Behind the Scenes: Making an Impact as an Oracle Database Developer at EPAM

As a Senior Oracle Database Developer at EPAM, Abhijeet Singh shares this career path's challenging and rewarding sides.

From daily responsibilities to the overall satisfaction derived from the job, Singh delves into how to ensure database integrity and spearhead impactful projects to contribute to the company’s success.

Daily responsibilities as a senior Oracle database developer

As a senior Oracle database developer, Singh’s daily work involves designing, implementing and maintaining robust database solutions crucial to the organization's operations. “My key responsibilities include ensuring database integrity, performance and security,” he notes. “Which supports applications across multiple departments.”

1. Monitoring and troubleshooting
   A typical day starts with monitoring the company’s database environment for irregularities or performance issues.
   This includes checking system logs, running diagnostics and using Oracle Enterprise Manager to ensure everything works well. “I work closely with our IT support team to troubleshoot and fix any database connectivity, slow query or data integrity issues that may arise,” adds Singh.
   
2. Designing and developing database schemas
   Designing and developing efficient, scalable database schemas is a core part of this role. You will translate business requirements into effective database structures and work with application developers to optimize SQL queries.
   Daily tasks include writing and optimizing complex SQL queries, stored procedures and triggers. Continuous performance tuning, indexing strategies, query optimization, and database configuration adjustments are essential.
   
3. Ensuring data security
   Ensuring data security is a crucial aspect of a Database Developer’s responsibilities. Singh implements and enforces robust security measures to safeguard sensitive information. This includes managing user permissions, closely auditing database activities and utilizing advanced data encryption techniques.
   
4. Backup and recovery planning
   The crucial tasks of backup and recovery planning are essential responsibilities. This involves the meticulous design and rigorous testing of backup strategies to guarantee swift and precise data recovery during system failures.
5. Making an impact on real-life projects
   One of the most rewarding parts of the job is working on real-life projects with tangible effects on the company’s success. Recently, Singh led a project to migrate on-premises databases to AWS RDS for Oracle. Another notable project was implementing a data warehousing solution to support our business intelligence initiatives.
6. Mentoring and providing technical guidance
   Mentoring junior developers and providing technical guidance are significant parts of Singh’s role. “I conduct code reviews, offer feedback and share my knowledge through regular training sessions,” he shares.
7. Communication and Collaboration
   Communication and collaboration are essential aspects of a database developer’s job. “I regularly meet with stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into technical requirements,” Singh states. “In my role, I collaborate closely with project managers to monitor and coordinate project timelines and budgets.”
8. Continuous learning and skill enhancement
   Proactive learning and staying updated with the latest Oracle database technologies are crucial. “I frequently participate in webinars, attend training sessions and engage with the Oracle community to enhance my knowledge and skills,” shares Singh.
   

Start your journey at EPAM.

Our company values innovation, continuous improvement and teamwork and provides an excellent environment for professional growth.

“Working at EPAM has been incredibly fulfilling. I encourage anyone passionate about database development to consider joining our team,” adds Singh.

Browse our current job openings and start the next phase of your career journey with EPAM.