Senior Oracle Database Administrator

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🕒 June 5

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $6.8k - $11.9k / month

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📀 Database Administrator

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Ferguson

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10,000+ employees

🤝 B2B

🛍️ eCommerce

🛒 Retail

B2B • eCommerce • Retail

Ferguson is a leading supplier of plumbing and HVAC products for residential and commercial markets. The company offers a wide range of products including water heaters, plumbing parts, and HVAC systems, as well as various tools and cleaning supplies. Ferguson provides solutions for professionals in the plumbing and HVAC industries, ensuring they have access to the resources and expertise they need for both new construction and remodeling projects.

📋 Description

• Provide support for Oracle databases, including configuration, tuning and troubleshooting • Proactively monitor system health, tune SQL queries, optimize indexes, and manage database configurations to prevent performance degradation • Lead performance tuning and troubleshooting efforts, identifying bottlenecks and implementing effective solutions • Design, implement, and support high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) strategies, including Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters), Oracle Data Guard, SQL Server Always on Availability Groups and Failover clustering • Deploy and upgrade multiple versions of Oracle (e.g., 12c, 19c) and Microsoft SQL Server on physical, virtual, and cloud environments • Implement robust security measures, manage user permissions, access controls, apply patches, and ensure compliance with data governance policies • Collaborate with development, infrastructure and operations to support data-driven initiatives • Establish and test comprehensive backup strategies to guarantee rapid recovery from system failures or data corruption • Maintain documentation for Oracle data models, dictionaries, and configurations • Provide technical leadership, mentorship of fellow DBAs and contributes to strategic database planning

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (Master’s a plus) • 5+ years DBA experience in enterprise, 24/7 environments; 8+ years preferred for lead-level candidates • Strong experience with both Oracle and SQL Server in high-volume, production environments • Hands-on experience with RAC, Data Guard, Always On, clustering, and failover strategies • Proven ability in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and scripting (PowerShell, Python, or similar) • Experience mentoring others, acting as an escalation point, and contributing to database strategy (for lead candidates) • OCP and/or Microsoft SQL Server/Azure certifications preferred • Strong problem-solving, communication, and ability to manage priorities in an on-call environment • WMS or supply chain systems experience preferred; general understanding of distribution/logistics environments helpful

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Paid time off • Life insurance • 401(k) with company match • Mental health coverage • Gender affirming and family building benefits • Paid parental leave • Associate discounts • Community involvement opportunities