Oracle Database Administrator

Atlas Technologies•Alexandria, VA

2d•Remote

About The Position

Atlas Technologies is seeking an Oracle/PeopleSoft Database Administrator to support development and maintenance of its Direct Access infrastructure contract. The role designs, implements, and optimizes PeopleSoft databases supporting an enterprise-wide human resources system. It is fully remote for residents of AL, CA, CT, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, NC, NJ, OR, RI, SC, TX, VA, DC, and WV, with travel up to 10%. The administrator supports Oracle databases across AWS RDS environments, including performance, security, availability, backups, recovery, automation, migrations, upgrades, and disaster recovery. The position also provides off-hours production support and maintains operational and compliance documentation. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and possess a DoD Secret clearance. Atlas offers a competitive salary, a generous benefits package, and an opportunity to make a positive impact in the community.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Possession of a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret-level security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or relevant experience.
Security+ CE certification or equivalent.
At least 5 years of experience as an Oracle DBA, with in-depth knowledge of Oracle database architecture.
Strong expertise in performance tuning, capacity planning, and system optimization.
Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL, and scripting languages such as Bash or Python.
Familiarity with database automation and monitoring tools, including AWS RDS, CloudWatch, and PeopleSoft monitoring integrations.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality solutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud-based databases such as AWS RDS or OCI.
PeopleSoft-aware DBA experience, including PeopleTools metadata, PSFT schemas, PUM lifecycle, compare reports, and cross-tier troubleshooting.
Understanding of cloud-native automation for tuning, backups, security, and scaling.
Experience designing or supporting high-availability and disaster-recovery architectures for mission-critical systems.
SQL audit reporting experience and experience handling evolving compliance requirements.
Automation and scripting skills for operational efficiency and repeatability.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, patch, and upgrade Oracle database software across AWS RDS environments.
Monitor database performance proactively; tune SQL and optimize resources using PeopleSoft-aware diagnostics.
Maintain database availability, integrity, and reliability through automated monitoring and alerting, including CloudWatch, RDS metrics, and PeopleSoft health checks.
Design and implement AWS RDS backup and recovery strategies, including automated backups, point-in-time recovery, cross-region snapshot replication, and scheduled restore validation.
Enforce database security policies covering user access, encryption, auditing, ATO compliance, CAT I/II remediation, and SQL inactivity/audit reporting.
Troubleshoot slow queries, locks, PeopleSoft metadata inconsistencies, and cross-tier performance bottlenecks.
Provide off-hours production support and targeted ad hoc troubleshooting to restore service stability and resolve critical issues.
Create and maintain process, architecture, configuration, and operational runbook documentation.
Automate routine tasks using shell scripting, Python, SQL automation, Lambda workflows, and Step Functions.
Support database migrations and upgrades across on-premises and cloud environments, including PeopleTools upgrades, PUM lifecycle activities, and environment refreshes involving masking, scrambling, and schema synchronization.
Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing, including implementation of PeopleSoft high-availability architecture such as Multi-AZ, failover testing, database redundancy, and autoscaling alignment.
Adapt to changing requirements, tools, and security mandates while maintaining accurate SQL audit reports, compliance artifacts, and operational deliverables.