About Protera
Welcome to Protera Technologies, where we’re reimagining how SAP-centric organizations work in the cloud. Since 1998, we’ve been pioneers in bringing SAP and related applications to the cloud—think Microsoft Azure and AWS. Our global crew, spanning the US with offices in Chicago (HQ), Athens, Greece, and Mumbai, India, is on a mission to make IT smoother, faster, and more fun for our clients.
But here’s the thing: we’re not your typical “serious tech company.” While we’re obsessed with delivering top-notch IT solutions, we’re all about keeping it real, approachable, and enjoyable. We work hard, but we also play hard—whether we’re collaborating on cloud optimizations, enhancing security, or just hanging out as a team.
At Protera, we believe in empowering SAP-centric organizations with the best tools and tech to drive growth, and we love what we do. Our values? Simple: stay curious, stay authentic, and make meaningful connections. We celebrate wins big and small, whether it's a successful project or a fun team event.
If you’re looking for a place where tech and fun collide, come join us and see what makes Protera a great place to work.
What You’ll Do
As an Oracle DBA, you’ll be responsible for all aspects of database administration, configuration, and deployment of Oracle databases in production and non-production environments. You’ll collaborate with internal and external teams to optimize operations and ensure continuous improvement in monitoring and performance.
Here’s a glimpse into your day-to-day:
- Perform all work in accordance with company’s quality programs, standards and procedures.
- Provide technical leadership to the development team in resolving database infrastructure issues.
- Participate in determining strategic architecture direction.
- Review technical documents for consistency, accuracy, and compliance.
- Devise plans for patching and upgrading database infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain standards for data structures and models.
- Performance tuning of data retrieval and loading program units.
- Capacity planning and volumetric analysis.
- Collaborate with teams to plan, design, develop, and enhance database applications.
- Provide full-life cycle product roadmaps for database infrastructure.
- Review operational data structures and recommend optimizations.
- Migrate complex applications into system test and production environments.
- Evaluate and integrate data-related tools and technologies.
- Conduct proof of concept and cost-benefit analysis for new Oracle features.
- Maintain safety, security, and privacy standards.
Requirements
What You Bring
We’re all about skills, attitude, and passion. You’re a great fit if you have:
- Significant understanding of both technology and business.
- Experience as a data architect with exposure to logical data modelling.
- IT project management skills.
- Logical/physical database design experience.
- Expertise in system-wide standards, policies, and procedures.
- Experience in metadata standards, data modeling, ERD & Dimensional modeling.
- Participation in large Enterprise Data Warehouse deployments.
- Experience in web-based architecture and high-availability technologies.
- Experience configuring and managing Oracle RAC and Exadata solutions.
- Experience with containerized environments and cloud-based infrastructure.
Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Visio).
- 4+ years of experience with ETL tool configuration and build deployments.
- Experienced in RDBMS administration and configuration for large projects.
- Prefer knowledge of the STAR and eb XML standards.
Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Time management and ability to handle multiple priorities.
- Ability to document and update standard operating procedures.
- Detail-oriented and well organized with operational methodology background.
- Ability to interface with varied technical levels across departments.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Collaborative and collegial mindset in a dynamic environment.
Other Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience as an Oracle RAC or equivalent Database Administrator in RDBMS, MDDB environments.
Why Join Protera?
- Work with global enterprise clients
- Learn fast with mentorship, certifications, and career growth
- Make a real impact in a company where ideas are welcome
- Flexible work setup (remote/hybrid)
- People-first culture with a global mindset
Ready to Make the Move?
We’d love to meet you.
Click “Apply Now” and tell us why you’re the one.
Not sure yet? Check us out at www.protera.com or connect with our team on LinkedIn.
Protera is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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