DBA Oracle

Description

We are currently looking on behalf of one of our clients in Basel for a Senior Oracle DBA. This is a permanent on-site position.

Your role:

• Run and maintain the Oracle environment in production, contributing to incident handling and second-level troubleshooting
• Carry out change requests in accordance with the governance and operational procedures
• Identify performance, capacity and cost-efficiency improvements as part of the platform's life-cycle management
• Design and implement automation to reduce operational toil and increase reliability
• Take an active role in migration projects and in the ongoing modernisation of the infrastructure
• Conduct disaster-recovery rehearsals and participate in the on-call rotation

Your profile:

• University-level degree in IT, engineering or an equivalent technical background
• A minimum of seven years' practical experience in database administration and engineering
• Solid command of Oracle databases, complemented by working knowledge of PostgreSQL (required)
• Familiarity with Ansible-based automation is appreciated
• Pragmatic, delivery-oriented mindset with a genuine sense of ownership
• Discretion, rigour and a high standard of personal accountability 
• Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and connecting technical decisions to business outcomes
• Fluent English is essential; working knowledge of German is a real advantage