Oracle DBA

About the role

We are looking for an experienced MidRange/Wintel Database Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimise database environments, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and reliability. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Oracle Database Administration, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, clustering, replication, and database troubleshooting.

Key responsibilities

• Perform database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and ongoing maintenance.

• Monitor and optimise database performance through performance tuning and troubleshooting.

• Manage database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery (DR) operations.

• Implement and maintain high-availability solutions, including Oracle RAC, HACMP, Veritas Cluster, and Windows Cluster.

• Manage database replication and data protection solutions, including Oracle Data Guard, GoldenGate, and disk replication.

• Automate database monitoring, alert generation, and routine administrative tasks.

• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive measures to resolve database incidents.

• Perform capacity planning and management to ensure database environments meet business and operational requirements.

• Enforce database standards, operational procedures, and best practices.

• Ensure compliance with service-level agreements (SLAs) and support 24x7 database availability.

About you

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Database Administration within MidRange/Wintel environments.

• A Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with at least 5 years of relevant IT experience, or a Diploma in IT with at least 7 years of relevant IT experience.

• Strong hands-on experience in Oracle Database Administration, including installation, upgrades, and patching.

• Good knowledge of database performance tuning, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery.

• Experience with high-availability and clustering technologies, such as Oracle RAC, HACMP, Veritas Cluster, and Windows Cluster.

• Knowledge of database replication technologies, including Oracle Data Guard, GoldenGate, and disk replication.

• Experience in database monitoring, alert automation, capacity planning, and operational standard enforcement.

• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills, with a structured, process-driven approach to incident and problem management.

• Good interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.

• Self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal supervision, and comfortable working collaboratively within a team.