Senior Oracle Database Adminstation Engineer

Oracle; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle, a global leader in cloud and autonomous database solutions, is seeking an experienced Oracle DBA/Exadata Engineer in Mumbai. You will manage Exadata RAC/ASM environments, diagnose performance and availability issues, and lead upgrades and patching for mission-critical databases.

The role requires 6–10+ years of hands-on experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and a customer-focused mindset. Some shifts and weekend work may be required to support global databases and incident

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years of hands-on Oracle DBA/Database Engineer experience.
• Strong hands-on Oracle Database Administration & troubleshooting.
• Strong experience with Oracle Exadata architecture and administration.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Oracle RAC and ASM.
• Strong Oracle Database Performance Tuning and troubleshooting skills.
• Hands-on experience with Data Guard, including Physical Standby, Active Data Guard and Data Guard Broker.
• Strong RMAN Backup, Restore & Recovery experience, including complex recovery scenarios.
• Experience with Database Installation, Upgrades, Migrations & Patching.
• Strong production troubleshooting skills across performance, availability, RAC/ASM, backup/recovery, and patching.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex/critical production incidents under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer-facing and service/support mindset.
• Willingness to work in shifts and weekends, when required.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Oracle databases running on Exadata and RAC/ASM environments.
• Troubleshoot database performance, availability, backup/recovery, Data Guard, and infrastructure-related issues.
• Perform database upgrades, migrations, installations and patching.
• Manage and troubleshoot RMAN backup/recovery and Data Guard environments.
• Perform performance analysis and recommend preventive/proactive improvements.
• Handle critical production incidents and provide timely technical resolution.
• Collaborate with customers and global engineering/support teams across time zones.
• Maintain high standards of availability, reliability, customer satisfaction and engineering quality.

Skills

Oracle Database Administration

Exadata architecture

Oracle RAC

Oracle ASM

Performance Tuning

Data Guard

RMAN backup/recovery

Database upgrades/migrations/patching

Troubleshooting

Shift/weekend readiness

Customer-facing

Communication skills

Tools

RMAN

GoldenGate

Data Guard Broker

ZDLRA

Job description

Job Description

Oracle DBA / Exadata Engineer

Location: Mumbai

Experience

• 6–10+ years** of hands-on experience as an Oracle DBA / Database Engineer supporting enterprise and mission-critical production environments.

Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on **Oracle Database Administration & Troubleshooting**
• Strong experience with **Oracle Exadata architecture and administration**
• Advanced hands-on experience with **Oracle RAC and ASM**
• Strong **Oracle Database Performance Tuning** and troubleshooting skills
• Hands-on experience with **Data Guard**, including:
• Physical Standby
• Active Data Guard
• Data Guard Broker
• Strong **RMAN Backup, Restore & Recovery** experience, including complex recovery scenarios
• Experience with **Database Installation, Upgrades, Migrations & Patching**
• Strong production troubleshooting skills across **performance, availability, RAC/ASM, backup/recovery, and patching**
• Ability to diagnose and resolve **complex/critical production incidents** under pressure
• Excellent **written and verbal communication skills**
• Strong customer-facing and **service/support mindset**
• Willingness to work in **shifts and weekends**, when required

Good-to-Have Skills

• **Oracle GoldenGate** replication and troubleshooting
• **ZDLRA (Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance)** administration/support
• Logical Data Guard experience
• Experience troubleshooting **Exadata-specific performance and patching issues**
• Experience supporting large-scale, highly available, business-critical Oracle environments
• Oracle/Exadata certifications or relevant advanced technical certifications

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support Oracle databases running on **Exadata and RAC/ASM environments**
• Troubleshoot database performance, availability, backup/recovery, Data Guard, and infrastructure-related issues
• Perform **database upgrades, migrations, installations and patching**
• Manage and troubleshoot **RMAN backup/recovery and Data Guard environments**
• Perform performance analysis and recommend preventive/proactive improvements
• Handle critical production incidents and provide timely technical resolution
• Collaborate with customers and global engineering/support teams across time zones
• Maintain high standards of availability, reliability, customer satisfaction and engineering quality

Career Level - IC3

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