Job Title - Senior Oracle DBA with GoldenGate

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to join the Database Engineering team within the Enterprise Technology Organization. This role supports a highly available, global life sciences environment and requires deep, hands-on expertise in Oracle database technologies, Exadata platforms, and Oracle GoldenGate replication, along with experience integrating Oracle workloads with AWS cloud services.

The ideal candidate will be a senior-level DBA who can contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up time, collaborate effectively with architects and peer DBAs, and support mission-critical enterprise database platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day operational support for enterprise Oracle database platforms in a shared services environment
Perform hands-on administration, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting of Oracle Exadata and ZFS infrastructure
Design, implement, support, and optimize Oracle GoldenGate replication across Oracle Database, AWS S3, and Amazon Aurora
Manage and tune Oracle RAC environments to ensure high availability and performance
Perform advanced Oracle performance tuning, diagnostics, and optimization using Oracle internals
Support Oracle database upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management
Participate in cloud migration initiatives, including Oracle workloads migrating to AWS
Develop and maintain shell scripts to automate database operations and monitoring
Collaborate closely with senior DBAs, architects, and cross-functional teams to support enterprise initiatives

Required Qualifications

8+ years of experience administering Oracle databases in large-scale enterprise environments
8+ years of experience with shell scripting for automation and operational support
8+ years of experience supporting Oracle Exadata and ZFS infrastructure
8+ years of experience working with Oracle RAC environments
5+ years of hands-on experience installing, troubleshooting, and tuning Oracle GoldenGate across:

Oracle Database
AWS S3
Amazon Aurora

5+ years of experience with Exadata Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC)
5+ years of experience with Oracle database partitioning and automation

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with AWS technologies, including RDS and Aurora
Experience working with Oracle Database Appliance (ODA)
Experience supporting GoldenGate replication with SQL Server targets
Experience implementing GoldenGate replication from PostgreSQL and MySQL source systems

Work Allocation (Approximate)

40% – Hands-on Exadata administration and GoldenGate replication setup and tuning
40% – Oracle internals, performance tuning, and optimization
20% – Oracle database upgrades and AWS cloud migrations

Additional Information

This role supports a global enterprise environment and requires strong communication and collaboration skills
Candidates must be able to work independently and contribute immediately in a senior DBA capacity

Oracle DBA with Golden Gate