Senior Oracle DBA

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Dallas, GA, United States

10 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

10 years minimum

Compensation

$90,000.0 - $115,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.techcareers.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Databases Data Recovery Database Security Oracle Data Guard Linux Disaster Recovery Oracle Exadata Oracle Databases Oracle (Applications) Oracle Rac

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Job description

Administer, monitor, and support Oracle Database environments (11g/12c/19c/21c).
Manage and maintain Oracle GoldenGate replication (Uni-directional and Bi-directional environments).
Administer and support Oracle Exadata infrastructure and databases.
Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Oracle RAC, ASM, and Data Guard environments.
Perform database installation, upgrades, patching, migration, cloning, and refresh activities.
Monitor database performance and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks using AWR, ASH, ADDM, and OEM.
Manage backup and recovery strategies using RMAN and perform disaster recovery testing.
Implement High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions using Data Guard.
Support production incidents, service requests, problem management, and root cause analysis.
Work closely with application, infrastructure, and cloud teams during deployments and migrations.
Automate routine DBA tasks using Shell Scripting and Oracle utilities.
Ensure database security, compliance, and operational best practices.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Oracle Database Administration: 10+ years
Oracle GoldenGate: Installation, Configuration, Troubleshooting, Performance Tuning
Oracle Exadata: Administration, Monitoring, Patching, Performance Optimization
Oracle RAC
Oracle ASM
Oracle Data Guard / Active Data Guard
RMAN Backup & Recovery
Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
Performance Tuning (AWR, ASH, ADDM, SQL Tuning)
Linux/Unix Administration
Shell Scripting

Preferred Skills

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Azure/AWS Database Migration Experience
Ansible or Automation Tools
ITIL / ServiceNow Knowledge
Oracle Certification (OCP/OCE)

Requirements

Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
Experience supporting large-scale mission-critical production environments.
Ability to work in 24x7 support/on-call rotational model.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience in banking, financial services, or other regulated environments is preferred.

Key Technologies

Oracle Database 11g/12c/19c/21c
GoldenGate
Exadata
RAC
ASM
Data Guard / Active Data Guard
RMAN
OEM 13c
Linux/Unix
Shell Scripting

This JD is suitable for an L3/Senior Oracle DBA position focused on GoldenGate, Exadata, Core Oracle Administration, ASM, and Data Guard.

Benefits & conditions

Compensation: We are offering between $90,000 - $115,000. Applications will be accepted until Sep 18, 2026.Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in US without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.