Senior Oracle DBA

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This role is a Senior Oracle DBA contract position, offering $60.00 - $65.00 per hour. It requires extensive Oracle database experience in multi-cloud environments (AWS and Azure), proficiency in Linux and shell scripting, and relevant certifications are highly desirable.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
520
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 14, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
🏝️ - Location type
Remote
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
Remote
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Cloud #EC2 #Storage #RDS (Amazon Relational Database Service) #Databases #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Shell Scripting #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Azure SQL #Oracle #Ansible #Python #Monitoring #ASM #DBA (Database Administrator) #Oracle DBA #Security #Terraform #Linux #Automation #Azure #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Migration #Scripting #Database Architecture #Database Migration #Bash #Database Management #Prometheus
Role description

Job Summary

As a Senior Database Administrator specializing in Oracle Database Management within multi-cloud environments (AWS and Azure), you will play a critical role in deploying, managing, and optimizing Oracle databases across complex infrastructures.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Expertise & Advisory

Administer and optimize Oracle databases in multi-cloud environments, ensuring seamless integration with AWS and Azure services.

Provide expert guidance on Oracle database architecture, storage, partitioning, sharding, and high-availability configurations (RAC and Data Guard).

Oversee Day 2 operations, including advanced performance tuning, proactive monitoring, database patching, backup and recovery strategies, and security hardening.

Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex database issues, ensuring root cause analysis and timely resolution.

Stay updated on emerging database technologies, cloud-native tools, and Oracle advancements to recommend modern solutions to clients.

Technical Skills

Extensive experience with Oracle Database architecture, RAC, ASM, partitioning, and sharding.

Expertise in database migration tools and methodologies, including RMAN, Data Pump, Oracle Data Guard, and GoldenGate.

Proficiency in AWS and Azure database services, including RDS, EC2-based database hosting, and Azure SQL Managed Instances.

Strong command of Linux environments and shell scripting (Bash, Python, Ansible) for database automation and maintenance.

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation for database resource provisioning.

Experience with monitoring tools like OEM, CloudWatch, or Prometheus for proactive database health and performance management.

Certifications

Oracle certifications (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Database Administrator Certified Expert) are highly desirable.

Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Database - Specialty, Azure Database Administrator) are a plus.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $60.00 - $65.00 per hour

Work Location: Remote