Remote Oracle DBA - RAC & Data Guard Expert

Harris; United States; Remote; USD 53,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks vacation and 5 personal days

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Employee stock ownership and RRSP/401k

Remote work

Job summary

Cayenta, a division of Harris, is seeking a Technical Consultant to administer and optimize Oracle 19c databases including RAC and Data Guard. The role supports high-availability environments within a managed services context and involves Linux administration, scripting, and collaboration with multiple teams.

The position is remote with preference for PST timezone and candidates in the US or Canada.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years hands-on experience deploying, administering, and supporting Oracle 19c databases, including RAC and Data Guard.
• Experience managing Oracle RAC clusters, including cluster administration and high-availability operations.
• Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining Oracle Data Guard standby databases.
• Strong working knowledge of Oracle Grid Infrastructure, Clusterware, and ASM.
• Experience administering Oracle databases on RHEL/Oracle Linux.
• Proven ability to perform Oracle performance tuning and SQL optimization.
• Experience with RMAN backup, restore, and recovery operations.
• Experience with patching/upgrades and maintenance.
• Strong Linux scripting skills and problem solving.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, administer, and maintain Oracle 19c environments.
• Manage Oracle RAC clusters, including health, node management, and maintenance.
• Administer Oracle Data Guard physical standby databases and handle switchover/failover activities.
• Install and maintain Grid Infrastructure, Clusterware, and ASM; perform patching and maintenance.
• Monitor availability, capacity, storage, and performance; address issues promptly.
• Support RMAN backup, recovery, and disaster recovery testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with customers.
• Contribute to automation with shell scripts and tool-driven improvements.

Skills

Oracle DBA

RAC

Data Guard

Grid Infrastructure

RMAN

Shell scripting

Performance tuning

Troubleshooting

Linux administration

Disaster recovery

Tools

Oracle Grid Infrastructure

Oracle Clusterware

RMAN

ASM

RHEL

Oracle Linux

Job description

Cayenta, a division of Harris, is seeking a Technical Consultant to administer and optimize Oracle 19c databases including RAC and Data Guard. The role supports high-availability environments within a managed services context and involves Linux administration, scripting, and collaboration with multiple teams.

The position is remote with preference for PST timezone and candidates in the US or Canada.