Senior Exadata Engineer

Jersey City, New Jersey

Marchon Partners
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Responsibilities

Exadata
  • Software and firmware maintenance of the Exadata database servers, storage servers including upgrades and patching, resolving security vulnerabilities.
  • Automation - planning and automating patches across Exadata, database nodes and cluster.
  • Integration of Exadata monitoring and escalation into existing IT monitoring and actionable events and solutions.
  • Provide and implement performance tuning recommendations of all components in the Exadata.
  • Working / Coordinating with Oracle FEs for any hardware maintenance. Powering on/off DB nodes/ cell nodes for hardware maintenance like predictive DIMM failure or online disk replacement.
  • Writing scripts to improve efficiency and accuracy.
  • Working with DBAs to review the usage metrics and recommend optimization of resources as part of consolidation.
  • Performance monitoring using built-in Exadata tools OSwatcher
  • Plan for and support semiannual BCP test.
ZFS Appliance
  • Monitoring and supporting ZFS appliances for the Exadata platforms.
  • Responsible for software and firmware ILOM patching for ZFS appliance.
  • Enabling compression/encryption on ZFS and tuning for backup and recovery.
  • Prepare for BCP - to backup and test/validate backups of Exadata image from bare metal
Solaris
  • Provides UNIX System Administration support and capacity planning for UNIX-based systems in Solaris 11
  • Support Solaris zones in high availability environment with VCS 8.x.
  • Performs Solaris system hardware uninstall, server consolidation and end of lease migrations, in addition to patching.
  • Monitors and maintains kernel/OS performance tuning of UNIX systems.
  • Performs daily administration tasks (e.g. add, change, delete, file system and disk space management, backups and file restores).
  • Interacts with IT and other systems staff or vendors in complex testing, operational support and troubleshoots system problems.
  • Coordinates and performs regularly scheduled preventive maintenance (monthly system patching, applying fixes, infrastructure hardware migration).
Education and Qualifications
  • Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and problem-solving skills.
  • Minimum 5 years UNIX system administration experience Solaris and Exadata.
  • Experience with Solaris 11, with ZFS, SMF, zones, server Jumpstart build, configuration, and upgrades
  • Experience with Veritas Foundation Suite (Volume Manager, VxFS, Veritas Cluster File and VCS) and file system management.
  • Excellent knowledge of UNIX utilities, scripting with UNIX shell.
  • Provides production and development systems support (including off-hours and weekend support on a rotating basis). Ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments. Team player and willing to work overtime and weekend when required.
Date Posted: 28 April 2025
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