Oracle DBA

Job Title:

Oracle DBA

Work Location:

Chicago, Illinois; Pennsylvania; Maryland; Delaware; and Washington, DC.

Work Schedule:

Hybrid – 3 days onsite/week

Duration:

12 months with high possible extension

Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) with strong hands-on expertise in Oracle database administration, performance tuning, monitoring, and enterprise database environments. The ideal candidate will have 4–7+ years of experience supporting complex Oracle database infrastructures, preferably within a Fortune 500 enterprise environment.

The candidate should have practical experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Exadata, RAC, GoldenGate, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), along with exposure to Azure-hosted Oracle databases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer, monitor, maintain, and support enterprise-level Oracle databases across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Manage and support Oracle RAC, Exadata, and Oracle Enterprise Manager environments.
• Perform database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Implement and maintain Oracle GoldenGate for database replication, data synchronization, and high availability.
• Support Oracle databases hosted on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Microsoft Azure.
• Monitor database health, performance, availability, and capacity using Oracle monitoring tools.
• Develop and maintain scripts to automate routine database administration and operational activities.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues and ensure database reliability, security, and availability.
• Participate in primary and secondary on-call support rotations to address production database incidents.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and engineering teams to support enterprise database operations.

Required Qualifications:

• 4–7+ years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience in enterprise database environments.
• Strong experience with Oracle Database Administration and SQL.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Exadata and Real Application Clusters (RAC).
• Practical experience with Oracle GoldenGate for replication and data integration.
• Experience supporting Oracle databases in OCI and/or Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Proficiency in database scripting and automation.
• Experience with database performance monitoring, tuning, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Ability to participate in on-call support rotations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a Fortune 500 enterprise environment.
• Experience supporting large-scale, complex Oracle database infrastructures.
• Oracle certifications are highly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience with automation tools and scripting to streamline DBA operations.