Site Reliability Engineering Professional - Oracle DBA

Introduction

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Your Role And Responsibilities

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Site Reliability Engineering Professional with a primary focus on Oracle Database Administration to join our SRE organization. This role demands strong hands-on expertise in managing Oracle databases across hybrid infrastructure, as well as experience with cloud migration, AWS RDS, and Terraform-based automation. You will play a critical role in ensuring database reliability, scalability, and performance while driving cloud adoption and infrastructure-as-code practices.

• Administer and maintain Oracle databases (12c, 19c) in production and development environments.
• Architect, implement, and support highly available Oracle solutions on AWS using RDS and EC2.
• Lead efforts in migrating legacy on-prem databases to AWS Cloud.
• Execute Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and manage database migrations from Oracle to PostgreSQL.
• Optimize database performance through tuning, indexing, and efficient SQL query execution.
• Design and automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and scripting languages like Shell or Python.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and availability through robust monitoring and backup strategies.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for database deployment in collaboration with DevOps and engineering teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex database-related incidents and perform detailed root cause analyses.
• Continuously assess and implement tools to enhance database reliability and maintainability.
  
  

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• 5+ years of experience.
• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP).
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional).
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or CouchDB.
• Hands-on exposure to Apache Kafka setup and maintenance.
• Experience managing Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM) or KVM-based environments.
• Familiarity with hybrid or multi-cloud deployments.
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Core Oracle DBA, including high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning.
• Proficient in managing AWS RDS for Oracle and leveraging other AWS components (e.g., EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Strong experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code and automated deployments.
• Solid knowledge of backup/recovery techniques, Oracle Data Guard, and RMAN.
• Familiarity with monitoring solutions and operational alerting.
• Experience working in environments governed by ITIL practices and change management protocols.