Senior Oracle DBA – Banking / Digital Banking
Jorofy Private Limited · Muscat
Posted Sep 6, 2026Source: indeed
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Job description
We’re Hiring \| Senior Oracle DBA – Banking / Digital Banking
Location: Oman
Employment Type: Full\-Time
Experience: 8\+ Years
Industry: Banking / Financial Services
Joining: Immediate Joiner / Short Notice Preferred
Work Type: On\-Site
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Oracle Database Administrator (Oracle DBA) to support a mission\-critical Retail Digital Banking environment.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands\-on experience in Oracle database administration, performance optimization, high availability, disaster recovery, database security, and automation. Experience working with banking/BFSI environments and high\-transaction production databases is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
* Install, configure, administer, and maintain Oracle Database 11g/12c/19c/21c environments.
* Ensure high availability, reliability, scalability, and optimal performance of mission\-critical databases.
* Perform database performance monitoring and tuning using AWR, ADDM, SQL Tuning Advisor, and OEM.
* Conduct advanced SQL and PL/SQL performance tuning and resolve database bottlenecks.
* Design and manage RMAN backup/recovery and Oracle Data Guard solutions.
* Administer Oracle RAC, ASM, and clustering environments.
* Implement solutions supporting High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and minimal/zero data loss requirements.
* Manage database security, access controls, privileges, roles, encryption, and compliance requirements.
* Perform database patching, upgrades, migrations, and maintenance with minimal business disruption.
* Automate routine DBA activities using Shell scripting, PL/SQL, and OEM.
* Provide proactive database monitoring, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
* Support high\-volume, mission\-critical banking applications and resolve production database issues.
* Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and project teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
* Participate in production deployments, change requests, incident management, and problem resolution.
* Provide 24x7 production support for critical database environments.
* Maintain SOPs, technical documentation, database standards, operational procedures, and compliance reports.
* Stay updated with Oracle technologies including OCI, Exadata, and hybrid cloud environments.
Required Technical Skills
* Oracle Database 11g / 12c / 19c / 21c
* Oracle RAC \& ASM
* Oracle Data Guard
* RMAN Backup \& Recovery
* Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
* AWR / ADDM / SQL Tuning Advisor
* Advanced SQL \& PL/SQL
* Shell Scripting \& DBA Automation
* Database patching, upgrades, and migrations
* High Availability \& Disaster Recovery
* Database security and access management
* Performance monitoring and capacity planning
* Production database administration
* Oracle Exadata / OCI exposure is an advantage
Banking / Domain Experience
* Strong experience in Banking, Digital Banking, BFSI, or other mission\-critical financial environments.
* Experience supporting high\-volume and high\-transaction banking applications.
* Understanding of production environments, change management, incident management, and regulatory/audit requirements.
* Experience providing 24x7 support for critical production databases.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field.
* 8\+ years of hands\-on Oracle DBA experience.
* Oracle certifications will be an advantage.
* Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and incident\-management skills.
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Education:
* Bachelor's (Required)
Work Location: In person
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