Description :

Job Title : Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Experience : 6+yrs

Location : Bangalore

Notice Period : Immediate Joiners Only

Job Description :

We are looking for an experienced Senior Database Administrator (DBA) with strong expertise in Oracle databases and hands-on exposure to NoSQL technologies. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, automating, and optimizing production database environments while ensuring high availability, performance, and security.

Must Have Skills & Experience :

Overall 6+ years of IT experience with at least :

- 4+ years in database engineering, administration, and support

- 4+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA

- Strong experience administering databases including : Oracle, Cassandra, MySQL, SQL

- Proven expertise in Oracle DB administration within production environments

- Hands-on NoSQL experience, covering :

a. Evaluation of new frameworks

b. Cluster deployment and maintenance

c. Performance tuning and optimization

- Mandatory experience with automation and infrastructure tools :

a. Ansible

b. Terraform

- Solid understanding of the SQL and NoSQL database ecosystem and related frameworks

- Strong expertise in Linux systems and basic network maintenance

- Proficiency in scripting languages, including :

a. Python

b. Shell scripting

c. Perl

- Strong SQL querying, optimization, and performance tuning skills

Roles & Responsibilities :

- Install, configure, manage, and support Oracle and NoSQL databases in production

- Monitor database health, performance, availability, and security

- Implement automation using Ansible and Terraform for database and infrastructure operations

- Perform backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning

- Troubleshoot complex database, OS, and network-related issues

- Collaborate with application, DevOps, and infrastructure teams

- Ensure compliance with operational and security standards

Preferred / Good to Have :

- Experience with database clustering, replication, and high-availability setups

- Exposure to cloud-based database platforms

- Experience supporting mission-critical, high-traffic systems

- On-call or production support experience