We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Database Administrator (L3) to take ownership of mission‑critical database platforms across a complex enterprise environment.
This is a hands‑on technical leadership role, where you will act as the highest internal escalation point, lead major incident recovery, and shape the reliability, resilience, and performance of our database services.
Responsibilities
* Own and lead resolution of critical (P1/P2) database incidents
* Perform deep root cause analysis with preventative actions
* Act as the final escalation point before vendor engagement
* Design and approve HA/DR and backup architectures
* Govern high‑risk changes, releases, and migrations
* Reduce repeat incidents and technical debt
* Improve monitoring, alerting, and observability
* Lead vendor escalations and support cases
* Mentor L1/L2 DBAs and uplift team capability
* Define and enforce standards and operational playbooks
* Authority to take real‑time technical decisions during major incidents including failover, switchover, and rollback to restore services safely
Qualifications
* Oracle Expertise (Core Requirement)
* Deep hands‑on experience with Oracle 12c, 19c, 23ai
* Expert‑level knowledge of: Data Guard (physical standby, switchover/failover, broker)
* ASM (disk groups, performance tuning, rebalancing, failure handling)
Advanced Oracle Capabilities
* Strong expertise in:
o Oracle performance tuning (AWR, ASH, ADDM, SQL Tuning Advisor)
o SQL and PL/SQL troubleshooting and optimization
o Execution plan analysis and query refactoring
Hands‑on experience with
* Partitioning strategies and large database (VLDB) management
* Patching & upgrades (PSU/RU, out‑of‑place patching, datapatch)
* Database security (TDE, auditing, roles/privileges, encryption)
* Space and storage management, capacity planning
* Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM / Cloud Control) for monitoring and diagnostics
High Availability, DR & Resilience
* Design and implementation of robust:
o HA/DR architectures (RAC + Data Guard combinations)
o Backup and recovery strategies aligned to RPO/RTO
o Failover testing and DR drills
Platforms & Infrastructure
* Strong proficiency in Linux, Solaris and AIX
* Experience with Cloud‑based database deployments (AWS/IBM cloud)
Coss‑Platform Database Skills
* Excellent working knowledge of SQL Server, DB2, PostgreSQL
What We’re Looking For
* Strong technical skills
* Strong incident leadership and decision‑making under pressure
* Clear communicator across technical and business stakeholders
* High degree of ownership, accountability, and resilience
* Passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing
* Focus on continuous improvement and automation
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