Senior Oracle Database administrator

Projectachtergrond
For a large-scale, business-critical IT transformation project at an international technology organization, we are looking for experienced Oracle Database Administrators to provide operational support during critical cutover and hypercare activities.
The project involves Oracle database environments hosted on Microsoft Azure, requiring continuous operational availability, proactive monitoring, and rapid incident resolution.
During the cutover and hypercare phases, Oracle DBAs will work closely with existing database, cloud infrastructure, and application teams to maintain database stability and support production activities.
The role requires experienced professionals capable of independently diagnosing complex database issues, implementing recovery actions, and participating directly in customer-facing troubleshooting sessions.

Belangrijkste verantwoordelijkheden

• Provide operational support for Oracle databases during production cutover and hypercare activities.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve database incidents affecting availability, performance, and application connectivity.
• Support Oracle Database 12c and 19c environments hosted on Microsoft Azure.
• Perform database health checks, performance analysis, and proactive monitoring.
• Support database startup, shutdown, recovery, and operational validation during cutover activities.
• Troubleshoot Oracle database connectivity, storage, performance, and infrastructure-related issues.
• Execute predefined database maintenance, configuration, and recovery procedures.
• Support backup and recovery activities using Oracle RMAN.
• Monitor and maintain database high availability and disaster recovery configurations, including Oracle Data Guard.
• Investigate and resolve issues involving Oracle ASM, database storage, and resource utilization.
• Collaborate with Azure Cloud Engineers, application teams, and infrastructure specialists to resolve cross-platform incidents.
• Participate in live customer incident calls and provide immediate technical analysis and troubleshooting.
• Document incidents, recovery actions, operational changes, and shift handovers.
• Support production stability and service availability in accordance with agreed SLAs.

• Extensive hands-on experience as an Oracle DBA supporting business-critical production environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of Oracle Database 12c and 19c.
• Proven experience in database troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident resolution.
• Strong experience with Oracle RMAN backup and recovery procedures.
• Practical knowledge of Oracle Data Guard and high availability configurations.
• Experience with Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM).
• Hands-on experience supporting Oracle databases hosted on Microsoft Azure.
• Understanding of Azure Virtual Machines, storage, networking, and monitoring.
• Experience diagnosing database connectivity, resource utilization, and performance problems.
• Scripting and automation experience using Bash, Python, PowerShell, or Ansible.
• Experience with database monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Understanding of database security, access management, and operational best practices.
• Ability to work independently and troubleshoot complex database incidents under pressure.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical findings during live customer incident calls.
• Experience working with structured incident, change, and escalation processes.

Wensen

• Previous participation in large-scale database migrations, production cutovers, or hypercare assignments.
• Oracle Data Guard failover and switchover operations.
• Experience with Oracle databases supporting SAP or other enterprise applications.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or comparable automation and CI/CD solutions.
• Knowledge of Azure infrastructure dependencies affecting Oracle database performance and availability.
• Experience with enterprise disaster recovery procedures and production recovery testing.
• Experience working in multinational enterprise environments.

Competenties

• We are looking for a highly experienced, hands-on Oracle DBA who is comfortable supporting business-critical production databases during demanding operational periods.
• The ideal candidate can independently investigate database issues, identify root causes, execute recovery procedures, and communicate effectively with both technical teams and customer stakeholders.
• This is primarily a production database operations and troubleshooting assignment, not a database development or design role.

For a large-scale, business-critical IT transformation project at an international technology organization, we are looking for experienced Oracle Database Administrators to provide operational support during critical cutover and hypercare activities.

Optie tot verlenging: Niets over bekend.

Hybride: Ability to provide onsite support in Veldhoven when assigned.

Fee: De administratieve partner rekent een aanvullende fee van € 2,50 boven op het tarief.

Overig algemeen:

Verplicht: Cv in het Engels

Operational Requirements

• Availability for rotating 24/7 shifts, with emphasis on 16:00–00:00 and 00:00–08:00.
• Willingness to participate in active support, standby, and planned operational activities.
• Immediate availability to troubleshoot incidents during assigned active shifts or standby periods.
• Ability to collaborate with existing technical teams and follow defined escalation procedures.
• Valid and available Dutch Certificate of Conduct (VOG) required before onboarding.
• Professional English communication skills; Dutch is also acceptable.
• Ability to complete onboarding and access provisioning within a short timeframe.