Job Description
One of our clients is seeking a highly skilled Database Administrator with expertise in Oracle 19c and higher, multitenancy (CDB/PDB), Oracle Apex/ORDS administration, OCI, and database migrations . The selected candidate will be responsible for managing large-scale cloud and on-premises Oracle environments, optimizing database performance, and implementing backup/recovery strategies .
This is a remote role, but candidates must pick up their laptop in Richmond, VA .
Key Responsibilities
- Database Management & Administration: Oversee Oracle 19c+ databases , CDB/PDB multitenancy , and backup/restore processes using RMAN and Data Guard .
- Cloud Migration & Automation: Support Oracle OCI & AWS RDS migrations , Terraform scripting , and cloud shell automation .
- Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting: Optimize database performance , fine-tune SQL queries , and implement TDE encryption .
- Backup & Recovery: Implement robust backup strategies using Oracle RMAN and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) 13c Fleet Maintenance .
- Oracle Apex/ORDS & Middleware Administration: Manage Apex 19c+, Oracle ORDS, WebLogic, Tomcat, and Fusion Middleware .
- On-Call Support & Security Compliance: Provide on-call production support for critical enterprise-wide applications.
- Application & Web Server Configuration: Configure and manage Apache FOP for PDF generation, Apache web tier, and mod_pl/sql .
- Automation & Scripting: Develop complex shell scripts for scheduling and maintenance.
Requirements
Required Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of experience with Oracle Database 19c+ (Multitenant, CDB/PDB, backup/restore, TDE encryption).
- 10+ years as an Oracle DBA in Linux environments .
- 10+ years of experience with Oracle database backup, restore, RMAN, and Data Guard .
- 10+ years of expertise in Oracle performance tuning, database maintenance, and management .
- 10+ years of on-call production support experience.
- 10+ years of experience configuring and managing applications using Oracle ORDS .
- 7+ years of experience using Oracle Grid Control (OEM 13c) .
- 7+ years of experience with Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic 12c+, and Fusion Middleware .
- 5+ years of hands-on experience managing OCI DBaaS, cloud shell scripting, and database/application migrations to OCI .
- 5+ years of experience administering Oracle Apex 19c+ .
- 5+ years of experience managing Oracle Enterprise Manager Fleet Maintenance for PSU patching .
- 5+ years of experience with Terraform, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) .
- 3+ years of experience in AWS RDS & Oracle Administration .
- 3+ years of experience with AWS Services (EC2, S3, ELB) .
Preferred Skills (Highly Desired, Not Required)
- Experience with AWS Cloud Technologies , including EC2, S3, ELB, and RDS .
- Experience with Terraform and Google Cloud (GCP) .
- Amazon AWS Certification preferred.
- Experience with configuring and managing large-scale cloud environments .
Benefits
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Job Tags
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