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Oracle OCI DBA
Onsite
Description:
Diversified Systems is seeking an Oracle OCI DBA to support the State of Ohio OCI Migration Team. The selected consultant will administer Oracle databases within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), with a focus on Exadata Cloud Service environments. This position requires hands-on experience managing database operations, patching, upgrades, monitoring, performance tuning, troubleshooting, backup and recovery, and operational maintenance within a complex enterprise environment.
Responsibilities:
- Administer and support Oracle databases hosted on OCI Exadata Cloud Service.
- Manage and maintain Container Databases (CDBs) and Pluggable Databases (PDBs).
- Perform database patching and upgrades, including DOM0/DOMU patching, PSU patching, and database upgrades through both the OCI Console and Oracle command line.
- Monitor database health, availability, and performance.
- Configure and manage monitoring and alerting using OCI-native tools to create an Oracle Enterprise Manager-like monitoring experience.
- Troubleshoot Oracle database issues across infrastructure, platform, and database layers.
- Support backup, recovery, and database operational maintenance activities.
- Ensure database environments follow operational best practices for performance, reliability, and security.
- Support high availability, stability, and performance optimization across Oracle database platforms.
Requirements:
- Proven experience as an Oracle DBA required.
- Strong experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) required.
- Hands-on experience supporting Exadata Cloud Service in OCI required.
- Strong understanding of CDB/PDB architecture and Oracle database maintenance practices required.
- Demonstrated experience with DOM0/DOMU patching required.
- Demonstrated experience with PSU patching required.
- Demonstrated experience performing database upgrades using the OCI Console and Oracle command line required.
- Experience building and managing OCI-native database monitoring and alerting solutions required.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills required.
Desired Skills:
- Experience designing automated operational workflows for Oracle environments preferred.
- Experience with enterprise monitoring, alerting, and operational support models preferred.
- Familiarity with high-availability and performance optimization practices for Oracle platforms preferred.
About Diversified Systems
Founded in 1990, Diversified Systems is an award-winning Technology Services corporation providing all levels of IT project consulting services nationwide. DSI is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with regional offices in the American Midwest and East Coast. We offer our consultants a number of flexible and competitive compensation benefit packages.
Diversified Systems is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DSI values authenticity and is committed to making sure our employees and partners are valued and respected. At DSI, we believe building a diverse culture is important because we know when people work together, we can achieve better results as a team. DSI realizes that everyone comes from various backgrounds. We celebrate these differences because our employees are our greatest asset as we strive to best meet the needs of those we serve. As part of our ongoing efforts, DSI is focused on advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion by setting high standards to continually evolve our culture. This includes but is not limited to recruiting, community involvement, client delivery, and career development.