Senior Technology Engineer - Oracle DBA

About the role

A Senior Oracle Database Engineer is sought to support technology projects across enterprise environments in Dubai. The role combines strong expertise in Oracle database administration and performance tuning with an interest in automating repetitive DBA tasks. The candidate works across several projects at once in a fast-paced setting, with occasional out-of-hours and weekend support.

Key responsibilities

• Administer and support Oracle databases, including Oracle RAC and Oracle Data Guard, and manage operations across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and AWS
• Monitor databases using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and perform backups and recovery with RMAN
• Patch and migrate databases, tune SQL and database performance, and resolve performance issues
• Automate repetitive DBA activities using Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform and Groovy
• Support multiple projects and provide occasional out-of-hours and weekend support

Required profile

• 8+ years of Oracle database engineering experience in large organizations
• Ability to work under pressure and support critical activities
• Desirable: banking and managing analytical database experience and relevant professional certifications

Required skills

• Oracle Database Administration, RAC, Data Guard, OEM and RMAN
• Strong knowledge of OCI and AWS; strong expertise in patching, migration, SQL and database performance tuning
• Good knowledge of SQL and/or PL/SQL and Unix/Linux
• Scripting with Bash and Python; good knowledge of Agile
• Desirable: Ansible, Git, Jenkins, Groovy, Terraform