Senior Oracle DBA: Exadata, RAC, Data Guard & GoldenGate

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 99,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation in Lincoln, NE is seeking an experienced Oracle DBA for a full-time role. You will administer Oracle databases, manage GoldenGate replication, Exadata infrastructure, RAC/ASM/Data Guard, and perform patching, upgrades, and DR testing.

The position requires 10+ years of Oracle database experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Oracle Database Administration: 10+ years of experience.
• Oracle GoldenGate installation, configuration, troubleshooting, performance tuning.
• Oracle Exadata administration, monitoring, patching, performance optimization.
• Oracle RAC and Oracle ASM experience.
• Oracle Data Guard / Active Data Guard experience.
• RMAN backup and recovery experience.
• OEM experience and performance tuning using AWR/ASH/ADDM.
• Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Experience in large-scale production environments; on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and support Oracle Database environments.
• Manage Oracle GoldenGate replication in uni- and bi-directional setups.
• Administer Exadata infrastructure and databases.
• Configure and troubleshoot RAC, ASM, and Data Guard.
• Perform installations, upgrades, patching, migrations, cloning, refreshes.
• Monitor performance with AWR/ASH/ADDM and OEM tools.
• Manage backups with RMAN and conduct DR testing.
• Implement HA/DR using Data Guard.
• Support production incidents and problem management.
• Collaborate with app, infra, and cloud teams during deployments.
• Automate DBA tasks with Shell scripts and Oracle utilities.
• Ensure security, compliance, and operational best practices.

Skills

Linux/Unix Administration

Shell Scripting

Strong troubleshooting

Excellent communication

Tools

Oracle Database Administration

Oracle GoldenGate

Oracle Exadata

Oracle RAC

Oracle ASM

Oracle Data Guard / Active Data Guard

RMAN

Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)

AWR/ASH/ADDM/SQL Tuning

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation in Lincoln, NE is seeking an experienced Oracle DBA for a full-time role. You will administer Oracle databases, manage GoldenGate replication, Exadata infrastructure, RAC/ASM/Data Guard, and perform patching, upgrades, and DR testing.

The position requires 10+ years of Oracle database experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work in a 24x7 on-call rotation.