DBA Manager

Cubic Transportation Systems; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cubic Transportation Systems in Hyderabad is seeking a hands-on Team Leader for Oracle Database Administrators. You will lead a geographically dispersed SME team, define roadmaps, manage upgrades and cloud adoption, and ensure robust backup, recovery, and DR strategies across environments.

The role requires 12+ years in Oracle DBA and 5+ years leading teams, with expertise in RAC/ASM/Data Guard and cloud platforms. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or information technology.
• 12+ years of Oracle database administration experience and 5+ years of leading technical teams.
• Oracle Database Architecture: RAC, ASM, Data Guard understanding.
• Performance Tuning: AWR, ADDM, SQL tuning, diagnostics.
• Cloud Platforms: OCI, AWS, or Azure for hybrid/cloud deployments.
• Security & Compliance: encryption, auditing, regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead database teams aligned with business goals.
• Define and drive database roadmaps, including upgrades, migrations, and cloud adoption.
• Lead the administration and optimization of Oracle databases (12c/19c+).
• Design and implement backup, recovery, and DR strategies using RMAN/Data Guard.
• Monitor database performance and resolve issues with diagnostic tools.
• Ensure data governance and security policies are followed.

Skills

Oracle DBA

Leadership

Performance Tuning

Cloud Usage

Data Guard

SQL Tuning

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IT

Tools

OCI

AWS

Azure

Job description

Business Unit: Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details

Job Summary: A hands-on role responsible for leading a team of Database Administrators organized by subject matter expertise and/or geographic location. The Team Leader will be required to build a cohesive, motivated team and work alongside a complicated set of geographically dispersed stakeholders including management, technology architects and technology staff to assist in the lifecycle of new client services, from design and development, through to implementation and on-going support. The role holder will ensure the team adhere to best practices, will promote team working and clear communication and ensure workload prioritization. The role holder will ensure that processes are in place to ensure assigned systems are monitored, maintained and supported alongside ensuring that assigned project tasks or work streams are delivered on time and to budget. As part of the full lifecycle management the Team Leader will contribute to, and ensure adherence to the development, communication and implementation of a clear strategy.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead database teams, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Management of the assigned SME or geographically located team
• Define and drive database roadmaps, including upgrades, migrations, and cloud adoption.
• Lead the administration and optimization of Oracle databases (12c, 19c, or later), including RAC, ASM, OGG and Data Guard.
• Design and implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies using RMAN and Oracle Data Guard.
• Monitor database performance and proactively resolve issues using AWR, ADDM, and other diagnostic tools.
• Manage database patching, upgrades, and migrations across environments
• Collaborate with application developers and infrastructure teams to support business-critical applications.
• Ensure compliance with data governance and security policies.
• Participate in capacity planning and architecture reviews.
• Provide expert level troubleshooting to quickly identify and resolve database related incidents across a wide array of technologies and platforms
• Participate in root cause analysis and problem resolution triage sessions
• Make technical decisions during high priority incidents focused on impact remediation and communicates clearly to call participants and leadership
• Understand current capacity issues and the capacity planning processes
• Work with team to review change requests, Problem and Vendor Management
• Align day-to-day activities with broader organizational objectives
• Support a rigorous change control process including reviewing, and implementing change records for database activities
• Participate in special projects representing database operations on new implementations or troubleshooting deep dives
• Conduct performance reviews and support career growth within the Oracle team.
• Mentor DBAs and provide technical leadership.

Skills, knowledge and experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in Oracle database administration and 5+ years of exp Leading technical teams
• Oracle Database Architecture: In-depth knowledge of Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard.
• Performance Tuning: Mastery of AWR, ADDM, SQL tuning, and system diagnostics.
• Backup & Recovery: Proficiency with RMAN, and disaster recovery planning.
• Cloud Platforms: Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS, or Azure for hybrid or cloud-native deployments.
• Security & Compliance: Implementing encryption, auditing, and regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL and other opensource databases.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Analytical Thinking: Solving performance or architectural challenges with data-driven decisions.
• Collaboration: Working cross-functionally with application, infrastructure, and security teams.

Desirable: Oracle and/or Microsoft Certifications Foundation in ITIL

Worker Type: Employee

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). CTS is an industry-leading integrator of payment and information solutions and related services for intelligent travel applications. CTS delivers integrated systems for transportation and traffic management, delivering tools for travelers to choose the smartest and easiest way to travel and pay for their journeys, and enabling transportation authorities and agencies to manage demand across the entire transportation network. Cubic Defense provides networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) solutions, and live, virtual, constructive and game-based training solutions for both U.S. and Allied Forces. These mission-inspired capabilities enable assured multi-domain access; converged digital intelligence; and superior readiness for defense, intelligence, security and commercial missions. Cubic is proud to have a presence in over 60 countries and employ over 5,000 people worldwide.

We are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law.

For more information on Equal Employment please visit: http://www.cubic.com/Careers/Applicant-Help To learn more, visit Cubic.com.

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