Oracle DBA

Job#: 3016677

Job Description:

Onsite Requirement:

An average of 40 hours per week with a blend of onsite and telework. Currently, a minimum of 2 days of onsite work per week is required, and telework is allowed 3 days a week. Depending on customer workload, there may be occasions when more than 2 days a week for onsite work will be required.

Required Certifications:

DoD 8570 IAT Level II (eg: CompTIA Security+, SSCP, etc )

Oracle Database Certification

Position Requirements:

Oracle DBA: This full-time Oracle database administrator position will challenge the candidate to expand their skillsets and learn new technologies in a fast-paced and friendly environment. The successful candidate remains up-to-date on vendor technologies and recommended best practices in a highly-available, enterprise environment. The successful candidate for this position will be solid in Oracle and familiar with MySQL and EDB PostgreSQL and will share "on call" rotation across a team of 5 DBAs.

Required skills:

Five or more years of experience (including design, installation, configuration, administration, patching, upgrades, tuning, backup and recovery, and troubleshooting) with Oracle Enterprise Database in a Linux environment on virtual servers; similar skills are desired for MySQL and EDB PostgreSQL

Oracle 19c including Multitenant, Real Application Cluster (RAC), Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM), Data Guard, Grid Infrastructure, Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), Oracle Net, Data Pump, Oracle Database Auditing, Container Databases, and Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System (ACFS)

Strong backup and recovery experience using Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) with Veritas NetBackup

Strong performance tuning experience for both transactional and analytical workloads

Strong troubleshooting experience utilizing database and operating system capabilities

Strong shell scripting experience in PL/SQL

Strong bash shell scripting experience in Oracle Enterprise Linux

Strong system administration experience

Strong documentation skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Participates in a 24x7 on-call support rotation

Desired Skills:

Databases: Oracle 19c or higher, MySQL 8 or higher, PostgreSQL 13.7 or higher

Experience with any of the following is beneficial

o Oracle Application Express

o Apache Tomcat

o Microsoft Azure

o Amazon AWS

Shell scripting experience in MySQL, and PL/pgSQL

Working knowledge of DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) and Security Requirements Guides (SRG)

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.