Database Administrator

• Design, develop, implement and maintain our core Oracle applications.
• Maintain our SQL / PLSQL processes.
• Ensure DB availability.
• Proactively manage and maintain security standards and controls by creating storage database structures with high-level security features.
• Actively seek to optimise and simplify our architecture.
• Take ownership of performance and capacity monitoring aspects of the DB.
• Execution of data migration jobs and scripts as required.
• Assist the infrastructure team in sizing hardware used for the DB.
• Support and collaborate with product developers.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of disaster recovery plans.
• Work closely with the application vendors, co-ordinate and manage the DBA activities.
• Own and follow up with Vendors/Stakeholders & their DBAs when required.
• Create a reliable backup strategy. Ensure database backups are appropriately
• executed and periodic restorations are exercised to ensure backup quality.
• Determine and document DB policies, procedures and standards.
• Performance testing and evaluation to ensure data security, privacy and integrity.
• Identification of bottle necks and deadlock issues.
• Ensure SLA's & operational KPI’s are met, working as necessary with internal and external support functions when major incidents occur.
• Install upgrades and security patches.
• Alter storage structures to meet the evolving needs of the company.
• Set up database user accounts.
• Train users on how to access the information in the database.
• Find and debug malfunctioning programs affecting the database integrity.
• Create autonomous database backups.
• Regularly update the database security protocols.

Desired Skills
• Ideally Oracle Certified DB Professional (OCP) with more than 5 years’ experience with Oracle, preferably in a lead role.
• Technical degree preferable (B.E. / B. Tech).
• Must experience with an organisation that has 24x7 reliability on its database.
• Must have experience with Oracle Exadata.
• Must Operating system experience in Linux.
• Must hands on knowledge of Shell scripting on Linux Platform
• Must hands on knowledge of Oracle management tools (Data Guard, RMAN).
• Must hands on knowledge of SQL / PLSQL.
• Experience should include DB design (modelling and normalisation), capacity planning, performance tuning, storage management, back-up and recovery, managing schemas, report generation and DB clustering technologies.
• Knowledge of Partitioning.
• Knowledge of architecture design principles.
• Good problem solver, focused and dedicated developer with ability to work on
• your own as well as with a team.
• Hands on experience with DB standards and end user applications-translating
• capacity requirements into infrastructure deployment technology.
• Strong practical experience of ORACLE in a production environment (Ver 19c).
• Must be a self-starter with a strong attention to detail.
Skills:- DBA, Databases, Shell Scripting, SQL and PL/SQL