Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) – Oracle Data Guard

CoorB · Jeddah, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

Software Development · 51-200 employees

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Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time Saudi Arabia

About the role

The candidate will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing Oracle database environments, including high availability and disaster recovery. They will also perform database upgrades, security management, and routine task automation using scripting.

What they look for

Oracle Database Administration Oracle Data Guard Oracle RMAN Oracle ASM Oracle RAC SQL PL/SQL Performance Tuning Linux Unix Shell Scripting Database Security Disaster Recovery Oracle Enterprise Manager Patch Management Database Migration

Requirements

The role requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in Oracle Database Administration with strong expertise in Oracle Data Guard. Candidates must possess proficiency in RMAN, ASM, RAC, SQL, PL/SQL, and Linux/Unix environments.

Full description

ABOUT CoorB

We build full-fledged innovative solutions with a focus on process automation, user experience enhancement, and advanced data analytics. With our extensive industry expertise, we help achieve operational excellence, future-proof your IT investments, and ensure a competitive edge in the ever-evolving finance industry.

OUR OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in Oracle Database Administration and strong expertise in Oracle Data Guard. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, maintaining, monitoring, and optimizing Oracle database environments while ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, security, and performance.

WILL

Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain Oracle Database environments.

Administer Oracle databases across Development, Test, UAT, and Production environments.

Implement, configure, and manage Oracle Data Guard (Physical and Logical Standby).

Perform Data Guard switchover and failover activities and validate disaster recovery readiness.

Monitor database health, performance, storage, and availability.

Perform database backup and recovery using Oracle RMAN.

Tune database performance by analyzing SQL execution plans, indexing strategies, and database parameters.

Troubleshoot database issues related to performance, availability, replication, and storage.

Implement database security, user management, roles, privileges, and auditing.

Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, and patch management.

Automate routine DBA tasks using Shell scripting, SQL, or PL/SQL.

Support high availability solutions and ensure compliance with organizational standards.

Work closely with application teams, infrastructure teams, and vendors to resolve database-related issues.

Maintain database documentation, operational procedures, and disaster recovery runbooks.

Requirements

» TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE ROLE YOU NEED

Minimum 5 years of Oracle Database Administration experience.

Strong experience with Oracle Database 11g, 12c, 19c, or later.

Hands-on expertise with Oracle Data Guard configuration, administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Strong knowledge of Oracle RMAN backup and recovery.

Experience with Oracle ASM (Automatic Storage Management).

Good understanding of Oracle RAC environments.

Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills.

Experience in database performance tuning and optimization.

Knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) is preferred.

Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems.

Shell scripting experience for database automation.

Understanding of database security best practices and user administration