Oracle Database Administrator DBA (Saudi ONLY)📣 إعلان

About the Role

HCLTech is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) for a full-time position in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role is critical for maintaining and supporting predominantly Oracle products, ensuring customers can maximize their use of the technology. The position requires 5-10 years of experience and is open to Saudi nationals only.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, support, and troubleshoot Oracle products, focusing on financial applications.
• Perform Oracle Systems Database Administration across multiple environments to ensure 24x7 operation and availability for mission-critical production applications.
• Utilize Unix Shell Scripting for OS-level system database maintenance scripts.
• Ensure data and database system quality and consistency by adhering to defined procedures, including change control, security, user passwords, and backups.
• Leverage operational experience with Oracle Database on RAC with ASM Disk, specifically on Oracle 12C/19C and above.
• Migrate existing platforms to current engineered standards including Oracle 12c, Active Data Guard, RAC, and ASM for Test and Dev refreshes.
• Participate in solutions architecture, product engineering, and continual service improvement initiatives.
• Fulfill project-related database requests, including DDL generation, cloning, schema/table data refreshes, performance tuning, and database consolidation.
• Collaborate with application/development partners to address reported performance issues.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database application issues across production, test, and development environments.
• Create and manage a reliable backup strategy, including appropriate management of database backups.
• Manage backup/recovery and provide Disaster Recovery planning, including testing scenarios and formulating procedures using storage technologies like NAS and RMAN.
• Provide input into architecture and design for new Oracle Database implementations.
• Proactively manage and maintain security standards and controls.
• Optimize and simplify the database architecture.
• Take ownership of performance and capacity monitoring aspects of the database.
• Execute data migration jobs and scripts as required.
• Assist the infrastructure team in sizing hardware for database usage.
• Support and collaborate with product developers.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of disaster recovery plans.
• Determine and document database policies, procedures, and standards.
• Conduct performance testing and evaluation to ensure data security, privacy, and integrity, identifying bottlenecks and deadlock issues.
• Ensure SLAs and operational KPIs are met, working with internal and external support functions during major incidents.
• Deploy and manage Oracle Database Encryption and Oracle Data Masking.
• Utilize Oracle Enterprise Manager for database monitoring, configuration, and report generation.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) is preferred.
• Experience in Oracle database administration, including installation, configuration, patching, database design, capacity planning, performance tuning, storage management, backup and recovery, schema management, report generation, and database clustering technologies.
• Operating system experience in Linux.
• Familiarity with Oracle management tools such as Data Guard, RMAN, Data Pump, and OEM.
• Experience with Oracle Database Partitioning.
• Understanding of architecture design principles.

Required Skills

• Strong problem-solving and performance tuning skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Hands-on experience with database standards and end-user applications, translating capacity requirements into infrastructure deployment technology.
• Strong practical experience of ORACLE in a production RAC (ASM) environment, specifically 19C.
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail and a sense of ownership.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Database encryption and Oracle Database masking.
• Working experience within an organization heavily reliant on 24x7 database availability.

Company Overview

HCLTech is one of the fastest-growing large tech companies globally, employing over 219,000 people across 54 countries. The company drives progress through industry-leading capabilities in Digital, Engineering, and Cloud. HCLTech is committed to fostering a diverse, creative, and passionate team environment where employees can find their spark and develop professionally.