Remote Oracle DBA - 19c RAC & Data Guard Expert

Harris Computer; Kentucky; Remote; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & time off

Medical benefits

Stock ownership

RRSP/401k matching

Job summary

Cayenta, a division of Harris, is seeking a Technical Consultant with hands-on Oracle Database Administration expertise to join our Managed Services team. You will administer Oracle 19c databases, including RAC and Data Guard, and maintain high availability in production environments.

This remote role welcomes candidates anywhere in the US and Canada, with preference for PST timezone. Salary ranges are provided: 75K–85K USD per year, plus opportunity to contribute to DR planning and performance

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience deploying, administering, and supporting Oracle 19c databases, including Oracle RAC and Data Guard standby database environments.
• Production experience managing Oracle RAC clusters, including cluster administration, troubleshooting, and high-availability operations.
• Experience configuring, administering, and maintaining Oracle Data Guard standby databases.
• Strong working knowledge of Oracle Grid Infrastructure, Oracle Clusterware, and ASM.
• Experience administering Oracle databases on RHEL and/or Oracle Linux, with working knowledge of both operating environments.
• Proven ability to perform Oracle database performance tuning, including SQL optimization, execution-plan analysis, and use of Oracle diagnostic tools.
• Experience with Oracle RMAN backup, restore, and recovery operations.
• Practical experience with Oracle database patching, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Strong Linux troubleshooting skills and familiarity with shell scripting.
• Experience troubleshooting complex production incidents and performing root-cause analysis.
• Strong communication, analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and take ownership of customer issues.
• Ownership, Curiosity, Sound judgment, Persistence, Collaboration, Continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, administer, and maintain Oracle Database 19c environments.
• Manage Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), including cluster health, node management, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Administer Oracle Data Guard physical standby databases, including monitoring redo transport and apply, troubleshooting replication issues, and supporting switchover and failover activities.
• Install, configure, patch, and maintain Oracle Grid Infrastructure, Clusterware, and Automatic Storage Management (ASM).
• Perform database and Grid Infrastructure patching, upgrades, and scheduled maintenance while minimizing customer disruption.
• Monitor database availability, capacity, storage, performance, and overall system health.
• Support backup and recovery procedures using Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN).
• Participate in disaster recovery planning, validation, and testing.

Skills

Oracle 19c

RAC

Data Guard

Grid Infrastructure

RMAN

Shell scripting

RHEL Linux

SQL tuning

On-call support

Production support

Tools

Jira

ASM

Job description

Cayenta, a division of Harris, is seeking a Technical Consultant with hands-on Oracle Database Administration expertise to join our Managed Services team. You will administer Oracle 19c databases, including RAC and Data Guard, and maintain high availability in production environments.

This remote role welcomes candidates anywhere in the US and Canada, with preference for PST timezone. Salary ranges are provided: 75K–85K USD per year, plus opportunity to contribute to DR planning and performance