Senior Oracle Exadata DBA (Hybrid)

Serigor • Raleigh, NC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The client is seeking an experienced Oracle Exadata DBA to lead the migration of large Oracle 19c databases (100+ TB) from standard AWS environments to Oracle Exadata in AWS. The role administers, optimizes, and supports Exadata platforms across development, test, and production environments, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability for a large portfolio of applications. The DBA works with engineering and application teams to modernize database architecture, streamline data models, and apply best practices for mission-critical systems on Exadata in AWS.

This position involves end-to-end database migration, Exadata configuration and optimization, database administration, performance tuning, high availability and disaster recovery, replication, troubleshooting, backups, restores, patching, and upgrades.

Requirements

• 7 years of experience with Oracle Exadata architecture, including storage cells, InfiniBand networking, Smart Scan, and Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC).
• 7 years of experience managing storage with Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) and monitoring ASM disk groups.
• 3 years of experience applying Exadata storage cell, compute node, and firmware patches, as well as database-level PSU/DBRU/Release Updates.
• 3 years of experience with performance tuning at both the database and Exadata storage layers.
• 5 years of experience troubleshooting complex issues across database, operating system, and Exadata storage components.
• 2 years of experience designing database schemas, access patterns, indexing, and locking strategies, and tuning Oracle databases.
• 2 years of experience using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) or Cloud Control for monitoring and diagnostics.
• 2 years of experience installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining GoldenGate.
• 5 years of strong SQL writing skills.
• 5 years of experience participating in an on-call rotation and weekend work.
• 2 years of experience with advanced security and Oracle Data Guard replication.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end migration of large Oracle 19c databases to Oracle Exadata in AWS, including planning, execution, cutover, and validation.
• Design and implement Exadata-optimized database configurations, storage features, and performance strategies.
• Manage Exadata environments across development, test, and production, including schema design, data modeling, and SQL optimization.
• Perform advanced performance tuning using AWR/ASH analysis, indexing, partitioning, and resource management.
• Administer high-availability and disaster-recovery configurations using Oracle Data Guard.
• Implement and manage replication solutions such as Oracle GoldenGate.
• Troubleshoot performance, configuration, and availability issues across Exadata and Linux platforms.
• Execute backups, restores, patching, and upgrades for Exadata environments.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and perform weekend work.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed