Oracle Database Administrator (ExaCC)

Department Overview

Cloud Services Department (CLSD), Database Section | Oracle Database Reliability Group

Position Outline

Oracle Database Administrator (ExaCC)

Responsibilities

- Provide overall support and technical leadership around Oracle Database Administration (DBA) related activities
- BAU tasks and user communication: support application team inquiries and perform BAU operations
- Troubleshooting and alert handling: investigate and resolve database issues, and respond to monitoring alerts
- Root cause analysis (RCA): identify the cause of incidents and report findings and countermeasures
- Patching: plan and apply database patches, and maintain database security, upgrades, and tuning
- GoldenGate operation: operate and maintain Oracle GoldenGate replication
- Collaboration with the Japan team: work closely with the Japan team on daily operations, incidents, and projects
- Support for the team in India: support and guide the India team members on DBA tasks
- Manage and maintain Oracle databases across multiple environments
- Create and maintain database backups, replication, and disaster recovery; conduct DR switchover and failover activities
- Monitor deployments to maintain database performance and capacity planning
- Write documentation and collaborate with technical peers online

Must Skills
- Experience: Minimum 5 years as an Oracle DBA, with mid-to-senior level responsibility for mission-critical services

- Technical skills:
- Oracle GoldenGate operation and knowledge
- On-premise to cloud migration: experience leading and executing successful Oracle database migrations from on-premise environments
- Proficient in Oracle database tuning and optimization
- Strong experience with ExaCC ESS, GRID, and Oracle home version management




- Proven maintenance experience with ExaCC environments
- Excellent knowledge of Oracle RAC and Data Guard
- Complex problem-solving skills, primarily on Oracle databases
- Reporting and communication: Good reporting and communication skills
- Personal attributes: Good attitude (very important); strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent interpersonal skills; able to work independently and as part of a team; detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and accuracy; proactive and self-motivated with a strong sense of responsibility; high availability and strong responsibility

Desired Skills
1. Migration experience: Large-scale database migration or synchronization projects between on-premises and cloud environments (e.g., AWS DMS or equivalent)
2. Monitoring & observability: Tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or GCP Cloud Monitoring (in addition to OEM and Kibana)
3. Advanced scripting: Automating operational tasks with Python, Go, or Bash
4. Database security: Deep knowledge of security standards, including encryption at rest/in transit and IAM integration
5. Cloud & hybrid platforms: Hands-on experience with OCI and GCP (specifically Cloud SQL); solid understanding of hybrid connectivity solutions
6. MySQL administration: Replication strategies, backup/recovery, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery planning
7. Certifications: Oracle DBA and/or public cloud (OCI, AWS, GCP, Azure) certifications are a significant plus

What We Value
- A positive attitude is very important
- A team member who wants to experience working in a multicultural environment
- Understands the direction of operation processes and project goals from Japan, aligns with Japan, and collaborates together
- A team player who works for the team, not for personal interests

📌 Oracle Database Administrator (Bengaluru)
🏢 Rakuten
📍 Bengaluru