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K&K Global Talent Solutions INC.

Oracle Database Administrator

  • Toronto, ON, Canada

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1. 8-10 years of experience in Oracle Database Administration
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Role – Oracle DBA

Location- Toronto , ON (Hybrid 3 Days Onsite)

Duration- Full Time/Permanent Hiring

Role and Responsibilities

  1. Collaborate with application development teams on data modeling, schema design, and deployment of complex PL/SQL packages, procedures, triggers, and views.
  1. Analyze execution plans, perform SQL query tuning, and optimize index structures to eliminate bottlenecks in high-throughput transactional environments.
  1. Lead database release automation, code reviews, and schema migrations across development, staging, and production environments.
  1. Monitor database application health, identify lock contention, resolve deadlocks, and troubleshoot latency issues.
  1. Partner with infrastructure and cloud teams to design, test, and execute on-premises to AWS cloud database migrations.
  1. Participate in database capacity planning, failover drills, and disaster recovery design.
  1. Support production deployment and other maintenance activities over weekend and “after office” hours on weekdays as needed.

“Mandatory” Skills:

  1. 8-10 years of experience in Oracle Database Administration
  1. Oracle Application DBA Expertise: 8+ years specializing in Oracle Database (12c/19c+) application support, advanced PL/SQL programming, execution plan analysis, and performance diagnostics (AWR, ASH, ADDM).
  1. AWS & Cloud Databases: Practical experience administering managed database services including Amazon RDS (Oracle/PostgreSQL) and Amazon Aurora.
  1. PostgreSQL: Hands-on working knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture, schema design, and performance optimization.
  1. Cloud Migration Experience: Strong, proven track record of migrating on-premises databases to AWS environments (using tools such as AWS DMS, SCT, or native utilities).
  1. Collaboration & Release Management: Solid background in CI/CD integration for database deployments and working alongside Agile engineering teams.
  1. Ability to work with offshore teams for maintenance and production support activities

“NICE TO HAVE” skills

  • Experience with Oracle Exadata administration and performance tuning features (Smart Scan, Hybrid Columnar Compression).
  • Proficiency in shell scripting (Bash) and automation using Python.
  • Relevant AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Database – Specialty) or Oracle certifications
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Responsibilities

Administer and optimize Oracle and PostgreSQL databases, including schema design, PL/SQL development, query tuning, release automation, and production troubleshooting. Coordinate on-premises-to-AWS migrations and contribute to capacity planning, failover testing, disaster recovery, and production support.

Requirements

Requires 8–10 years of Oracle database administration experience, including at least eight years supporting Oracle 12c/19c+, advanced PL/SQL, and performance diagnostics. Candidates should also have practical AWS managed database and PostgreSQL experience, a proven record of cloud migrations, CI/CD and Agile collaboration experience, and the ability to work with offshore teams.

Skills

  • Oracle Database Administration
  • Oracle 12c/19c
  • PL/SQL
  • SQL Query Tuning
  • Execution Plan Analysis
  • AWR/ASH/ADDM
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon Aurora
  • PostgreSQL
  • AWS Database Migration
  • AWS DMS
  • AWS SCT
  • CI/CD
  • Database Release Management
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Oracle Exadata

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  • Technology
  • Software
  • Data & Analytics

Keywords

  • Oracle Database Administration
  • Oracle 12c
  • Oracle 19c
  • PL/SQL
  • SQL Query Tuning
  • Execution Plans
  • AWR
  • ASH
  • ADDM
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon Aurora
  • PostgreSQL
  • AWS
  • AWS DMS
  • AWS SCT
  • Cloud Database Migration
  • Schema Design
  • CI/CD
  • Agile
  • Database Release Automation
  • Database Capacity Planning
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Failover Testing
  • Oracle Exadata
  • Smart Scan
  • Hybrid Columnar Compression
  • Bash
  • Python
  • AWS Certified Database Specialty
  • Oracle Certifications

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