Posted on: 01/12/2025
What Youll Be Doing :
- Deploying, configuring, and maintaining Oracle databases on AWS (EC2 and/or RDS).
- Using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) for monitoring, alerting, automation, and diagnostics.
- Implementing and managing backup and recovery strategies, including RMAN.
- Performing database tuning, troubleshooting, and optimizing SQL/PLSQL.
- Managing database security, user access, encryption, and auditing policies.
- Support mission-critical SQL Server or PostgreSQL databases with advanced troubleshooting skills for performance and tuning.
- Optimize database systems to ensure they are robust and efficient.
- Supporting disaster recovery and high availability solutions (e.g, Oracle Data Guard, AlwaysON, Multi-AZ RDS for Postgres.
- Collaborating with DevOps, application, and infrastructure teams for CI/CD integration and cloud architecture improvements.
- Supporting database migrations and upgrades in a cloud-first environment.
- Participating in an on-call rotation to support 24/7 production environments.
What You Need :
- Bachelors in computer science or related discipline; or equivalent work experience.
- 5-7 years or more of experience as an Oracle DBA in production environments.
- Strong experience managing Oracle databases in AWS Cloud (EC2 or RDS).
- Deep knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
- Expertise in SQL, PL/SQL, performance tuning, and database diagnostics.
- Experience with RMAN and database patching/maintenance.
- Familiarity with AWS-native tools (e.g , CloudWatch, IAM, S3) for database management.
- Strong understanding of database security, encryption, and compliance practices.
Technologies :
- Databases: Oracle 19c, PostgreSQL (preferred), SQL Server (preferred).
- Cloud: AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, DMS).
- Monitoring: Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), AWS CloudWatch.
- Tools: RMAN, Data Guard, AWS CLI, Linux shell scripting.
- Scripting/Automation: Bash, Python (nice to have), AWS Lambda.
- Other: Git, Jira, Confluence, Terraform (optional).
Bonus Points :
- Experience managing PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server on AWS (RDS or EC2).
- Experience with database migrations (e.g , Oracle to PostgreSQL) using AWS DMS or Ora2Pg.
- Ability to automate redundant tasks using scripts, jobs, and other technologies.
- Strong communication, partnership, teamwork and influencing skills?required.
- Experience with source control,with database engineering background.
- A strong interest in cloud technologies and automation?and a DevOps?mindset.
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- AWS Certifications (Database Specialty, Solutions Architect Associate/Professional).
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