Job Description
Job Title: Senior Oracle DBA (Exadata & EBS Expert)
Location: Newark, NJ
Work Type: Hybrid (Local candidates only. Onsite interview required.)
Required Experience:
- 20+ years: Oracle DBA
- 6+ years each: Upgrades (11g to 19c), Exadata, Oracle E-Business Suite R12, RAC/ASM/Data Guard/RMAN/OEM, SQL/PLSQL/Linux
Role Summary:
Serve as a senior technical authority driving database modernization, cloud migration (OCI/ExaCS), and hybrid architectures. Lead the hardest technical challenges while mentoring DBAs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Architecture: Lead enterprise upgrades, consolidation, and cloud migration; define standards and roadmaps.
- Upgrades: Own full lifecycle Oracle upgrades (11g → 19c) with minimal downtime.
- Cloud Migration: Lead on-prem to OCI migration; design hybrid architectures; build automation (Shell/Python/Ansible/Terraform).
- Exadata & EBS: Tune Exadata (cells, compute nodes); support EBS R12; resolve RAC/ASM performance issues.
- Performance: Lead AWR/ASH/ADDM tuning for OLTP/batch workloads.
- HA/DR & Security: Architect Data Guard, encryption, auditing, and incident response.
- Collaboration: Mentor junior DBAs; partner with app, infra, and cloud teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Multi-cloud/hybrid experience, Terraform/Ansible, WebLogic/SOA Suite, Oracle certifications (OCP/OCM/OCI).
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- 20+ years of experience as Oracle DBA
- 6+ years of experience with Oracle upgrades (11g to 19c)
- 6+ years of experience with Exadata
- 6+ years of experience with Oracle E-Business Suite R12
- 6+ years of experience with RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, OEM, SQL, PLSQL, and Linux
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