Senior Oracle Dba Exadata Cloud Customer

Senior Oracle DBA Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC)

Location: Atlanta, GA | New York, NY | Chicago, IL | Boston, MA | Houston, TX (Hybrid 4 Days Onsite per Week)

Duration: 12 Months

Interview: In-person

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Must be local with DL copy
• LinkedIn with location and photo (before 2022
• The ideal candidate is a hands-on Senior Oracle DBA with deep expertise in Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, strong database migration experience, and the ability to drive complex technical implementations from initial planning through production operations.
• Candidates must be comfortable working onsite four days per week in one of the specified locations and collaborating with cross-functional technical and business teams.

Job Overview

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to join their team for a 12-month contract engagement.

The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with Oracle Database technologies, particularly Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC). This individual will play a key role in implementing, migrating, stabilizing, and operationalizing ExaCC as an enterprise database platform supporting multiple applications and business services.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical implementer with strong Oracle database engineering expertise and a proven track record of delivering end-to-end ExaCC implementations, database migrations, production readiness, and operational transitions.

Required Qualifications & Technical Skills

1. Oracle Database Administration

• 7+ years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience.
• Strong expertise in Oracle RAC, ASM, and Clusterware.
• Experience with database patching, upgrades, backup and recovery.
• Advanced performance tuning and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong understanding of Oracle database architecture and Exadata features.

2. Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC)

• Proven experience implementing and supporting Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer environments end to end.
• Experience with ExaCC provisioning, infrastructure readiness checks, configuration, and production handover.
• Strong understanding of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Experience with OCI IAM, compartments, VCN/networking, monitoring, and Object Storage.

3. Database Migration & Cutover

• Experience planning and executing complex Oracle database migrations.
• Ability to perform migration assessments and select appropriate migration methodologies.
• Experience conducting migration rehearsals, validation, production cutovers, and rollback planning.
• Ability to coordinate with application teams and manage post-migration stabilization.

4. Oracle GoldenGate, Data Guard & High Availability

• Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting Oracle GoldenGate.
• Strong understanding of Extract/Replicat processes, initial loads, replication lag, abends, and resynchronization.
• Experience configuring and managing Oracle Data Guard standby databases.
• Knowledge of switchover, failover, and disaster recovery testing.
• Ability to determine appropriate use cases for RAC, Data Guard, and GoldenGate based on business and technical requirements.

5. Operational Readiness & Communication

• Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) monitoring.
• Strong scripting and automation skills.
• Ability to develop technical documentation, operational runbooks, and support procedures.
• Understanding of change management, incident management, security, and audit requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.