Oracle Goldengate Consultant

September 23, 2026

Job Description

Oracle Database Administrator GoldenGate Specialist Onsite

Location USA Onsite

Experience 8 - 15 Years

Employment Type FullTime

Shift Customer Business Hours Production Support Coverage

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator DBA with deep expertise in Oracle GoldenGate to support missioncritical enterprise applications and largescale database environments The role will be responsible for Oracle database administration GoldenGate replication architecture performance optimization disaster recovery planning database migrations and ensuring high availability of businesscritical systems

The ideal candidate should have strong experience managing Oracle databases in complex enterprise environments including Oracle RAC Data Guard Exadata and GoldenGate implementations supporting realtime data replication and migration initiatives

Key Responsibilities

Oracle Database Administration

Administer monitor and maintain Oracle Database environments 12c 19c and above

Install configure patch upgrade and maintain Oracle databases across Production DR UAT and Development environments

Manage Oracle RAC ASM Data Guard and Exadata platforms

Perform capacity planning storage management and database health assessments

Implement and manage RMAN backup restore and recovery strategies

Ensure database security compliance and governance standards are maintained

Oracle GoldenGate Administration

Design implement configure and support Oracle GoldenGate replication solutions

Manage Extract Pump and Replicat processes across heterogeneous environments

Monitor replication performance and resolve latency synchronization and data consistency issues

Configure bidirectional and unidirectional replication architectures

Support zerodowntime database migration and cutover activities using GoldenGate

Perform GoldenGate patching upgrades performance tuning and troubleshooting

Lead replication testing validation and disaster recovery exercises

High Availability Disaster Recovery

Design and support High Availability HA and Disaster Recovery DR solutions

Plan and execute Data Guard switchovers failovers and role transitions

Ensure replication integrity and business continuity across primary and DR environments

Conduct periodic DR drills and validate recovery processes

Performance Incident Management

Troubleshoot complex database and replication issues

Perform Root Cause Analysis RCA and implement permanent corrective actions

Analyze AWR ASH OEM and GoldenGate reports to optimize database performance

Participate in critical incident Major Incident Review MIR and Post Incident Review PIR calls

Provide proactive monitoring and preventive maintenance recommendations

Migration Transformation Initiatives

Support database migration projects involving Oracle DB2 Exadata cloud and hybrid environments

Participate in application modernization and cloud migration programs

Develop migration runbooks cutover plans and rollback strategies

Ensure successful execution of database and replication migration activities with minimal downtime

Stakeholder Management

Act as the primary onsite DBA liaison for customer teams architects infrastructure teams and application owners

Coordinate with offshore database and middleware teams

Provide technical guidance mentoring and operational oversight

Participate in governance architecture and operational review meetings

Required Technical Skills

Oracle Database

Oracle Database Administration 12c19c21c

Oracle RAC

Oracle Data Guard

Oracle ASM

Oracle Enterprise Manager OEM

RMAN Backup Recovery

Performance Tuning

Database Security Auditing

Database Upgrades and Patch Management

Oracle GoldenGate

Oracle GoldenGate Administration

GoldenGate Microservices Architecture

Replication Design Implementation

ActiveActive and ActivePassive Replication

Data Migration and Synchronization

Replication Monitoring Troubleshooting

Heterogeneous Database Replication

Infrastructure Cloud

Oracle Exadata

LinuxUnix Administration

Shell Scripting

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI

Google Cloud Platform GCP knowledge preferred

Networking concepts related to database replication

Tools Automation

OEM Monitoring

Ansible

Automation Scripting

ITSM Tools ServiceNow preferred

DevOps and CICD awareness

Preferred Experience

Experience supporting large healthcare pharmaceutical supply chain or ERP environments

Experience with JD Edwards JDE environments

Experience with OracletoOracle and DB2toOracle migration projects

Experience supporting Exadata and cloudhosted Oracle workloads

Knowledge of ControlM and enterprise batch processing environments

Soft Skills

Strong customerfacing communication skills

Ability to lead technical discussions and architecture reviews

Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills

Strong ownership

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