Oracle DBA (AWS Aurora)

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
No Travel Required

Skills

Oracle expertise
AWS Aurora experience
Shell scripting
Ansible automation
Cloud development
AWS services
Database performance tuning
Linux/VM platforms
AWS CFT/Lambda automation
Data replication
High availability setups
Disaster recovery planning
Database security
CloudFormation templates
Terraform
VMware
Database monitoring tools.

Job Details

Location: McLean, VA (Mandatory on-site T, W,TH); optional locations in Plano, TX, or Atlanta, GA.

Assignment Type: 12 months (potential conversion to full-time)

Salary: Competitive, with limited flexibility for exceptional candidates.

We are seeking a Senior Database Engineer responsible for database administration in a fast-paced operations environment supporting 24x7 business-critical applications. This role requires deep expertise in Oracle databases on both cloud and VMC platforms. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to script and automate on-prem & cloud database activities, troubleshoot database issues, perform performance analysis, ensure database security, and stay updated with new database trends and technologies.

Must-Have Skills:

  • 10+ years of experience with Oracle database administration.
  • 3+ years of experience with AWS Aurora.
  • 5+ years of experience in scripting with Shell or using Ansible for automation.
  • 2+ years of experience in cloud development, preferably with AWS services.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide DBA support including provisioning, backup/recovery, replication, deployment, and production troubleshooting on Oracle and Aurora Postgres databases.
  • Install, configure, monitor, upgrade, and maintain databases in both production and non-production environments.
  • Offer 24x7 on-call DBA support for the production environment on a rotational schedule.
  • Diagnose and address database performance issues and configure database high availability.
  • Support data replication, sharding, and implement disaster recovery solutions.
  • Write and maintain automation scripts for database provisioning, maintenance, and reporting in cloud environments.

Basic Requirements:

  • Extensive experience in database performance tuning and knowledge of enterprise-class best practices for large database environments.
  • Solid experience with AWS Cloud and Linux/VM platforms.
  • Proficiency in automation via AWS CloudFormation Templates and Lambda functions.
  • Strong background in data replication and high availability, disaster recovery database and storage technologies.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with Oracle on-prem and Aurora Postgres on AWS.
  • Familiarity with AWS CloudFormation template development.
  • Proficiency in using database monitoring tools.
  • Excellent communication skills and experience in virtual environments using VMware.
  • Relevant database and cloud vendor certifications.