Oracle Database Administrator

JPC Partners; Lower Providence Township (PA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in Lower Providence Township is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator for a new engineering team. The successful candidate will manage Oracle databases within IBM AIX and RedHat Linux environments, ensuring optimal performance. Responsibilities include daily database administration, supporting new projects, and enhancing services through automation. Required skills include experience with Oracle RAC and Dataguard, and a commitment to customer service. This position offers a collaborative work environment focused on continuous integration.

Qualifications

• Experience administering Oracle databases in UNIX environments.
• Skills in monitoring Oracle instances and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with configuration management and containerization.

Responsibilities

• Administer Oracle databases and related UNIX servers.
• Monitor database performance for optimal operation.
• Support continuous integration and automate administration tasks.

Skills

Oracle database administration

UNIX (IBM AIX or RedHat Linux)

Monitoring via OEM

Database tuning

Configuration management tools

Excellent communication

Tools

Oracle Dataguard

Oracle RAC

Microsoft SQL SSxS tools

Splunk

Exadata

Job description

JPC is looking for an Oracle Database Administrator that will be on a new team focused on engineering in IBM AIX UNIX, Oracle Exadata and RedHat Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Day to day administration of Oracle databases, Exadata and the UNIX (IBM AIX) servers they run on
• Monitoring of the Oracle database infrastructure to ensure optimum performance
• Supporting continuous integration code releases at the database layer
• Improving database support/administration services via the use of automation and other appropriate tooling
• Suggest improvements to current services provided based on past experiences and know-how
• Work with Java Developers and .NET Developers that use Oracle database
• Take part in new projects as Oracle SME (subject matter expert)
• Participate in Agile SCRUM meetings

Requirements

• Experience administering Oracle databases running on UNIX (IBM AIX or RedHat Linux).
• Experience with monitoring Oracle instances via OEM
• Experience with Oracle Dataguard and Oracle RAC
• Understanding of Oracle and database concepts and architecture (Goldengate experience is desired)
• Experience tuning queries and the overall database for performance
• Experience with configuration management tools like puppet/Ansible
• Experience with containers and Oracle’s pluggable database infrastructure
• Experience with UNIX, either IBM AIX and/or RedHat Linux (RHEL)
• Excellent communication /customer service skills
• Ability to understand others and clearly express thoughts
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service and quality deliverables
• Have an understanding of backup and recovery tools e.g. Cohesity, Spectrum Protect etc.

Desired Skills

• Microsoft SQL SSxS tools (SSIS/SSRS)
• Splunk
• Exadata