The demand for high‑performance, cloud‑ready data platforms is soaring, and expertise in Oracle Exadata is a rare, high‑value skill set. Companies in the Research Triangle are racing to modernize their databases, making senior Exadata DBAs essential for mission‑critical workloads. This contract role offers you a chance to leverage 10+ years of experience while working in a hybrid environment with top‑tier technology.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Oracle Exadata DBA to design, implement, and maintain Exadata environments for high‑availability, high‑performance database solutions. Responsibilities include architecture deep‑dives, ASM storage management, patching, performance tuning, schema design, and on‑call support, all within a hybrid Research Triangle Park setting.

Top 3 Critical Skills Table

Interview Preparation

1. Explain how Smart Scan and Hybrid Columnar Compression work together on Exadata.
   What the interviewer is looking for: Understanding of Exadata’s query offloading and storage compression mechanisms, and their impact on performance.
2. Describe the steps to add a new disk group to ASM on an Exadata storage cell.
   What the interviewer is looking for: Practical knowledge of ASM commands, disk discovery, and ensuring data integrity during reconfiguration.
3. How would you troubleshoot a latency spike that appears only during peak batch windows?
   What the interviewer is looking for: Ability to use OEM/Cloud Control, examine I/O patterns, and differentiate between DB‑level and storage‑cell bottlenecks.
4. What are the key considerations when applying a PSU versus a full Exadata patch set?
   What the interviewer is looking for: Awareness of patch hierarchy, downtime planning, and validation procedures.
5. Walk through your approach to designing a schema that leverages Exadata’s columnar compression for a data‑warehouse workload.
   What the interviewer is looking for: Insight into data modeling, partitioning, and how compression benefits query performance.

Resume Optimization

• Oracle Exadata
• Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
• Smart Scan
• Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC)
• Performance Tuning
• Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
• SQL Optimization
• Linux Administration
• On‑call Rotation
• Cloud Migration

Application Strategy

When reaching out to the recruiter, send a concise email that greets them, briefly mentions the role, and attaches your updated resume. Clearly highlight your top skills—such as Oracle Exadata architecture, ASM storage management, and performance tuning—and reference any relevant projects where you delivered measurable improvements. Make sure to map your experience directly to the key responsibilities listed in the job description.

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