Oracle Database Administrator

NTT DATA, Inc.; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT Data is hiring an Oracle Database Administrator in Sydney CBD for a 6-month contract with high extension potential. The role demands administration of Oracle environments, RAC/Data Guard, RMAN, and performance tuning, with patching, upgrades, backups and 24/7 production support.

Hybrid work requires 2 days onsite and strong governance practices. The successful candidate will be experienced in enterprise or government environments, with Linux/Unix exposure and excellent problem-solving and

Qualifications

• Strong Oracle DBA experience.
• Hands-on with RAC, Data Guard and RMAN.
• Experience with backup, patching and upgrades.
• Exposure to Linux/Unix environments.
• Experience in government environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Oracle database environments to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Perform database performance tuning and optimisation activities.
• Manage Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and RMAN configurations and support.
• Execute backup, recovery, patching, and database upgrade activities.
• Monitor database health and proactively troubleshoot issues.
• Support production deployments, changes, and incident resolution.
• Work closely with infrastructure and application teams in a governed enterprise environment.

Skills

Oracle DBA

Oracle RAC

Data Guard

RMAN

SQL tuning

Linux/Unix

Govt environment

Tools

Linux/Unix

Job description

Role Title: Oracle Database Administrator

Location: Sydney CBD

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6-Month Contract with high possibility of extension

Working Flexibility: Hybrid (2 days onsite)

Role Overview

NTT Data is seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator to support secure, highly available enterprise database environments. You will be responsible for database administration, performance optimisation, patching, upgrades, backup and recovery activities, monitoring, troubleshooting, and supporting production changes within a highly governed environment.

Is innovation part of your DNA? Do you want to enable a connected future for people, organizations, and society?

Join our growing global NTT team and you’ll be part of the world’s largest ICT company (by revenue). We’ve combined the capabilities of 28 remarkable companies to become one, leading technology services provider. Together, we help our people, clients, and communities do great things with technology to create a more secure and connected future. We employ 40,000 people across 57 countries. By bringing together the world’s best technology companies and emerging innovators, we work together to deliver sustainable outcomes to businesses and the world. Innovation is part of our DNA. We believe it’s key to what makes us different. So, we strive to move forward, challenge the status quo, and drive excellence through the technologies we integrate and the services we deliver around the world. The result is connected cities, connected factories, connected healthcare, connected agriculture, connected conservation, connected mobility, and connected sport. Together we enable the connected future.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Oracle database environments to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Perform database performance tuning and optimisation activities.
• Manage Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and RMAN configurations and support.
• Execute backup, recovery, patching, and database upgrade activities.
• Monitor database health and proactively troubleshoot issues.
• Support production deployments, changes, and incident resolution.
• Work closely with infrastructure and application teams in a governed enterprise environment.

Skills & Experience

• Strong previous experience in Oracle Database Administration.
• Hands‑on expertise with Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and RMAN.
• Strong capability in database performance tuning and SQL troubleshooting.
• Experience undertaking backup, recovery, patching, and upgrade activities.
• Exposure to Linux/Unix operating environments.
• Experience supporting critical enterprise or government environments.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

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