Senior Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Database Administrator
About The Position
ECS is seeking a mission-driven, hands-on Senior Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Database Administrator to support mission-critical DHS systems. The role is responsible for day-to-day administration, optimization, and security of cloud database environments, with a strong emphasis on complex data transfers and system migrations. The position serves as the primary custodian of database operations, supporting migration of legacy data workloads into OCI, managing data flows across secure networks, maintaining Oracle Exadata systems, and using Oracle 26ai capabilities to improve database efficiency. The role also focuses on uptime, patch management, and compliance with federal data security standards.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship; no dual citizenship.
- Ability to obtain the required public trust suitability.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- At least 6 years of relevant professional experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain production databases hosted on Oracle Exadata Cloud Service (ExaCS) and Dedicated Infrastructure.
- Perform daily administration of OCI database services, including monitoring, space management, and resource optimization in Autonomous Database (ADB) environments.
- Administer multitenant environments, including the daily lifecycle, cloning, and resource allocation of Container Databases (CDB) and Pluggable Databases (PDB).
- Configure and maintain Autonomous Container Databases (ACD).
- Plan, test, and execute migrations of legacy on-premises Oracle workloads into OCI using Oracle Data Pump, Transportable Tablespaces, and Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM).
- Manage secure data transfers across security domains and federal networks in compliance with DHS data transit policies.
- Support database upgrades and transitions to Oracle 26ai, transferring schemas, metadata, and tablespaces with minimal operational disruption.
- Perform advanced performance tuning, diagnostics, and query optimization using AWR, ADDM, ASH, and execution plan analysis.
- Maintain High Availability and Disaster Recovery configurations using Active Data Guard at CDB and individual PDB levels.
- Oversee database backup and recovery using RMAN, OCI Object Storage, and localized backup policies.
- Perform continuous security patching, including quarterly CPUs/PSUs, and remediate vulnerabilities across database environments.
- Harden and maintain databases in compliance with DHS and DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
Benefits
- General description of benefits is provided at the ECS careers benefits link.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
