Job Summary:
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Oracle Exadata Technical Lead to oversee the architecture, deployment, performance, and availability of Oracle databases running on Oracle Exadata (19c). The ideal candidate will lead a team of DBAs, provide expert-level support and performance tuning, and ensure the optimal utilization of Exadata engineered systems across production and non-production environments.
- Start date: ASAP
- Duration: 6 months (to be extended)
- Work location: India – Bangalore "Could be based at the client's offices in the UAE."
- Travel: No
- Must be a citizen of a certain country? : No
Preferred Qualifications:
- Exposure to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Exadata Cloud@Customer or X9M/X10M platforms.
- Experience in containerized databases, autonomous health framework (AHF), and fleet patching/maintenance.
- Understanding of GoldenGate, ZDLRA, DBFS, and ACFS.
- Automation using shell scripting, Python, or Ansible.
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or Exadata Specialist Certification preferred.
Required skills:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of Oracle DBA experience with at least 3+ years on Oracle Exadata platforms.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Oracle Database 19c (multitenant architecture preferred)
- Oracle Exadata administration (cell nodes, compute nodes, Infiniband, RoCE)
- Oracle RAC, ASM, Clusterware (CRS), and Grid Infrastructure
- Data Guard (Physical/Active), Flashback, RMAN
- OEM (Cloud Control), DBMS_STATS, SQL tuning tools
- Strong knowledge of patching strategy for Exadata: GI, DB, and storage servers (dbnodeupdate.sh, patchmgr, dcli).
- Familiarity with ExaCLI, dcli, cellcli, and ILOM.
- Proven skills in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and root cause analysis.
Soft Skills & Attributes:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Effective leadership, team coordination, and mentoring abilities.
- Clear written and verbal communication; capable of presenting to senior stakeholders.
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and highly organized.
- Willing to work in 24x7 support model and lead production issue triage calls.