
Database Administrator – Oracle
Equisoft
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Colombia
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About the role
- Guarantee availability and performance of Oracle databases in production environments
- Support legacy data migrations to OIPA systems for life insurance implementations
- Perform troubleshooting and resolution of database incidents with root cause analysis
- Assist development teams in the construction of efficient queries and database optimization
- Identify inefficient queries and provide optimization recommendations
- Participate in technical meetings with English-speaking teams to provide complex technical explanations
- Learn advanced database administration techniques from Senior DBA mentor
- Support backup and recovery operations for mission-critical systems
- Collaborate in infrastructure projects and best practice implementation
- Create automation scripts for repetitive database tasks
- Maintain systems documentation and inventory
Requirements
- Technical Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in Oracle Database administration (versions 19c/21c preferred)
- 3+ years of additional experience in IT or other database technologies
- Strong knowledge of Entity-Attribute-Value (EAV) models and large volume data management
- Expertise in advanced Oracle partitioning techniques and data organization strategies
- Solid experience with performance tuning and optimization, including AWR analysis, execution plans, and indexing strategies
- Advanced PL/SQL development and Shell/Linux scripting capabilities
- Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and AWR tools or similar monitoring solutions
- Basic knowledge or exposure to Oracle GoldenGate for data replication and migration
- Familiarity with Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) or similar ETL tools
- Basic understanding of Oracle APEX or willingness to learn data manipulation tools
- Experience with Linux and Windows Server environments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, in Spanish and English (B2 or higher)
- High level of autonomy (8/10) and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Proactivity and strong problem-solving initiative
- Emotional intelligence and empathy for effective team collaboration
- Rapid learning capability and ability to quickly understand complex technical and business challenges
- Knowledge sharing ability and excellent capacity to explain complex concepts clearly
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Understanding of financial services industry complexities (valued but not mandatory)
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Telemedicine Program (Colombia & Chile)
- Flexible hours
- Educational Support (LinkedIn Learning, LOMA Courses and Equisoft University)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Oracle Database administrationPL/SQL developmentShell scriptingEntity-Attribute-Value (EAV) modelsperformance tuningadvanced Oracle partitioning techniquesAWR analysisindexing strategiesdata organization strategiesdata management
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communicationproactivityproblem-solvingemotional intelligenceteam collaborationrapid learningknowledge sharingattention to detailautonomy
Certifications
Technical Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science