What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Database Administrator - Oracle Exadata position at Brown Brothers Harriman?
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Senior Oracle DBA with Exadata
We are seeking a highly skilled Oracle DBA to manage and optimize mission-critical Oracle Exadata environments. The role focuses on core database excellence, including performance tuning, high availability via RAC and Data Guard, and comprehensive backup and recovery strategies. While you will provide secondary operational support for Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) platforms, your primary responsibility is ensuring the stability and scalability of the underlying database infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Exadata-specific features to drive enterprise-level database performance.
Responsibilities
Oracle DBA & Exadata Support
Jersey City: $130,000 - $175,000 salary annual performance bonus
BBH and its affiliates' compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.
We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.
About BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.
We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.
We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.
Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.
Senior Oracle DBA with Exadata
We are seeking a highly skilled Oracle DBA to manage and optimize mission-critical Oracle Exadata environments. The role focuses on core database excellence, including performance tuning, high availability via RAC and Data Guard, and comprehensive backup and recovery strategies. While you will provide secondary operational support for Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) platforms, your primary responsibility is ensuring the stability and scalability of the underlying database infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Exadata-specific features to drive enterprise-level database performance.
Responsibilities
Oracle DBA & Exadata Support
- Administer, maintain, and support Oracle 19c/26ai databases across production, QA, and development environments.
- Install, Upgrade, migrate, and maintain ODI 14c infrastructure independently
- Manage Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN backup/recovery, and high-availability solutions.
- Support Oracle Exadata environments including database performance tuning, storage optimization, and patching activities.
- Perform database upgrades, migrations, cloning, refreshes, and lifecycle management.
- Monitor and optimize database performance using AWR, ASH, ADDM, OEM, and SQL tuning techniques.
- Support Exadata database workloads leveraging Smart Scan, Flash Cache, ASM, and RAC performance optimization.
- Execute quarterly patching, PSU/RU upgrades, and database maintenance activities.
- Troubleshoot database, RAC, ASM, connectivity, and performance-related production issues.
- Participate in on-call support, production deployments, and root-cause analysis activities.
- Develop automation scripts using Shell scripting, Python, or Ansible to streamline DBA operational tasks.
- Implement proactive monitoring, alerting, and health checks for Oracle database environments.
- Maintain operational procedures and technical documentation.
- Implement database security standards including auditing, encryption, patch compliance, and access controls.
- Support backup/recovery testing and disaster recovery readiness.
- Ensure compliance with enterprise security and operational standards.
- Support Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) platform administration and maintenance activities.
- Perform ODI upgrades, patching, migrations, and environment configuration.
- Maintain ODI repositories, agents, and operational configurations.
- Work with ETL and application teams during ODI maintenance and upgrade initiatives.
- 5 years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience in enterprise production environments.
- Strong experience with Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, and database performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience supporting Oracle Exadata database environments.
- Strong understanding of Exadata features including Smart Scan, Flash Cache, ASM, and RAC optimization.
- Familiarity with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) administration and monitoring.
- Experience with Oracle ODI 14c Administration, Upgrades, and troubleshooting is plus
- Experience with Oracle database patching, upgrades, cloning, and migrations.
- Strong scripting and automation skills using Shell scripting, Python, or Ansible.
- Good understanding of Red Hat Linux/Unix administration.
- Experience supporting mission-critical 24x7 production environments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
Jersey City: $130,000 - $175,000 salary annual performance bonus
BBH and its affiliates' compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.
We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.
About BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.
We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.
We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.
Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.
Salary : $130,000 - $175,000