Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance Administrator
We need a hands-on ZDLRA Administrator to operate, secure and tune the Oracle Recovery Appliance environment. Role includes designing and applying protection policies, managing RMAN integrations, validating backups / restores, monitoring appliance health and coordinating with Oracle Support and backup teams. 24x7 operations and recovery-first mindset required.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance : protection policies, retention, replication and capacity planning.
- Integrate and manage RMAN client servers and configure backup / recovery workflows.
- Validate backups and perform restores and recovery drills (full DB, tablespace, point-in-time, block recovery).
- Monitor appliance health, capacity, space reclamation, and backup job performance.
- Patch management : apply appliance software / firmware updates and coordinate maintenance windows.
- Troubleshoot backup failures, SBT / Media Manager issues and coordinate with Oracle Support (SRs).
- Implement security controls : encryption, access control, audit logging and segregation of duties.
- Create and maintain runbooks, SOPs, recovery playbooks and DR test plans.
- Automate routine tasks (reports, alerts, capacity forecasts) using scripts or orchestration tools.
Required (Must-Have) Qualifications
Degree or diploma in IT / Computer Science or equivalent experience.3+ years' experience with Oracle Database backup / recovery and RMAN.=1–2 years hands-on with ZDLRA / Oracle Recovery Appliance strongly preferred.
Strong Linux administration skills (Oracle Linux / RHEL) and shell scripting (bash / python).Deep RMAN knowledge : backupsets vs image copies, retention, recovery catalog, incremental merge, DUPLICATE, BLOCKRECOVER.Familiarity with backup interfaces (SBT / Media Manager) and common vendor integrations (NetBackup, TSM, etc.).Operational mindset : runbooks, change control, on-call readiness, and DR testing.#J-18808-Ljbffr