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Senior Oracle DBA (Remote) - W2 only

Job Title: Senior Oracle Database Administrator (Oracle DBA) - W2 Only

Location: Remote (USA)

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Oracle DBA to manage mission-critical Oracle database environments supporting enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in Oracle Database Administration, performance tuning, backup & recovery, high availability solutions, database upgrades, migration projects, and production support.

Required Experience

• 10+ years of Oracle DBA experience

• Strong Production Support experience

• Experience managing Oracle databases on Linux/Unix environments

• Excellent troubleshooting and performance tuning skills

• Experience supporting 24x7 production databases

Required Skills

• Oracle Database 11g/12c/19c/21c

• Oracle RAC

• Oracle ASM

• Oracle Data Guard

• Oracle RMAN

• Oracle GoldenGate

• Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)

• Oracle Grid Infrastructure

• SQL

• PL/SQL

• Linux/Unix Administration

• Shell Scripting

• Backup & Recovery

• Performance Tuning

• Database Security

• Capacity Planning

• Disaster Recovery

• High Availability

• Database Monitoring

• Patch Management

• Oracle Exadata (Preferred)

Roles & Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Oracle databases in Production, QA, and Development environments.

• Perform database installations, upgrades, migrations, cloning, and patching.

• Manage Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, and Grid Infrastructure.

• Configure and maintain RMAN backup and recovery strategies.

• Monitor database performance and resolve performance bottlenecks.

• Perform SQL and PL/SQL tuning.

• Implement database security, user management, and access controls.

• Support database replication using Oracle GoldenGate.

• Troubleshoot database failures and perform root cause analysis.

• Execute database refreshes, cloning, and environment provisioning.

• Monitor database health using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).

• Work with application teams during releases and deployments.

• Perform capacity planning and storage management.

• Maintain Disaster Recovery environments and conduct DR testing.

• Automate routine DBA activities using Shell scripting and SQL.

• Ensure database availability, integrity, and high performance.

• Support production incidents and participate in on-call rotations.

• Maintain database documentation and operational procedures.

• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams.

• Follow ITIL processes for Change, Incident, and Problem Management.

Nice to Have

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

• AWS RDS Oracle

• Azure Oracle workloads

• Terraform

• Ansible

• Python

• DevOps CI/CD

• Kubernetes

• Docker

• ServiceNow

• Jira

• Splunk

Environment

Oracle Database 19c/21c, Oracle RAC, Oracle ASM, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle RMAN, Oracle GoldenGate, Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), Linux, Unix, Shell Scripting, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle Exadata, AWS, OCI, Azure, Python, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, ServiceNow, Jira, Splunk.

This JD aligns well with typical enterprise Senior Oracle DBA contract roles and includes the technologies and responsibilities commonly sought by employers for remote positions.