Core Database Administrator

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and maintain core database systems across OCI and GCP environments.
• Perform database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and migrations.
• Manage database performance tuning, capacity planning, and optimization.
• Implement and manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Ensure database security, access controls, encryption, and compliance with organizational policies.
• Troubleshoot database issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
• Support high availability (HA) and replication technologies (e.g., RAC, Data Guard, cloud-native HA).
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams for smooth deployments.
• Automate routine DBA tasks using scripts and cloud-native tools.
• Monitor cloud costs related to database usage and recommend optimization strategies.
• Maintain documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience as a Core DBA in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Oracle databases (or relevant core RDBMS).
• Hands-on experience with OCI (Autonomous DB, Compute, Storage, Networking).
• Working experience with GCP database services (Cloud SQL, Bare Metal, Compute Engine).
• Proficiency in backup and recovery , performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems.
• Strong scripting skills (Shell, Python, or similar).
• Understanding of cloud security best practices and IAM.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Good to Have