Oracle Exadata Technical Lead

Location : Bengaluru Hybrid

Job Type : 6 Months

Job Summary :

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Oracle Exadata Technical Lead to oversee the architecture, deployment, performance, and availability of Oracle databases running on Oracle Exadata (19c).

The ideal candidate will lead a team of DBAs, provide expert-level support and performance tuning, and ensure the optimal utilization of Exadata engineered systems across production and non-production environments.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead the architecture, implementation, and administration of Oracle Exadata systems (X7 / X8 / X9 / X10) running Oracle Database 19c.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and capacity planning of Exadata environments.
• Manage and support Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, and GoldenGate configurations.
• Perform patching (Grid Infrastructure, DB, and Exadata firmware), one-off fixes, and quarterly PSU / RU updates.
• Optimize storage and compute usage via cell offloading, smart scans, Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC), and IORM.
• Troubleshoot performance issues using AWR, ASH, OEM, SQL Monitor, and Exadata logs.
• Oversee and guide database cloning, refresh, and migration activities using RMAN and Data Pump.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to support new project rollouts, upgrades, and go-lives.
• Provide hands-on leadership in incident resolution, root cause analysis, and preventive maintenance.
• Lead efforts around disaster recovery drills, Exadata snapshot creation, and backups / restore validation.
• Maintain and enforce IT security policies, user access management, and auditing.
• Document architecture, configuration, SOPs, and knowledge transfer to junior DBAs.
• Provide on-call support for critical production databases and coordinate L2 / L3 issue resolution with Oracle Support (MOS / SR).

(ref : hirist.tech)