Transparent Data Encryption in critical production environments.
• Strong Unix platform skills with good understanding of network, storage, tiered application architecture, and security.
• Proficiency in PL‑SQL procedures, functions, and packages for administration and application support.
• Strong knowledge of shell scripting, with Perl or Python scripting experience considered an advantage.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex database, infrastructure, replication, and system performance issues.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently or as part of a technical team.
• Ability to understand business and customer needs in a complex organization and deliver practical database solutions.

Skills Set

• Oracle RAC administration
• Oracle ASM configuration
• Oracle database administration
• Oracle Data Guard
• Oracle GoldenGate
• Oracle TDE encryption
• RAC cluster patching
• Clustered database upgrades
• High availability architecture
• Disaster recovery support
• Database performance tuning
• Capacity planning
• Database monitoring
• Level 2 and Level 3 troubleshooting
• Unix and Linux administration
• AIX platform support
• Shell scripting
• PL‑SQL development
• Database migration
• Database consolidation
• Replication topology management
• Backup and recovery
• Storage structure implementation
• Database security management
• DBA tool evaluation

Why Join Us

• Work on mission‑critical Oracle database platforms within a leading banking institution in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• Gain exposure to high‑availability banking systems, RAC clusters, Data Guard, GoldenGate, TDE, and disaster recovery environments.
• Support large‑scale database operations that directly impact digital banking, business continuity, and secure application performance.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, operations, and technology teams on complex database engineering initiatives.
• Join a stable financial institution where database resilience, security, performance, and 24x7 availability are essential to long‑term success.