Oracle DBA (Database Administrator)

Stem Xpert; Weehawken (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services provider is seeking an experienced Oracle DBA in Weehawken, NJ. This role includes managing DBaaS infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance, and overseeing deployment strategies. Candidates should have experience with Oracle technologies, including Enterprise Manager and Internet Directory, along with strong communication skills to engage with development teams. Flexibility for after-hours work is required. This position offers a 12+ month contract with competitive remuneration.

Qualifications

• Experience in administering Oracle Enterprise Manager in an enterprise environment.
• Experience in administering Oracle Internet Directory in an enterprise environment.
• Experience in administering Oracle Appliances including patching and management.
• Strong tuning experience in analyzing performance metrics for Oracle databases.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle technologies such as DBMS, Data Guard, RAC, RMAN.

Responsibilities

• Oversee DBaaS release deployment and manage associated infrastructure.
• Maintain core infrastructure including Oracle Cloud services.
• Perform vulnerability and life cycle management of core infrastructure.
• Coordinate with engineering for new functionality releases.

Skills

Oracle DBA

Experience with DBaaS

Performance tuning

Linux OS knowledge

Vulnerability management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)

Oracle Internet Directory (OID)

ExaData

ODA

Job description

Work Authorization: only Citizens, Green Card

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Responsibilities

• The requirement is to dedicate resources to DBaaS (Database As Service) release deployment, DBaaS infrastructure deployment and management of services associated with DBaaS.
• Experienced Oracle DBA for operational Run/Maintain of the core infrastructure underpinning an internal cloud offering (Oracle on Exadata/ODA).
• Manage the core infrastructure underpinning the private cloud – Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), Oracle Internet Directory (OID)
• Capacity management of the cloud infrastructure including placement, sizing, resource governance
• Life cycle management of the core DBaaS Infrastructure (OEM, OID)
• Vulnerability management of the core infrastructure (OEM, OID)
• Design and maintain the core-infrastructure including installation, patching, performance management, disaster recovery
• Interface to engineering on release of new functionality into the Cloud including monitoring templates, compliance templates, automation and self-service capabilities
• Assist Oracle Admins in other locations to manage the core infrastructure that is ring-fenced due to access constraints
• Operational strategy for management of infrastructure underpinning DBaaS (ExaData, ODA, other hardware) including patching, capacity management, DR, HA.

Minimum or Basic Requirements

Include minimum required education/degree, experience and/or background, computer skills, language skills, or licenses.

EXAMPLE

• Experience in administering OEM (preferably OEM 12C) in an enterprise environment
• Experience in administering OID (Oracle Internet Directory) in an enterprise environment
• Experience in administering Oracle Appliances (ExaData, ODA) including patching of OEL, Storage Cells and firmware
• Strong tuning experience in analyzing the performance metrics and provide recommendations in Oracle on Exadata.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle including DBMS, Data Guard, Golden Gate, RAC, RMAN
• Strong knowledge of OS (Linux) and Storage concepts
• Experience working for large enterprises preferably in the financial sector. Must be flexible to work on weekends or after-hours as required
• Must have the strong communication skill to deal directly with business and development teams.
• Must have strong technical skill to manage and take ownership of technical projects without any assistance.