Database Administrator, Oracle EBS

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and execute EBS application tier and database tier patching cycles with minimal downtime and during off-hours as dictated by business needs.
• Lead project migrations, cloning, and environment refreshes to support development, testing, and production activities.
• Maintain accurate documentation of environments, patching history, and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with project teams, developers, and business stakeholders during major initiatives and cutovers.
• Work with Applications team and vendor technical support to resolve performance and functionality issues.
• Manage database and application security controls, proactively mitigating risk through patching, configuration standards, and adherence to university security and compliance requirements.
• Perform OS-level forklift migrations and platform upgrades (e.g., Linux version upgrades, hardware refreshes, cloud/on-prem transitions).
• Provide subject matter expertise to Project Managers and other IT Services management. Serve as DBA representative on project teams for database/application implementation and upgrade projects.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 6-8 years of Oracle enterprise level DBA experience hands-on administration of Oracle E-Business Suite (R12.1/R12.2) in multi-tier environments.
• Strong expertise in Oracle Database Multitenant administration (19c/12c) supporting EBS.
• Proven track record managing patching, quarterly CPUs, and enterprise-scale migrations.
• Solid experience with Linux/Unix operating systems and EBS application tier technologies (WebLogic, Forms, Concurrent Managers, etc.).
• Ability to support planned and emergency after hour maintenance or troubleshooting.
• Exceptional SQL and scripting capabilities.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Business or related field.
• Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Database 19c R12.2 Oracle Applications System Administrator Fundamentals.
• 10+ years of hands-on administration of Oracle E-Business Suite (R12.1/R12.2) in multi-tier environments.
• Advanced Scripting experience.