Senior Database Administrator, Oracle, PostgreSQL, AWS

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🕒 September 29

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📀 Database Administrator

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📋 Description

• Administer production Oracle environments and AWS-managed databases, including PostgreSQL and MySQL • Install, configure, patch, upgrade, administer, and troubleshoot Oracle 19c and later across development, test, and production environments • Administer and optimize Amazon RDS for Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, plus Oracle on Amazon EC2 where applicable • Implement database permissions, policies, standards, and procedures for secure connectivity, availability, and data integrity • Plan and execute migrations from on-premise data centers to AWS, including runbooks, cutover and rollback planning, data validation, and post-migration verification • Support Oracle-to-Oracle and Oracle-to-PostgreSQL/open-source modernization • Tune database and SQL performance using AWR, ASH, execution plans, indexing, memory and storage configuration, and PostgreSQL/MySQL performance tools • Design and maintain backup, recovery, high availability, and failover strategies using RMAN, Data Guard, RAC, ASM, Multi-AZ, snapshots, automated backups, and replication • Regularly test disaster recovery • Secure databases according to NIST SP 800-53 controls and DISA STIGs, including account and role management, auditing, logging, encryption, and Oracle TDE • Support ATO, vulnerability remediation, and compliance activities • Monitor database health, capacity, availability, replication, storage, backups, and performance using Oracle Enterprise Manager, AWS CloudWatch, and other enterprise monitoring tools • Respond to incidents and lead root cause analysis • Manage and optimize Amazon Redshift and other supported data warehouse solutions • Automate administration, operational checks, and maintenance using Bash, Python, SQL, and PL/SQL • Support application teams with schema changes, releases, data fixes, query optimization, and production troubleshooting through change-control processes • Produce technical documentation, architecture information, migration and recovery runbooks, operating procedures, and system security plan inputs • Collaborate with platform engineers, application teams, data teams, and cybersecurity staff

🎯 Requirements

• U.S. citizenship • Able to obtain and maintain a CBP Public Trust background investigation • At least eight (8) years of database administration experience supporting production systems • Deep hands-on Oracle DBA experience • Hands-on experience with Oracle 19c, RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, and ASM • Strong PostgreSQL administration experience • Working knowledge of MySQL in production or AWS-managed environments • Proven database and SQL performance-tuning experience, including Oracle AWR/ASH analysis and query/index optimization • Experience with Amazon RDS and migrating databases between on-premise and cloud environments • Strong understanding of database backup, recovery, failover, disaster recovery, security, and high availability • Working knowledge of Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting • Experience with database automation using Bash, Python, SQL, or PL/SQL • Experience troubleshooting complex production issues spanning databases, applications, operating systems, storage, networking, and cloud services • Able to work remotely on East Coast hours and travel approximately once per quarter • Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred; relevant experience is accepted in place of a degree • Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) and AWS certification are advantageous • Experience with Amazon RDS for Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL; Oracle on Amazon EC2; AWS Database Migration Service; or Oracle GoldenGate is desirable • Experience migrating Oracle workloads to PostgreSQL or other open-source databases is desirable • Experience with Amazon Redshift, enterprise data warehouses, and large-scale data integration or analytics workloads is desirable • Experience with AWS CloudWatch and enterprise database monitoring and alerting platforms is desirable • Experience with NoSQL databases and optimizing application/data-access patterns across relational and NoSQL platforms is desirable • Experience supporting DHS or CBP systems, or other federal agencies under an ATO, is desirable • A current DHS Public Trust is preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement • Travel approximately once per quarter • Immediate start following favorable suitability determination and customer onboarding • AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud project exposure • Work supporting a four-year U.S. Customs and Border Protection program • Professional development through mission-critical cloud modernization, security, compliance, DevOps, and data analytics work

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