Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise Oracle database environments supporting mission-critical federal applications in development, test, and production.
• Manage Oracle databases hosted in Microsoft Azure cloud and on-premises Linux environments, including standalone and multitenant architectures.
• Perform database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, security updates, and technology refreshes to maintain secure and reliable environments.
• Implement and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions using Oracle Data Guard, Oracle GoldenGate, RMAN, and other enterprise technologies.
• Maintain database performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and perform performance tuning to ensure optimal availability, scalability, and reliability.
• Develop and execute backup and recovery strategies utilizing RMAN, Oracle Data Pump (Export/Import), Cohesity, Azure Blob Storage, and other enterprise backup solutions.
• Manage database security by administering user accounts, roles, privileges, encryption, and access controls in accordance with federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Support enterprise data integration by developing and maintaining database interfaces, web service connections, and data synchronization between Oracle and external systems.
• Design, develop, and optimize SQL, PL/SQL, stored procedures, views, triggers, and database objects to support enterprise applications and reporting.
• Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and cloud engineering teams to support production releases, database deployments, and system integrations.
• Support Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) for database monitoring, job scheduling, automation, and performance management.
• Execute database schema modifications, data migrations, DDL and DML activities, and environment refreshes to support development and production operations.
• Develop and maintain enterprise data marts and database views to support business intelligence, analytics, and reporting solutions, including Power BI and Qlik Sense.
• Retrieve, integrate, and manage data from enterprise data warehouses and external federal systems to support reporting and business operations.
• Monitor daily database health, replication, scheduled jobs, and automated data loads to ensure data integrity and system availability.
• Evaluate emerging database technologies and recommend enhancements that improve performance, security, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Develop, maintain, and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical documentation, installation guides, and operational runbooks following federal lifecycle management standards.
• Support application teams by providing database troubleshooting, production release support, test environment refreshes, and database recovery services.
• Ensure compliance with federal security, privacy, and data protection requirements, including encryption of sensitive data at rest and in transit.
• Mentor junior database administrators and provide technical leadership, best practices, and knowledge sharing across the database administration team.

Qualifications

• More than 10 years of experience in conducting Oracle database administration.
• Extensive experience in administering Oracle database in standalone and multitenant architecture on Windows/Linux/Unix on premises and in cloud environments.
• Extensive experience in Oracle data guard implementation, RMAN backups, export/import, GoldenGate setup and configuration, and job scheduling and monitoring.
• Strong SQL and PL/SQL, performance tuning, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Oracle client.
• Experiences with Oracle version 19c, Oracle on Linux, and MySQL on Ubuntu are preferred.

Pay

Anticipated Salary Range: $145,000–$185,000 Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, qualifications, certifications, and other business considerations. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Schedule

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, Regular Business Hours