Job Description
Job Title - Senior Oracle DBA with GoldenGate
We are seeking an experienced Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to join the Database Engineering team within the Enterprise Technology Organization. This role supports a highly available, global life sciences environment and requires deep, hands-on expertise in Oracle database technologies, Exadata platforms, and Oracle GoldenGate replication, along with experience integrating Oracle workloads with AWS cloud services
The ideal candidate will be a senior-level DBA who can contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up time, collaborate effectively with architects and peer DBAs, and support mission-critical enterprise database platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day operational support for enterprise Oracle database platforms in a shared services environment
- Perform hands-on administration, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting of Oracle Exadata and ZFS infrastructure
- Design, implement, support, and optimize Oracle GoldenGate replication across Oracle Database, AWS S3, and Amazon Aurora
- Manage and tune Oracle RAC environments to ensure high availability and performance
- Perform advanced Oracle performance tuning, diagnostics, and optimization using Oracle internals
- Support Oracle database upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management
- Participate in cloud migration initiatives, including Oracle workloads migrating to AWS
- Develop and maintain shell scripts to automate database operations and monitoring
- Collaborate closely with senior DBAs, architects, and cross-functional teams to support enterprise initiatives
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience administering Oracle databases in large-scale enterprise environments
- 8+ years of experience with shell scripting for automation and operational support
- 8+ years of experience supporting Oracle Exadata and ZFS infrastructure
- 8+ years of experience working with Oracle RAC environments
- 5+ years of hands-on experience installing, troubleshooting, and tuning Oracle GoldenGate across:
- Oracle Database
- AWS S3
- Amazon Aurora
- 5+ years of experience with Exadata Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC)
- 5+ years of experience with Oracle database partitioning and automation
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AWS technologies, including RDS and Aurora
- Experience working with Oracle Database Appliance (ODA)
- Experience supporting GoldenGate replication with SQL Server targets
- Experience implementing GoldenGate replication from PostgreSQL and MySQL source systems
Work Allocation (Approximate)
- 40% – Hands-on Exadata administration and GoldenGate replication setup and tuning
- 40% – Oracle internals, performance tuning, and optimization
- 20% – Oracle database upgrades and AWS cloud migrations
Additional Information
- This role supports a global enterprise environment and requires strong communication and collaboration skills
- Candidates must be able to work independently and contribute immediately in a senior DBA capacity