Oracle DBA

Veriipro; Berwyn (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro in Berwyn, PA, is looking for a skilled Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to manage Oracle database systems on AIX. The role emphasizes platform-level administration and troubleshooting for optimal performance and availability.

The ideal candidate possesses strong experience with Oracle DBA responsibilities and must effectively collaborate with teams to address performance issues. Key responsibilities include maintaining multiple EBIS instances and ensuring high database availability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Oracle DBA on AIX platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle database installation, configuration, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with performance tuning and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Administer Oracle database systems, including installation and maintenance.
• Manage instances of EBIS 11 on AIX platforms.
• Monitor database health and ensure uptime and availability.

Skills

Oracle DBA experience

Performance tuning

Monitoring tools

Troubleshooting

Oracle Java clients

Job description

We are seeking a skilled Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to manage and maintain Oracle database systems hosted on AIX. The role focuses on platform-level administration and troubleshooting, ensuring database performance, stability, and high availability. This position does not include support for the Oracle EBIS application itself but requires strong expertise in Oracle platform administration and related Java clients.

Primary Responsibilities

• Administer Oracle database systems, including installation, configuration, upgrades, consolidation, monitoring, tuning, and maintenance.
• Manage 7 instances of EBIS 11 on AIX platforms.
• Perform platform troubleshooting to identify and resolve database and server-level issues.
• Support Oracle Java clients and Red Hat Java proxy clients.
• Execute periodic maintenance tasks such as resolving stuck jobs, restarting services on proxy servers, and performing weekly system reboots.
• Monitor database health, system performance, and ensure uptime and availability.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams for platform-level escalations and performance optimizations.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as an Oracle DBA on AIX platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle database installation, configuration, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Hands‑on experience with performance tuning and monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with Oracle Java clients and Red Hat Java proxy clients.
• Expertise in platform‑level troubleshooting; application‑level support is not required.
• Ability to perform regular maintenance tasks and ensure system stability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EBIS 11 database instances.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration with IT and infrastructure teams.