Oracle Exadata DBA

Job Title:- Oracle Exadata DBA

Location: 100% REMOTE East Coast Candidates preferred

Duration: 6-12 mos

No H1B

Contract

This is a Principle/Senior position to lead a migration from on prem Oracle Exadata to Azure Exadata in the cloud.

• Must understand Architecture
• Oracle Exadata on prem and in Azure Cloud
• OCI (Oracle Cloud)
• Data Guard
• RAC
• Admin and engineering experience
• DNS

op 5 Mandatory Skills

• Oracle Exadata Platform Expertise

• Hands on experience with Exadata architecture, performance characteristics, HA/DR, and operational support (on prem or OCI / Database@Azure).

• Oracle Database Administration & Migration

• Strong DBA skills (19c+ preferred) including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, backup/recovery, patching, and executing VM to Exadata migrations with production cutovers.

• Oracle Client Connectivity & Integration

• Deep understanding of Oracle client side connectivity (JDBC, ODP.NET, OCI clients, TNS, DNS based redirection, connection strings) and how applications consume Oracle databases.

• Application Migration & Validation Support

• Ability to work directly with application teams to validate connectivity, performance, and functionality during and after Exadata migrations, including troubleshooting issues at the app/DB boundary.

• Production Operations & Cross Team Coordination

• Experience supporting production migrations, coordinating change windows, handling escalations, and collaborating across DBA, infrastructure, and application teams.

• Position Title: Senior Oracle Database Engineer

• Required Skills Oracle Exadata Migration Engineer

We are seeking an engineer with hands on Oracle Exadata platform expertise combined with strong Oracle client/application side experience to support large scale database migrations and ongoing production operations.

Core platform skills

• Deep experience with Oracle Exadata (on prem or OCI / Database@Azure), including architecture, performance characteristics, HA/DR concepts, and operational support
• Strong Oracle Database administration skills (11g/12c/19c+), including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, patching, backup/recovery, and performance tuning
• Experience executing and supporting Oracle database migrations from VM based or traditional environments to Exadata, including cutover planning and validation
• Client / application side expertise
• Strong understanding of Oracle client connectivity, including JDBC/ODP.NET, OCI clients, TNS, DNS based redirection, and connection string behavior
• Ability to support application teams during migrations, including connectivity validation, performance verification, and post migration troubleshooting
• Experience working with enterprise applications (e.g., Pega, portal, middleware platforms) that depend on Oracle databases
• Operational and collaboration skills
• Ability to partner closely with DBA, infrastructure, and application teams during pre migration prep, migration events, and post cutover support
• Experience supporting production migrations, including change management, outage coordination, and escalation handling
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and validation in enterprise environments (e.g., performance baselining, post migration checks)

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
• Education Details: Computer Science or IT related field
• Experience: 5 years Experience perform full data management duties, including migration and continuous integration/delivery.

In Lieu of Education

In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
• Knowledge of Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server and similar databases, Expert
• Ability to communicate effectively with analysts, developers, tests, and project managers in both oral and written form., Advanced
• Ability to work minimal supervision., Advanced
• High-level of analytical and troubleshooting skills., Expert
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications., Advanced
• Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SL), Advanced
• The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes them ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs. Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time. Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.