Oracle Database Administrator

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

1d•$62,000 - $141,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Booz Allen is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator to support Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) product systems. The role administers, monitors, and maintains Oracle database environments supporting production systems to ensure high availability, performance, data integrity, and security. The administrator contributes to database policies and procedures and uses Oracle development and failover technologies alongside AWS services to identify problems and improvement opportunities in a mission-critical environment. The role combines production database administration with hands-on database development and AWS-managed infrastructure experience. The administrator will support Oracle databases and AWS-managed RDS environments, help resolve production issues, and participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation. The position is hybrid, with work at a Booz Allen or customer facility according to leadership expectations and role needs. Applicants selected are subject to a government investigation and may need to meet U.S. government client eligibility requirements.

Requirements

Experience managing Oracle databases in production environments.
Experience with Oracle GoldenGate configuration, troubleshooting, and ongoing support.
Experience migrating Oracle databases into AWS-managed RDS.
Experience with Oracle failover technologies such as Oracle Data Guard, RAC, or other high-availability solutions.
Experience managing AWS-managed RDS instances and working with AWS services including EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, Secrets Manager, CloudWatch, Database Insights, and EventBridge.
Hands-on database development experience, including data modeling, data object design, PL/SQL development, database and SQL performance tuning, and SQLPlus.
Experience scripting in Linux and Windows operating systems.
Experience with GitHub, JIRA, VS Code, Toad, and Confluence.
Ability to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation for production support.
Ability to critically analyze and validate AI-generated responses and recommendations using domain knowledge and Oracle DBA expertise before applying them to production systems.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.
High school diploma or GED.

Nice To Haves

Experience in regulated or high-availability production environments.
Experience using AI tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude for database maintenance and development.
Knowledge of database automation and CI/CD practices for database deployments.
Ability to clearly document technical work and provide regular progress updates.
Ability to identify issues and take ownership without requiring direct instruction.
Ability to promote teamwork and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Ability to triage and resolve production database issues independently and under time pressure.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Oracle certification such as OCA or OCP.

Responsibilities

Administer, monitor, and maintain Oracle database environments supporting VA production systems.
Help ensure database high availability, performance, data integrity, and security.
Develop and contribute to policies and procedures that support database security and integrity.
Use PL/SQL, Oracle failover technologies, and AWS services to identify database problems and improvement opportunities.
Support Oracle GoldenGate, Oracle failover technologies, and AWS-managed RDS environments.
Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation for production support.
Critically analyze and validate AI-generated responses and recommendations using Oracle DBA expertise before applying them to production systems.