Oracle Exadata Expert

Job description / Role

• Software and firmware maintenance of the Database servers in the Database machine including upgrades and patching
• Software and firmware maintenance of the Exadata storage servers in the Database machine including upgrades and patching
• Software and firmware maintenance of the InfiniBand switches in the Database machine including upgrades and patching
• Integration of Exadata monitoring and escalation into existing IT monitoring and actionable events solutions
• Provide and implement performance and tuning recommendations of all components in the Database machines
• Advise, provide guidance and develop Disaster Recovery strategies for these Database machines
• Configure the machines to meet internal security requirements
• Provide business as usual data structure manipulation (add, remove, modify storage) in the Database machine
• Analyze and determine the feasibility of leveraging the Oracle Enterprise Manager solution to report on performance, provide metrics, and become the centralized proactive maintenance solution for Exadata distributions
• Administration, troubleshooting and configuration of Oracle Database backups using Grid Control and RMAN.
• Utilize tools and Utilities to monitor performance and space requirement considerations.
• Perform capacity monitoring and short and long-term capacity planning in collaboration with development resources, system administrators and system architects.
• Perform database logical design, physical design and data modeling.
• Partner with software application development groups to provide database setup, optimization, and modification support. Identify, analyze and resolve problems with existing RAC databases.
• In depth knowledge of Oracle internals (latches, system waits, resource allocation, data dictionary, table and index storage and access parameters)
• Extensive experience in performance tuning and troubleshooting - drill down approach with O/S, database and application
• Experience in designing solutions and performing global enterprise database backup and recovery
• Structured approach in problem resolution
• Pro-active database management
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills

Requirements

• 8 years experience as an Oracle production and development DBA on Unix in a 24*7 environment
• 5 years experience with configuring and managing Data Guard databases
• 5 years in SQL and PL/SQL scripting and tuning
• Experience with Oracle EXADATA
• Experience with RAC
• Oracle Certified – OCP & OCE

About the Company

Saudi Networkers Services, incorporated in 2001 with an aim to provide the world class business and consulting services through a combination of market insight, technical excellence and unrivalled agile methodology.

Our success stems from building strong relationships and trusted partners, which enabled us delivering exceptional services to public sector, as well as some world's leading organizations, in Telecommunication, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Banking, Energy, Utilities and various other industry arenas.

We collaborate closely, ideate that how the work gets done, while working alongside businesses to collaborate on growth and applying breakthrough innovations, that drive exponential impact, managed by teams specialized in their assigned industry sectors.