Senior Database Administrator

TalentRecruit Software Private Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentRecruit Software Private Limited in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Database Administrator with 10+ years of Oracle DB experience. The role focuses on managing mission-critical Oracle environments, with RAC, Data Guard, RMAN and extensive performance tuning.

The contract position requires strong troubleshooting, automation skills, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure high availability and data integrity in large-scale OLTP and Data Warehouse systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience in large enterprise production environments.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle RAC, Data Guard Broker, Flashback, RMAN, ASM and Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Advanced performance tuning using AWR, ASH, ADDM, execution plans, and database wait-event analysis.
• Experience managing high-volume OLTP and large Data Warehouse databases.
• Strong understanding of Oracle architecture, internals, high availability and recovery concepts.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Oracle databases, Oracle RAC, ASM, RMAN and Data Guard.
• Monitor, diagnose and tune database, SQL and system performance in high-volume OLTP and DW environments.
• Independently troubleshoot complex production issues, restore service, identify root cause and implement preventive actions.
• Manage Flashback technologies, partitioning, indexes, tables, statistics and database maintenance activities.
• Automate recurring DBA activities using Shell, SQL and PL/SQL scripting or relevant automation tools.
• Review database architecture and recommend improvements for availability, scalability, resilience, and performance.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and engineering teams during incidents, changes, and planned maintenance.

Skills

Oracle Database Administration

Oracle RAC

Data Guard Broker

Flashback

RMAN

ASM

Performance tuning

OLTP

Data Warehouse

Partitioning

Job description

Job Location Abu Dhabi (Work From Office)

Job Type Contract

Job Description

Senior Database Administrator

Key Responsibilities:

• Seeking a highly experienced Oracle Database Administrator with 10+ years of hands-on expertise in managing mission-critical Oracle environments. The candidate must have strong database architecture knowledge, independent troubleshooting capability, and experience supporting high-volume OLTP and Data Warehouse platforms.
• Administer and support Oracle databases, Oracle RAC, ASM, RMAN and Data Guard using Broker.
• Monitor, diagnose and tune database, SQL and system performance in high-volume OLTP and Data Warehouse environments.
• Independently troubleshoot complex production issues, restore service, identify root cause and implement preventive actions.
• Manage Flashback technologies, partitioning, indexes, tables, statistics and database maintenance activities.
• Perform database patching, upgrades, migrations, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery validation.
• Automate recurring DBA activities using Shell, SQL and PL/SQL scripting or relevant automation tools.
• Review database architecture and recommend improvements for availability, scalability, resilience, and performance.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and engineering teams during incidents, changes, and planned maintenance.

Required Skills *

• 10+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience in large enterprise production environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle RAC, Data Guard Broker, Flashback, RMAN, ASM and Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Advanced performance tuning skills using AWR, ASH, ADDM, execution plans, and database wait-event analysis.
• Experience managing high-volume OLTP and large Data Warehouse databases.
• Strong understanding of Oracle architecture, internals, high availability and recovery concepts.
• Hands-on expertise in partitioning, indexing strategies, table maintenance, statistics and space management.
• Proven experience in Oracle patching, automation and technical root cause analysis.
• Ability to take end-to-end ownership and resolve issues independently with minimal supervision.

Skills

Oracle Database Administration Oracle RAC Performance Tuning