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NTT DATA North America

Lead Cloud Oracle Database (DBA) Engineer

NTT DATA North America, Plano, Texas, us, 75086

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Overview We are seeking a Lead Cloud Oracle Database (DBA) Engineer to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

Key Responsibilities

Install, configure, patch, and upgrade Oracle databases (11g/12c/19c) on Exadata and Oracle Cloud (OCI) environments.

Administer and support Oracle Exadata Database Machine – including cell nodes, storage, compute nodes, and InfiniBand network.

Manage Oracle databases in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), including Bare Metal, VM DB Systems, and Autonomous DB.

Provide basic Database administration experience in SQL Server 2012/2016/above versions.

Provide technical system solutions, determine overall design direction, and provide hardware recommendations for complex technical issues.

Drive innovation by reviewing latest public cloud platform database service releases.

Perform database capacity planning, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery.

Automate and optimize database management tasks using scripts (Shell, Python, PL/SQL, etc.).

Monitor database performance, address bottlenecks, and proactively resolve problems.

Implement database security protocols, data masking, encryption, auditing, and manage user privileges.

Assist support staff to troubleshoot Oracle, SQL and other database errors.

Ensure key databases have deep insight monitoring enabled for improved fault detection.

Understand database security standards and regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.).

Work with application teams on database design, queries, and performance optimization.

Manage database migrations, upgrades, and patch applications in production and development environments.

Perform on-call rotations for database production support as required.

Participate in DR (Disaster Recovery) / COB (Continuity of Business) plans.

Document all database configurations, processes, and policies.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline; or equivalent professional experience.

Primary Skills: Oracle; Secondary Skill: SQL.

8-10 years of experience; 10+ years’ experience as an Oracle Database Administrator in large-scale production environments.

4+ years' experience as an SQL Database Administrator.

Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Exadata Database Machine: installation, configuration, patching, internals, and support.

Proficient in managing Oracle databases in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), including deployment, migration, and management.

Deep knowledge of Oracle database architecture, ASM, RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, and OEM.

Good understanding of SQL Server architecture, SSIS, SSRS, and T-SQL.

Experience with database backup strategy design, implementation, and disaster recovery planning.

Extensive production experience in Data Guard management.

Experience in database cross-platform migration.

Experience in analyzing AWR, ADDM and ASH reports.

Solid experience with database performance tuning, query optimization, and troubleshooting.

Expertise in Unix/Linux operating systems (Oracle Linux preferred), shell scripting, and automation.

Familiarity with Exadata Storage Server, Flash Cache, Hybrid Columnar Compression, and networking.

Working knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Cloud Control.

Experience with cloud tools (OCI CLI, REST APIs), Oracle Autonomous Database, and migration tools (Data Pump, GoldenGate) is a plus.

Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Ability to work independently and within a team; strong troubleshooting skills.

Be able to manage and support Oracle and SQL Databases in AWS and Azure cloud.

Preferred/Desirable

Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or Oracle Certified Expert (OCE) credentials.

Oracle Exadata Database Certified Implementation Specialist.

MCTS, MCITP certifications a plus.

Familiarity with cloud automation (Terraform, Ansible) for OCI.

Any Public Cloud Certifications (Azure, AWS, GCP).

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