Database Engineer – Oracle & Cloud Platforms

Guidehouse•Kansas City, MO

3d•$106,000 - $176,000

About The Position

The Database Engineer (Oracle & Cloud Platforms) supports the engineering, administration, maintenance, and modernization of enterprise database services in a secure federal hybrid-cloud environment. The role is a senior technical resource responsible for the performance, availability, security, and reliability of production database platforms and for supporting the adoption of cloud and managed database technologies. The engineer administers production Oracle databases and supports database workloads on cloud and managed platforms, including Microsoft Azure and Tessell. The role contributes to database modernization, migration, and cloud-adoption initiatives; builds automation using scripting, APIs, configuration management, and Infrastructure-as-Code; and troubleshoots issues across database, infrastructure, application, cloud, and security domains. The position also supports other database technologies as operational needs evolve and creates documentation and knowledge-transfer materials for effective coverage. Work follows incident, change, and problem management, vulnerability remediation, security compliance, and DevSecOps practices. The role supports business-critical production environments that require reliable 24x7 operations and contributes to improvements in operational efficiency, service reliability, automation, and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree; an additional four years of relevant experience may be substituted for the degree.
Six or more years of experience in database administration, database engineering, or related technical roles.
Hands-on experience administering Oracle database environments in production settings.
Experience with Oracle database administration and lifecycle management, performance monitoring and tuning, backup and recovery, high availability and resiliency, patching and upgrades, incident response and root cause analysis, database security and vulnerability remediation, and automation, scripting, Infrastructure-as-Code, or configuration management technologies.
Experience supporting mission-critical or business-critical database environments with stringent availability, security, and performance requirements.
Experience supporting databases in cloud, managed-service, virtualized, or hybrid-cloud environments.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, documentation, and customer-service skills.
Ability to adapt to evolving technologies, cloud modernization initiatives, and changing operational requirements.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multifunctional technical teams.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or other federal government clearance as required.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting database workloads in Microsoft Azure.
Experience with Tessell or similar Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) or managed database platforms.
Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or other enterprise database technologies.
Experience migrating Oracle or enterprise databases to cloud-hosted or managed-service platforms.
Experience with Python, PowerShell, Bash/Shell scripting, Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs.
Experience with Git-based source control, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices.
Experience with enterprise monitoring, observability, and performance management platforms.
Oracle, Microsoft Azure, cloud, database, security, or ITIL certifications.
Demonstrated commitment to operational excellence, continuous learning, and customer-focused service delivery.
Experience supporting federal government or other highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Administer, maintain, and support production Oracle databases, including configuration management, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
Serve as a senior escalation point for complex Oracle database incidents and operational challenges.
Support and maintain database workloads hosted on cloud and managed database platforms, including Microsoft Azure and Tessell.
Participate in database modernization initiatives, migrations, and cloud adoption efforts.
Design, implement, and maintain automation solutions using scripting, APIs, configuration management, and Infrastructure-as-Code technologies.
Troubleshoot issues across database, infrastructure, application, cloud, and security domains in collaboration with cross-functional technical teams.
Support PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and other database technologies as operational requirements evolve.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, automation artifacts, and knowledge-transfer materials for primary and secondary coverage.
Perform work in accordance with Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management, vulnerability remediation, security compliance, and DevSecOps practices.
Support highly available, business-critical production environments requiring reliable 24x7 operations.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, service reliability, automation, and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
Personal and family sick time
Company-paid holidays
Parental leave
401(k) retirement plan
Group term life and travel assistance
Voluntary life and AD&D insurance
Health Savings Account
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Transit and parking commuter benefits
Short-term and long-term disability
Tuition reimbursement
Personal development, certifications, and learning opportunities
Employee referral program
Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach
Care.com annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental benefits, including critical care, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, legal assistance, and identity theft protection
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus