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Senior Oracle Database Administrator

BBI New Cairo, Giza, Egypt

Manufacturing · 201-500 employees

6 d ago
dba Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time Egypt
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About the role

The Senior Oracle Database Administrator is responsible for maintaining production databases, performing performance tuning, and managing backup and recovery processes. They will also implement high availability configurations, apply patches, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system security and efficiency.

What they look for

Oracle Database Administration RMAN Oracle RAC Oracle Data Guard Oracle Exadata Performance Tuning Database Security Linux Unix Scripting Automation Oracle Enterprise Manager Capacity Planning Backup and Recovery Patching Middleware

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of experience in an Oracle DBA role. Strong expertise in Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Exadata, and Linux/Unix environments is required.

Full description

Responsibilities:

Administer and maintain Oracle databases in production environments.

  • Perform performance tuning and troubleshooting.
  • Manage backup and recovery using RMAN.
  • Implement and support RAC and Data Guard configurations.
  • Apply database patches and upgrades with minimal downtime.
  • Ensure database security (encryption, auditing, access control).
  • Perform capacity planning and monitoring.
  • Automate DBA tasks using scripting.
  • Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams.
  • Participate in on-call support.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
  • 5+ years in Oracle DBA role in production environments
  • Strong expertise in Oracle Database Administration.
  • Experience with Oracle RMAN, backup and recovery processes.
  • Strong experience in Oracle RAC, Oracle Data Guard, and Oracle Exadata.
  • In-depth knowledge of database security, including encryption, auditing, and access management. • Experience with patching databases, including applying critical patches and updates with minimal downtime.
  • Experience with Linux and Unix operating systems, including scripting and automation.
  • Hands-on experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) for monitoring and performance management. • Knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery solutions for databases.
  • Experience in database capacity planning, monitoring, and performance tuning.
  • Experience with Oracle Exadata Architecture and administration.
  • Familiarity with the banking industry and its specific database requirements.
  • Experience with database administration on platforms such as MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
  • Familiarity with other relational and NoSQL database technologies.
  • Experience with Middleware like Oracle WebLogic Server, JBOSS, Wildfly, or other middleware solutions.

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