Oracle Database Administrator

About the Company

ThoughtFocus helps forward-looking companies and organizations in the financial services, manufacturing, and higher education/public services sectors innovate and achieve a better future faster. Clients rely on ThoughtFocus for domain expertise, innovation, modernization, and the creative use of emerging technologies. Dedication to client success, deep expertise in leading capabilities in business and technology transformation has been the cornerstone for success to our people, clients, partners and the planet. The world’s most innovative and valuable companies work with ThoughtFocus for their transformation journeys.

With headquarters in the U.S., the company has more than 3,000+ employees in locations spread across five countries.

For more information, please visit the company website www.thoughtfocus.com

Job Description

Experienced Oracle DBA to manage and optimize Oracle environments running on Amazon RDS for Oracle. This offshore role provides 24/7 coverage and focuses on availability, performance, security, automation, and GoldenGate-based replication/migration support.

Core Responsibilities

- Administer Oracle databases on Amazon RDS: provisioning, configuration, patching, maintenance windows, and upgrades. - Manage performance using RDS Performance Insights, CloudWatch, OEM, AWR/ADDM, and related tools. - Execute backup and recovery strategies using RMAN and RDS snapshots. - Support high availability, multi-AZ deployments, DR planning/testing, and GoldenGate replication. - Troubleshoot production issues, address performance bottlenecks, and participate in on-call rotations. - Automate operational tasks using Shell, Python/Perl, AWS CLI, and basic SDK tooling. - Maintain security standards, user access controls, encryption, and compliance requirements.

Required Experience

- 5+ years Oracle DBA experience (11g–21c). - 2+ years with Amazon RDS for Oracle. - Strong SQL/PLSQL, RMAN, performance tuning, and Linux/Unix administration. - Hands-on GoldenGate experience. - Solid understanding of AWS fundamentals (VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, RDS configurations).

Nice to Have

- ASM exposure, DMS experience, or familiarity with other RDS engines. - Oracle OCP or AWS certifications.

Workdays May Include Saturday & Sunday

- The role requires weekend availability - You may be scheduled to work on Saturdays and/or Sundays

Rostering Will Be Done to Accommodate That

- Workdays are planned to use a roster (shift schedule) - Employees will not work all weekends continuously - Rotational shifts / rotational offs will be provided to balance workload