Position: Oracle Database Lead Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) Employment Type: Contract (W2) Interview Process
1st Round: Virtual
2nd Round: In-Person
Position Summary
We are seeking a Oracle DBA / Technical Manager with strong Oracle database administration expertise and proven experience leading DBA teams. This role is approximately 70% technical and 30% leadership, requiring a candidate who remains actively involved in Oracle DBA operations while managing day-to-day team activities and providing technical leadership.
The ideal candidate will have deep experience with Oracle Database, Oracle RAC, Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), RMAN, Data Guard, SQL/PLSQL, database performance tuning, and production support, along with the ability to mentor DBAs and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Oracle Database Administrators while providing technical guidance and support.
Plan, prioritize, and oversee daily DBA operations, project delivery, and production support.
Design, implement, administer, and maintain Oracle database environments.
Manage Oracle RAC, Data Guard, RMAN backup & recovery, cloning, patching, upgrades, and database migrations.
Administer Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) database environments.
Perform database installations, monitoring, health checks, troubleshooting, and capacity planning.
Analyze and optimize database performance using SQL tuning, execution plans, TKPROF, SQL Trace, and performance monitoring tools.
Develop and implement database security, disaster recovery, backup strategies, and operational best practices.
Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and business teams to resolve database-related issues.
Lead critical production incidents and drive root cause analysis and resolution.
Maintain database documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience.
3 5+ years of experience leading or managing Oracle DBA teams.
Strong expertise in Oracle Database Architecture and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS).
Hands-on experience with Oracle RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, cloning, patching, upgrades, backup & recovery, and database administration.
Strong SQL and PL/SQL development and performance tuning experience.
Experience with database monitoring, troubleshooting, health checks, and capacity planning.
Expertise in SQL optimization, execution plans, TKPROF, and SQL Trace.
Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and mentoring skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting large enterprise production environments.
Strong background in database security, disaster recovery, and high availability.
Experience developing database standards and operational best practices.
Experience leading cross-functional infrastructure and application support teams.
Numbers & Facts
Location
San Francisco, CA
Skills
Best Practicesunmatched
Business Operationsunmatched
Capacity Managementunmatched
Cloningunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Data Recoveryunmatched
Database Administrationunmatched
Database Analysisunmatched
Database Architectureunmatched
Database Optimizationunmatched
Database Programmingunmatched
Database Technologyunmatched
Disaster Recoveryunmatched
Documentation Standardsunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
High Availabilityunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Operational Strategyunmatched
Operationsunmatched
Operations Processesunmatched
Oracle DBA (Database Administrator)unmatched
Oracle Databaseunmatched
Oracle ERPunmatched
Oracle PL-SQLunmatched
Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters)unmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
Production Supportunmatched
Production Systemsunmatched
RMANunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
Software Administrationunmatched
Software Patchesunmatched
Standards Developmentunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
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