Oracle DBA (Database Migration & DMS Specialist)

Randstad Digital Americas; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Short-term disability

ADT & Life insurance

Job summary

Randstad Digital Americas seeks an experienced Oracle DBA contractor in Houston to administer and migrate Oracle databases across production and non-production environments. Your responsibilities include installation, patching, upgrades, backups, and RMAN recovery, with a focus on RAC, Data Guard, and performance tuning.

You will plan migrations using DMS, GoldenGate, and Data Pump, assess risks, and ensure minimal downtime during cutovers, while documenting procedures for business continuity.

Qualifications

• Strong Oracle DBA administration experience across 11g/12c/19c/21c environments.
• Expertise in Oracle RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, OEM, and SQL performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience with DMS and Oracle database migrations.
• Experience with OCI, Exadata, cloud migrations, and zeromin downtime strategies.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and maintain Oracle databases in prod and non-prod environments.
• Perform installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, backup and recovery activities.
• Manage Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, and performance tuning initiatives.
• Plan and execute database migrations using DMS, GoldenGate, Data Pump, RMAN, and related tools.
• Assess environments and define migration strategies, plan cutovers, mitigate risks.
• Troubleshoot migration issues, ensure data consistency, minimize downtime during cutovers.
• Implement HADR solutions and support business continuity requirements.
• Maintain migration runbooks, operational procedures, and technical documentation.

Skills

Oracle DBA administration

Oracle RAC

Data Guard

RMAN

SQL performance tuning

DMS (Database Migration Service)

OCI

GoldenGate

Scripting (Shell/SQL/PLSQL)

Automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Oracle GoldenGate

OEM

SQL Developer

Job description

• Administer monitor and maintain Oracle databases in production and nonproduction environments


• Perform database installation configuration patching upgrades backup and recovery activities


• Manage Oracle RAC ASM Data Guard RMAN and performance tuning initiatives


• Plan and execute database migration projects using Oracle Database Migration Service DMS Oracle GoldenGate Data Pump RMAN and related migration tools


• Assess source and target environments define migration strategies perform cutover planning and mitigate migration risks


• Troubleshoot migration issues validate data consistency and ensure minimal downtime during cutovers


• Implement HADR solutions and support business continuity requirements


• Maintain migration runbooks operational procedures and technical documentation

Job Summary

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location: Houston, Texas

job type: Contract

salary: $60 - 70 per hour

work hours: 8am to 4pm

education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Administer monitor and maintain Oracle databases in production and nonproduction environments


• Perform database installation configuration patching upgrades backup and recovery activities


• Manage Oracle RAC ASM Data Guard RMAN and performance tuning initiatives


• Plan and execute database migration projects using Oracle Database Migration Service DMS Oracle GoldenGate Data Pump RMAN and related migration tools


• Assess source and target environments define migration strategies perform cutover planning and mitigate migration risks


• Troubleshoot migration issues validate data consistency and ensure minimal downtime during cutovers


• Implement HADR solutions and support business continuity requirements


• Maintain migration runbooks operational procedures and technical documentation

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Strong Oracle DBA administration experience 11g12c19c21c


• Expertise in Oracle RAC ASM Data Guard RMAN OEM and SQL performance tuning


• Handson experience with Oracle DMS Database Migration Service and Oracle database migrations


• Experience with OCI Exadata ExaCC or cloud migration projects


• Knowledge of GoldenGate replication and zerominimal downtime migration strategies


• Strong troubleshooting scripting ShellSQLPLSQL and automation skills


• Experience supporting critical production environments

Preferred Skills

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI certification


• Experience with crossplatform migrations and database modernization initiatives


• Exposure to AWS RDS for Oracle or Azure Oracle workloads

Deliverables

• Migration


• DMS configuration and execution plans


• Cutover and rollback procedures

Skills

AWS RDS,cloud migration projects,database installation,database migration,database,Azure,Oracle,OCI,Oracle Cloud Infrastructure,Data Guard,Oracle Database,Oracle DBA,Exadata,Oracle RAC,performance tuning,tuning,RMAN,scripting,Strong troubleshooting,SQL performance,Troubleshoot,administration,automation skills,business continuity,Oracle Cloud Infrastructure,OCI,data consistency,Pump,risks,migration strategies,technical documentation

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At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.