Senior Oracle DBA Professional

MSCI Services

Posted: 4 months ago
Openings: 10
Applicants: 0

Job Description

At MSCI, data is at the core of everything we'do. We are looking for a Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to support and modernize our mission-critical enterprise databases that power global financial products and analytics.

This role requires deep expertise in Oracle DBA administration, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, OCI Cloud, large-scale project implementations, migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives and strong ownership of database operations, with readiness to support cloud and AI-driven transformation initiatives.

Your Key Responsibilities

Database Administration & Operations

Perform end-to-end Oracle DBA administration including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and decommissioning.
Manage production, non-production, and DR environments with high availability and performance.
Handle database operations, monitoring, and 24x7 operational support as required.
Ensure database security, compliance, and best practices.

Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting

Perform advanced performance tuning using AWR, ASH, SQL Trace, and OEM.
Analyze execution plans, identify bottlenecks, and implement plan stability techniques.
Develop and maintain performance tuning scripts and automation.
Proactively troubleshoot database issues and provide root cause analysis (RCA).

High Availability & Disaster Recovery

Design, implement, and support Oracle Data Guard (Physical & Logical Standby).
Perform switchover/failover operations and DR drills.
Manage RMAN backups, recovery, and restore strategies.
Ensure RPO/RTO compliance and DR readiness.

Cloud & Modernization

Administer Oracle databases on OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)
Support on-prem to cloud migrations, hybrid environments, and cloud-native architectures.
Optimize database performance and cost in OCI environments.
Collaborate on database modernization and AI transformation initiatives.

Security & Advanced Features

Implement and manage Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).
Utilize Advanced Compression and other Oracle features for performance and storage optimization.