Senior Oracle DBA - Vice President

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Job Overview

The Senior Oracle DBA is a senior level position responsible for leading a variety of engineering activities including the design, acquisition and deployment of hardware, software and network infrastructure in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead efforts to ensure quality standards are being met within existing and planned framework.

Responsibilities:

• Database support for critical database systems like Postgres, Mongo, Oracle etc.

• Caching database support for Redis and/or Couchbase

• Monitor and address database alerts/issues, capacity constraints, and performance related items.

• Working experience on public cloud

• Understanding & implementation of GenAI and relevant use cases

• Good UNIX scripting and automation experience

• Knowledge of automation tools like ANSIBLE and automation scripting / fixing - Desirable

• Fully analyze performance issues, identify tuning opportunities and advise developers on SQL tuning options.

• Interact and communicate with application developers and support teams to understand and articulate.

• Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) post restoration of service

• Follow-the-Sun 24*7 on call support model

Qualifications:

• 6 plus years of relevant experience in an Engineering role

• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audience

• Knowledge of database installation / configuration best practices and Database upgrade/migration approaches.

• Strong knowledge of database internals/views to help troubleshoot issues.

• Strong knowledge of various Database high availability and Disaster recovery solutions

• Working experience in multiple technologies like Mongo and Caching databases (Redis and Couchbase) is a plus

• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audience

• Knowledge of database installation / configuration best practices and Database upgrade/migration approaches.

• Strong knowledge of database internals/views to help troubleshoot issues.

• Strong knowledge of various Database high availability and Disaster recovery solutions

• Working experience in multiple technologies like Mongo and Caching databases (Redis and Couchbase) is a plus

• Proven track record working under pressure, balancing multiple projects, meeting aggressive deadlines

• Ability to lead and influence others toward common goals and objectives

• A well-organized person, capable of working with minimal supervision

• Ensuring that databases are in line with compliance rules and standards

• Plan and implement complex changes; create and execute scripts

• Develop and implement processes as well as make recommendations for process improvements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

• Master’s degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Infrastructure

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Irving Texas United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$125,760.00 - $188,640.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Sep 10, 2025

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