Senior Oracle DBA & Grid/RAC Architect

Wabtec Corporation; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 105,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation is seeking a Senior Oracle DBA to join our Digital Technology team. You will manage Oracle 19c environments, implement GRID/RAC on RedHat Linux, and ensure security, performance, and high availability across on-prem and cloud deployments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to deliver mission-critical database solutions, support Oracle EBS, and drive operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise Oracle environments (12c or higher).
• Expertise in Oracle 19c administration and related tools.
• Proven experience implementing Oracle 19c GRID/RAC architecture on RedHat Enterprise Linux.
• Proficiency in SSH/KSH/BASH scripting.
• Advanced Data Guard expertise (switchover and debugging).
• Experience with cloud environment technologies, preferably AWS, OCI.
• Knowledge of Oracle security best practices and patching methodologies.
• Strong understanding of Oracle tuning and operational support best practices.
• Operations mindset – ITSM at scale.

Responsibilities

• Install, upgrade, configure, tune, debug, and patch all components of the Oracle 19c technology stack, including GRID, ASM, Clusterware, and database instances.
• Install, upgrade, configure, tune, and debug all aspects of Oracle DataGuard.
• Monitor and tune Cloud databases and components.
• Monitor, patch, tune and debug Oracle EBS.
• Monitor database performance, space utilization, identify potential problems and ensure database availability.
• Install, upgrade, configure, and patch Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c.
• Install, upgrade, configure, and patch Oracle pluggable database configurations using 19c.
• Designs, implements, and maintains database and database infrastructure security.
• Provide evaluation, architecture, and integration skills to support COTS and/or developed products within the Oracle database framework.
• Implement architected HA/DR solutions to ensure application availability.
• Identify and develop automation of repetitive processes to minimize errors and maximize service delivery using Linux scripting, SQL, PL/SQL and cron jobs.
• Interface and communicate effectively across various support teams and with senior management.
• Support 24/7/365 applications based in local data centers, the cloud (AWS & OCI).
• Research technology, support business requirements, propose changes, and develop migration and implementation.
• Manage the general contractor DBA team to ensure they follow standards and meet SLAs.
• Manage ticketing and incidents in ServiceNow to ensure SLAs are met or exceeded.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Oracle 19c

GRID/RAC

SSH scripting

Data Guard

AWS/OCI

Oracle security

Oracle tuning

ITSM

Linux (RHEL)

ServiceNow

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c

ServiceNow

Job description

Wabtec Corporation is seeking a Senior Oracle DBA to join our Digital Technology team. You will manage Oracle 19c environments, implement GRID/RAC on RedHat Linux, and ensure security, performance, and high availability across on-prem and cloud deployments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to deliver mission-critical database solutions, support Oracle EBS, and drive operational excellence.