InfraCore, a subsidiary of PLANET, is seeking a motivated Junior Oracle Database Administrator to support the management, maintenance, and monitoring of mission-critical Oracle database environments. Working under the guidance of senior DBAs, the role focuses on building hands-on database administration skills, supporting day-to-day operations, and collaborating with infrastructure and application teams, including assisting with disaster recovery (DR) activities.
Responsibilities
- Assist in administering, maintaining, and supporting Oracle databases in production and non-production environments
- Support routine database archiving, partitioning, backup, recovery, and retention tasks under guidance
- Monitor database performance, capacity, and availability, and escalate issues as needed
- Assist in maintaining high availability and disaster recovery (DR) configurations
- Support DR switchover and failback activities alongside cross-functional teams
- Help apply database security measures, patching, and upgrades in line with InfraCore standards
- Help troubleshoot routine database issues and contribute to root-cause analysis under supervision
- Support releases and deployments with development and DevOps teams
- Help maintain and update technical documentation and operational runbooks
- Learn to identify potential risks and raise them with senior team members
Requirements
- 1–3 years of experience in Oracle database administration, including internships, academic projects, or relevant coursework
- Foundational knowledge of Oracle administration concepts such as archiving, partitioning, backup and recovery
- Awareness of disaster recovery and high-availability concepts, with a willingness to develop hands-on skills
- Good collaboration and communication skills, with a strong willingness to learn
- Interest in working within high-availability, mission-critical environments under guidance
Nice to Have
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Database development experience (SQL, PL/SQL)
• Scripting or automation experience
• Experience in regulated or critical infrastructure environments
• Oracle certifications
Skills Required
- 1-3 years of experience in Oracle database administration (including internships, projects, or coursework)
- Foundational knowledge of Oracle administration concepts (archiving, partitioning, backup and recovery)
- Awareness of disaster recovery and high-availability concepts and willingness to develop hands-on skills
- Good collaboration and communication skills and strong willingness to learn
- Interest in working within high-availability, mission-critical environments
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- Database development experience (SQL, PL/SQL)
- Scripting or automation experience
- Experience in regulated or critical infrastructure environments
- Oracle certifications
What We Do
PLANET is the leading Greek management and project management consulting company with a strong presence in Southeast Europe and active in a broad geography. Established in 1987, PLANET has been ever since present in most major interventions, transformations and infrastructure investments supporting clients across all sectors of the economy and the public sector. PLANET is privately owned, having as shareholders its top management, senior people engaging in key roles and the National Bank of Greece as an institutional shareholder further strengthening the company’s leading profile and prospects. Key constituents of PLANET’s strategy to deliver high quality services and outstanding customer value are: - Highly skilled professionals - Team spirit - Experience-driven knowledge management - Established partnerships - Strong international networking - Result-oriented culture
