Title: Senior Oracle/Exadata DBA.
Location: Raleigh, NC.
Duration: 6+ Months Contract (3 days Office and 2 days Remote).
Need someone local.
1st Virtual Interview
2nd In-Person Interview.
Our Direct client requires a Senior Oracle Exadata DBA to provide development and optimization support to various applications using Oracle Database on AWS.
Technical Questions
- Please describe the candidate’s experience with Oracle Exadata and Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM).
- Please describe a key achievement in the Oracle database domain as a Senior Oracle DBA.
- Please describe a key achievement related to resource or cost optimization on AWS or Azure cloud platforms.
Skill | Required / Desired | Required Experience | Candidate Experience |
Deep understanding of Oracle Exadata architecture (Storage Cells, InfiniBand, Smart Scan, HCC) | Required | 5+ Years | ___ Years |
Oracle ASM (Automatic Storage Management) – Disk group management & monitoring | Required | 5+ Years | ___ Years |
Oracle DB installation, patching & upgrades (Exadata patches, PSU/DBRU/Release Updates) | Required | 3+ Years | ___ Years |
Performance tuning (Database + Exadata storage layer) | Required | 2+ Years | ___ Years |
Database design (schemas, indexing, locking strategies, access patterns) | Required | 7+ Years | ___ Years |
Troubleshooting across DB, OS & Exadata infrastructure | Required | 7+ Years | ___ Years |
Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) / Cloud Control monitoring & diagnostics | Required | 2+ Years | ___ Years |
Advanced SQL writing and query optimization | Required | 7+ Years | ___ Years |
Willingness for on-call rotation & weekend support | Required | As needed | Yes / No |
We are seeking an experienced Oracle Exadata DBA to manage and optimize Oracle databases on Exadata and Linux platforms in the AWS cloud environment. This role includes ownership of application schemas, database design, extensions, and ongoing support across development, test, and production environments. The position requires strong expertise in database performance tuning, administration, replication, and high‑availability solutions such as Oracle Data Guard.
This individual will play a key role in leading database strategy and implementing best practices for large‑scale, high‑volume application systems. They will collaborate with development teams to support application modernization initiatives and ensure database components are designed for scalability, reliability, and optimal performance in AWS.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain Oracle database environments (development, test, production) running on Exadata and Linux in AWS.
- Collaborate with application developers to define data requirements, design tables and schemas, and assist with SQL development and optimization.
- Support application modernization efforts by providing robust, scalable database solutions.
- Lead the design, implementation, and management of application schemas, database structures, and extensions.
- Provide technical support for Oracle databases, including diagnosis and resolution of performance, configuration, and availability issues.
- Develop and maintain procedures, standards, and best practices for database operations in cloud environments.
- Administer high‑availability and disaster recovery configurations using Oracle Data Guard.
- Implement and manage replication solutions such as Oracle GoldenGate.
- Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and resource management for high‑volume workloads.
- Conduct regular database backups, restores, patching, and upgrades.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to receiving your reply today.
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