As an Oracle Database Administrator, you will be a part of a growing international team based in Kuala Lumpur Center mainly supporting Oracle database on Google cloud and on-premise Exadata systems. We are seeking candidates with wide range of expertise and skills in Oracle database field such as day-to-day administration, performance tuning, monitoring and PLSQL programming know-how. Preference will be given to overlapping skills across database flavours and Cloud support experience.

Responsibilities

• Database Administration support with main focus Oracle databases on Google cloud or on-premise x86 Linux systems and Exadata engineered systems.
• Database Maintenance, housekeeping, troubleshooting.
• Identify and resolve database performance issues, including tuning SQL queries, optimizing indexing, and implementing necessary database changes.
• Incident, problem and change management of database-related incidents and problems, both in collaboration with other technical teams.
• Provide operational support, including capacity planning, system performance analysis, and resource utilization monitoring.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to database administration procedures, configurations, and troubleshooting steps.
• Installation, configuration and lifecycle migrations/upgrades and patch management
• Conduct ongoing monitoring and proactive management of database systems to ensure high availability and performance.
• Support database backup and recovery activities, ensuring appropriate backup strategies and disaster recovery plans are in place.
• SQL (PLSQL) database programming
• unix, PHP, python shell scripting
• Participate in an on-call rotation schedule to ensure 24/7 availability and response to critical incidents.
• implement and maintain Oracle Data Guard for disaster recovery and high availability.
• Ensure compliance with data protection regulations.

Essential Skills:

Sufficient and proven experience in Oracle database administration in particular:

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably Google)
• Database Administration, backup/recovery and Monitoring of Oracle 19c or 23ai
• problem analysis resolution and error debugging including skills in raising support requests with vendors.
• Database performance tuning (configuration related and application code tuning)
• Database installation and configuration including patching
• Profound skills in Oracle's HA availability solutions (Data Guard and RAC)
• RMAN backup and recovery and RMAN cloning and duplication
• Data transfer/extract features ( eg Oracle’s expdp/impdp)
• Space management analysis and object reorganization
• Oracle's ASM filesystem management profound knowledge
• Database patching and migrations
• Database user management (authorisation and authentication)
• Oracle OEM installation and registration of targets and their OEM monitoring
• Analysis of database performance reports
• Advanced UNIX shell scripting, PHP or Python programming skills
• Advanced SQL (PLSQL) database programming (stored procedures , functions and packages)
• Comprehensive knowledge in database security.
• Controlling RMAN Backup and Recovery refresh, also taking hot backups manually on need basis.

Additional preferred Skills (technical, methodology and business):

• Knowledge of at least two of the following technologies: Sybase ASE, Cassandra, Redis Cache is a plus.
• Knowledge in Oracle’s APEX setup and programming
• Knowledge in Oracle 23c is preferred
• Experience in software methodology, processes and quality assurance
• knowledge in the area of IT security
• Profound interest in new technologies and self-motivated troubleshooting

Personal Skills:

• Goal-oriented and organised working methods
• Good analytical skills

Critical Skills/Work Attitude

• English language skills
• Teamwork
• Cloud technology knowledge

Education Qualifications:

• Official acknowledged university / college qualifications
• Certified corresponding post education or training in Oracle database administration.