DBA Lead
Litmus7
Remote
Key Responsibilities
- Administer Oracle databases in large enterprise environments (clients >$10B revenue).
- Perform deep-dive performance tuning across SQL, PL/SQL, indexes, and query execution plans.
- Analyze AWR/ASH/ADDM reports and implement tuning recommendations.
- Lead critical production incident resolution including triage, RCA, and permanent fixes.
- Manage Oracle RAC / ASM and Dataguard environments.
- Implement and test backup and recovery strategies using RMAN.
- Perform database upgrades, patching, and capacity planning.
- Ensure database security, auditing, and compliance.
- Automate repeatable DBA tasks and maintain documentation.
- Analyze and investigate reason for job failures, long-running queries, and provide recommendations to improve overall system performance.
- 8+ years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience in enterprise environments.
- Experience supporting organizations with >$10B revenue or large-scale operational workloads.
- Hands-on experience in Oracle 11g/12c/19c.
- SQL tuning
- PL/SQL tuning
- Query execution plans and explain plan interpretation
- Oracle Optimizer behavior
- Wait events & performance diagnostics
- Hands-on with SQL Developer, Toad
- Strong knowledge of RAC, ASM, Dataguard
- Good Linux admin exposure
Hands-on experience in handling SQL Server and/or Postgres SQL Database administration
Soft Skills
- Ability to operate during high-severity outages
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting mindset
- Excellent communication with technical and business teams
- Should have expertise in leading critical priority incidents with all Client stakeholders
- Coach and mentor team members on performance tuning and best practices
- Plan day-to-day tasks for the team, ensure 100% completion of tasks, provide clear and timely updates to clients and stakeholders
- Demonstrate the conviction and ability to steer pro-active, improvement ideas through different levels of stakeholders