Senior Oracle DBA

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Agile
Continuous Improvement
Database Administration
DevOps
JIRA
IT Service Management
Oracle
PL/SQL
Scripting
PostgreSQL
Oracle RAC
Oracle Exadata

Job Details

Senior Oracle DBA Contract Length: 12-18 months+
Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid 3 days onsite)

No 3rd party recruiters please.


We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Oracle DBA to join a dynamic and fast-paced infrastructure team. This role involves providing Tier 3 support for critical production environments, with a strong focus on Oracle 12c/18c/19c, Exadata, RAC, and Data Guard. You will play a key role in performance tuning, automation, issue resolution, and service improvement efforts across a complex enterprise landscape.

Join a dynamic, high-energy team committed to delivering impactful results on complex and challenging projects. If you excel under pressure, enjoy tackling sophisticated technical problems, and are passionate about continuous improvement, this is the environment for you. You'll work with leading-edge database technologies like Exadata and RAC, contribute to high-visibility enterprise initiatives, and collaborate with a skilled, supportive team. This is a place where initiative is encouraged, learning is constant, and technical excellence is valued!

Must-Have Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of experience as an Oracle DBA with deep knowledge of Oracle 12c/18c/19c
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Exadata, including patching, monitoring, and performance tuning
  • Strong experience in SQL, PL/SQL, scripting, and automation
  • Proven expertise in RAC, Data Guard, OEM13c, and backup/recovery (RMAN, Data Pump)
  • Experience supporting production systems with critical uptime requirements
  • Familiarity with Linux/Solaris, Veritas Cluster, and infrastructure-level troubleshooting
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for incident management and stakeholder engagement
  • Ability to take ownership of complex issues and deliver scalable, long-term solutions
  • Experience as a PostgreSQL DBA (installation, optimization, recovery, upgrades) is highly preferred
  • Some exposure to DevOps practices and Agile project environments
  • Working knowledge of ITSM tools such as JIRA

Key Responsibilities:

  • Administer and support Oracle 12c, 18c, and 19c databases in production and non-production environments
  • Manage Exadata environments migrations, installations, upgrades, patching, and tuning
  • Perform performance optimization using AWR, Explain Plan, SQL/PLSQL tuning
  • Implement and maintain RMAN and Data Pump for backup and recovery strategies
  • Configure and support Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM13c)
  • Troubleshoot high-severity incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and drive long-term fixes
  • Proactively identify opportunities for automation and process improvement
  • Perform database cloning, table partitioning, and cross-platform data movement
  • Collaborate with development and operations teams in Agile/DevOps environments
  • Participate in on-call support rotation and critical incident response

Genius Road, LLC is proud to be a Certified Women s Business Enterprise, an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

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