Database Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Oversee the administration of Oracle database instances and their supporting services throughout their life cycle.

• Monitor the availability, capacity, storage, jobs, sessions, and overall operational health via Oracle Enterprise Manager and SolarWinds.

• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and decommission database software in accordance with change-control standards.

• Ensure accurate documentation of configurations, maintenance, and operational procedures.

• Analyze database performance, SQL queries, wait-events, and resource utilization, implementing tuning measures as necessary.

• Manage indexing, statistics, tablespaces, memory allocation, and overall capacity.

• Investigate recurring issues and work towards eliminating root causes where feasible.

• Collaborate with application teams to promote efficient data access and deployment methodologies.

• Operate and validate Oracle’s backup, restore, and recovery protocols.

• Administer and test Data Guard along with other high-availability or disaster recovery features.

• Engage in recovery exercises, documenting outcomes, identifying gaps, and proposing corrective measures.

• Respond to urgent database incidents and after-hours escalations as needed.

• Manage database access, roles, privileges, auditing processes, and security configurations.

• Address database vulnerabilities and fulfill patching requirements within approved timeframes.

• Deliver project assignments and maintain accurate progress updates in Azure DevOps.

• Resolve Service Pro requests while exchanging knowledge with database, infrastructure, and application teams.

• Provide technical advice and advanced troubleshooting support to application and infrastructure teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline; equivalent hands-on experience may be considered.

• 3-5 years of professional experience in administering Oracle databases on Linux within an enterprise setting.

• Proficient in production monitoring, performance tuning, patch management, backup, and recovery processes.

• Experience in supporting Oracle high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including Data Guard.

• Familiarity with process automation and scripting, particularly in bash.

• Proven experience in participating in projects and resolving complex database incidents.

• Expertise in Oracle Database administration, SQL, PL/SQL diagnostics, and performance evaluation.

• Knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Manager, SolarWinds, Service Pro, and Azure DevOps.

• Understanding of backup and recovery principles, Data Guard, capacity planning, and storage management.

• Familiar with database security, access control, auditing, and change management practices.

• Ability to communicate clearly during incidents, maintenance activities, and change processes.

• Strong analytical troubleshooting skills and disciplined follow-through on root-cause analysis.

• Experience collaborating with application, infrastructure, security, and database teams.

• Demonstrated reliability in managing production environments and assigned responsibilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• No benefits, perks, or additional compensation details are specified.