Sr. Oracle Database Administrator

Title: Sr. Oracle Database Administrator

Duration: Fulltime/Long-term contract

Location: Must reside in proximity (40-50 miles) to New Orleans LA

In-office requirement: Hybrid 3 days in-office per week

Position Summary:
Seeking an experienced Oracle DBA to manage enterprise database systems, ensuring availability, performance, and security. The role involves working in a multi-vendor, global environment with opportunities for cross-training in Oracle and SQL Server.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and maintain Oracle and SQL Server database systems and associated technologies.
• Design and optimize database structures (tables, indexes, partitions) to ensure performance and scalability.
• Monitor system health and tune database performance to maximize uptime and efficiency.
• Administer database security, including access control, encryption, auditing, and vulnerability management.
• Manage vulnerabilities throughout our database fleet in accordance with established policies/procedures
• Implement and manage robust backup and disaster recovery strategies to minimize data loss and downtime.
• Lead and manage database-related projects, including cloud migrations and process improvements.
• Collaborate with developers, infrastructure teams, and external partners to troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues.
• Conduct regular health checks and performance assessments of database systems, recommending and implementing improvements as needed.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and best practices in database administration, evaluating and implementing new tools and techniques to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work seamlessly alongside a group of outsourced partners who supplement our DBA service offering to meet SLAs/OLAs.
• This position will require occasional after-hours support and participation in an on-call roster with both employees and contract support resources.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of our operational practices.
• Demonstrated ability to appropriately prioritize and manage workload in a remote environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing IT projects in an outsourced development environment.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience as a DBA in a complex, large-scale enterprise environment.
• Expertise in Oracle 11g/12c/19c+ and SQL Server 2012/2016/2019+ installation, configuration, and administration.
• In-depth knowledge of database architecture, performance tuning, and high availability solutions.
• Strong understanding of backup and recovery tools and methodologies (RMAN, Data Guard, Commvault, ZDLRA).
• Proven experience with security best practices: role-based access, encryption, auditing, and vulnerability management.
• Exceptional troubleshooting skills and ability to resolve complex technical issues independently.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to explain technical topics to diverse audiences.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to prioritize tasks in a hybrid/remote work environment.
• Experience with cloud-based databases, especially AWS RDS or EC2-hosted instances is preferred.
• Hands-on experience migrating on-premises databases to the cloud.
• The following skills and technologies are considered a strong plus:
• ServiceNow (Incident, Request, and Configuration Management)
• Process automation
• Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Experience managing projects in a hybrid or outsourced environment.