Senior Oracle Exadata DBA – Lead Migrations

IDR, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Full benefits

Industry-leading organization

Job summary

IDR, Inc. is seeking a Sr Oracle DBA in Raleigh, NC to lead the migration of large Oracle 19c databases to Exadata in AWS. The role focuses on optimizing, administering, and supporting Exadata platforms across development, test, and production environments to ensure high performance and reliability.

Ideal candidates will have extensive Exadata experience, strong ASM and SQL skills, and a history of on-call rotations. Competitive benefits and long-term opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years deep understanding of Oracle Exadata architecture including storage cells, InfiniBand networking, Smart Scan and HCC
• 7+ years managing ASM storage and monitoring ASM disk groups
• 5+ years troubleshooting complex issues across database, OS, and Exadata storage components
• 5+ years strong SQL writing skills
• 5+ years on-call rotation and weekend work
• 3+ years applying Exadata storage cell, compute node, and firmware patches, DBRU/Release Updates

Responsibilities

• Lead the migration of large Oracle 19c databases (100+ TB) from standard AWS environments to Oracle Exadata in AWS.
• Optimize, administer, and support Exadata platforms across development, test, and production environments to ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with client teams to ensure smooth cutovers, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance of Exadata systems.

Skills

Exadata architecture

ASM storage

SQL skills

On-call experience

Exadata patching

AWS environments

Job description

IDR, Inc. is seeking a Sr Oracle DBA in Raleigh, NC to lead the migration of large Oracle 19c databases to Exadata in AWS. The role focuses on optimizing, administering, and supporting Exadata platforms across development, test, and production environments to ensure high performance and reliability.

Ideal candidates will have extensive Exadata experience, strong ASM and SQL skills, and a history of on-call rotations. Competitive benefits and long-term opportunities are offered.