Oracle DBA (Oracle 19c RAC | Data Guard | GoldenGate)

Location: Taylor, TX. First 3 months onsite (Monday–Friday), then remote. Duration: long-term (2 years). W2, FTE, 1099, and C2C engagement models accepted. U.S. citizenship required by client.

About the Role

Seeking a hands-on Senior Oracle DBA to support large-scale Oracle database migration projects in a highly secure environment. The role involves extensive work with Oracle 19c, RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate, and enterprise database migrations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen (mandatory)
• Ability to pass background checks and NERC CIP security onboarding
• 15+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience
• Oracle Database 19c OCP certification
• Expert in Oracle 19c, Grid Infrastructure, 2-Node RAC, ASM
• Strong experience with Active Data Guard, Data Guard Broker, FSFO, and Far Sync
• Hands-on experience with Oracle GoldenGate 21c Microservices
• Proven expertise in Oracle database migrations using RMAN, GoldenGate, and Data Guard
• Experience performing near-zero downtime migrations (≤ 5 minutes)
• Oracle Security: TDE, Unified Auditing
• Strong Linux (RHEL/OEL 8/9) administration
• Experience preparing migration runbooks, cutover, and rollback plans

Preferred Skills

• Utility/Energy industry experience
• Oracle Certified Master (OCM)
• Oracle Database Vault / Oracle Key Vault
• Ansible, Rubrik, Oracle 26ai
• SAN Storage, CIS Benchmark, DBSAT

Candidate Must Provide

• Oracle migration project references where they served as the hands-on lead engineer
• Details of near-zero downtime migrations (environment size, number of databases, downtime achieved, use of Active Data Guard/Far Sync)
• Experience with Oracle Advanced Security (TDE, Unified Auditing, Key Vault)
• Confirmation of availability to work 100% onsite (Monday–Friday) for the first 3 months in a secure client environment with restrictions on personal devices and file transfers