About the Role
Seeking an experienced Senior Oracle Database Administrator to manage and maintain enterprise Oracle database environments for a government client, ensuring reliability, security, availability, and performance of mission-critical systems, while supporting high-availability and disaster recovery operations.
Responsibilities
- Administer, configure, and maintain Oracle RAC 19c databases on Oracle Exadata.
- Manage Oracle Data Guard disaster recovery environments.
- Monitor database performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize system efficiency.
- Install, upgrade, patch, and maintain Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure.
- Implement Oracle quarterly security patches and updates.
- Support Oracle Key Vault encryption across all database environments.
- Administer Oracle ASM clustered environments.
- Perform database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery testing using Veeam.
- Maintain Oracle Linux database environments and support security compliance.
- Configure and monitor scheduled Oracle batch jobs and system alerts.
- Respond to production incidents, Service Desk tickets, and database outages.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, security, and development teams.
- Maintain database inventory, documentation, and change management records.
- Provide after-hours and weekend support when required.
Requirements
- 8–10 years of experience as a Senior Oracle Database Administrator.
- Extensive experience managing Oracle RAC 19c environments.
- Strong experience with Oracle Exadata and Oracle Data Guard.
- Experience administering Oracle Linux environments.
- Experience with Oracle ASM.
- Strong database performance tuning and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience implementing Oracle quarterly patches and security updates.
- Experience with Oracle Grid Infrastructure upgrades.
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Key Vault.
- Experience performing database backup and recovery using Veeam.
- Knowledge of networking protocols including TCP/IP, SSL, SSH, and SFTP.
- Experience with Shell Scripting, Perl, and Python.
- Strong understanding of Change Management and Disaster Recovery processes.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience migrating Oracle databases to AWS, Azure, or Oracle Cloud.
- Experience supporting Oracle WebLogic environments.
- Previous experience supporting large-scale enterprise or government Oracle environments.
Skills
- Oracle RAC 19c
- Oracle Exadata
- Oracle Data Guard
- Oracle Linux
- Oracle ASM
- Oracle Key Vault
- Veeam
- Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- Shell Scripting
- Perl
- Python
- TCP/IP
- SSL
- SSH
- SFTP
- Change Management
- Disaster Recovery
- AWS
- Azure
- Oracle Cloud
- Oracle WebLogic
Location
- Onsite
- Remote
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
About the Company
- We are seeking an experienced Senior Oracle Database Administrator to support a government client.
