Oracle Database Administrator

Tech Mahindra; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Tech Mahindra is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator to manage production and pre-production environments, provide 24x7 operational support, and follow approved runbooks for patching and changes.

You will work with RMAN backups, perform health checks, monitor tablespace usage, and escalate issues to L3 with logs and observations. A bachelor’s degree and Oracle DBA experience are mandatory.

This full-time role requires rotating shifts and a commitment to ITSM processes via ServiceNow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required (mandatory).
• Hands-on experience administering Oracle databases in production/pre-production environments.
• Knowledge of RMAN backups, restores and validation under supervision.
• Familiarity with Oracle preventive maintenance: stats gathering and health checks.
• Ability to monitor tablespace usage and storage growth trends.
• Exposure to Oracle performance monitoring and wait events; basic CPU/memory/I/O awareness.
• Follow approved runbooks for patching, parameter updates and controlled restarts with supervision.
• Experience with ITSM processes in ServiceNow for logging, incidents and requests.
• Experience supporting access changes, schema refreshes and routine operational requests.
• Familiarity with Oracle tools (SQL Developer, OEM) for daily monitoring.
• Ability to escalate issues to L3 with logs and observations.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 operational support with rotating shifts.
• Assist in implementing Oracle changes per approved runbooks.
• Monitor and maintain Oracle databases in production environments.
• Support backup/restore operations and validation procedures.
• Document incidents, changes and runbooks in ServiceNow.
• Escalate complex issues to L3 with relevant logs and data.

Skills

Oracle DBA

RMAN backups

Performance monitoring

ITSM ServiceNow

Runbooks

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL Developer

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Job description

A Bachelor’s or Higher Degree is the minimum entry required for the position

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Job Description

• Skill Set : Oracle Database Administration
• Candidate must have bachelor’s degree. (Mandatory)

Skills and Experience

• Hands-on experience assisting in the administration of Oracle databases in production or pre-production environments, including basic instance startup/shutdown and routine operational tasks under guidance.
• Working knowledge of Oracle backup and recovery fundamentals, including RMAN backup execution, restore operations under supervision, and validation of backup success.
• Familiarity with Oracle preventive maintenance activities, including optimizer statistics gathering, basic health checks, and execution of scheduled maintenance tasks.
• Ability to perform basic Oracle health diagnostics, including monitoring tablespace usage, identifying storage growth trends, and flagging common availability risks for escalation.
• Basic exposure to Oracle performance monitoring, including identifying slow SQL, observing wait events at a high level, and monitoring CPU, memory, and I/O utilization.
• Ability to follow approved runbooks and procedures to support Oracle changes such as patching assistance, parameter updates, and controlled restarts with supervision.
• Working understanding of ITSM processes using ServiceNow, including logging, updating, and tracking Incident and Request tickets with proper documentation.
• Experience supporting request fulfillment activities, such as access changes, schema refresh support, and routine operational requests using defined processes.
• Familiarity with Oracle administration tools, such as Oracle SQL Developer and basic exposure to Oracle Enterprise Manager for daily monitoring activities.
• Demonstrated ability to escalation issues promptly and accurately to L3 Oracle DBAs with relevant logs, observations, and collected evidence.
• This role requires providing 24x7 operational support and working in rotational shifts

Recommended Certifications

• Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate
• Oracle Certified Associate - Preferred
• Windows 2019/22/ Redhat Linux 8.x/9.x
• ITIL V4

The pay rangeforthis role is $75,000- $110,000 per annum including any bonuses or variable pay. Tech Mahindra also offers benefits like medical, vision, dental, life, disability insuranceand paid time off (including holidays, parental leave, and sick leave, as required by law).

Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities. Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at [e-mail].