Added - 2 days ago Oracle Database Administrator DBA Austin , Texas

Luna Data Solutions, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Luna Data Solutions, Inc. seeks a Senior Oracle Database Engineer/DBA for a long-term contract in Austin, TX. This hybrid role requires 2 days remote and 3 days onsite, with responsibilities spanning 19c RAC, Exadata, and cloud migrations.

You will lead complex database infrastructure, implement automation, and provide on‑call production support across data centers and AWS, collaborating with vendors to resolve outages and optimize performance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on Oracle DBAs on Linux with shell scripting, SQL and PL/SQL.
• Deep knowledge of Oracle internal views, performance tuning and optimization.
• Experience with Oracle 19c RAC and Active Data Guard.
• Experience designing, installing, configuring and maintaining large databases in enterprise environments.
• Experience developing automation tools to manage development and test DB environments.
• Experience with 24x7 production support and on-call rotations.
• Knowledge of Oracle Exadata administration, including patching and tuning.
• Working knowledge of MSSQL Server and EDB PostgreSQL.
• Strong ability to troubleshoot complex DB and infra issues with vendor coordination.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, configure and maintain large-scale Oracle databases.
• Provide 24x7 production support and participate in on-call rotations.
• Optimize performance via tuning and patching.
• Migrate databases and applications across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Manage database infrastructure across multiple data centers including AWS.
• Collaborate with vendors for issue resolution.

Skills

Shell scripting

SQL

PL/SQL

Performance tuning

RAC

Active Data Guard

Cloud environments (AWS)

Automation tooling

On-call support

Exadata

Troubleshooting

Tools

Oracle 19c

Exadata administration

MSSQL Server

EDB PostgreSQL

ServiceNow

Remedy

ITSM platforms

PPM tools

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Oracle Database Engineer/DBA for a long-term contract in Austin, TX. It is a Hybrid role with 2 days remote / 3 days onsite (Mon, Tues & Fri) Required skills:

• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience with Oracle databases on Linux platforms, including strong expertise in shell scripting, SQL, and PL/SQL.
• Deep knowledge of Oracle internal views, performance tuning, and database optimization techniques.
• Extensive experience managing Oracle Database 19c, including Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Active Data Guard.
• Proven ability to design, install, configure, and maintain large-scale databases in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience developing automation tools to manage large numbers of development and test database environments.
• Hands-on experience with 24x7 production support, including participation in on-call rotations.
• Expertise in database infrastructure setup across multiple data centers, including cloud environments (AWS preferred).
• Demonstrated experience in migrating databases and applications across physical and cloud environments.
• Experience with Oracle Exadata administration, including configuration, patching, and performance tuning.
• Working knowledge of MSSQL Server and EDB PostgreSQL Enterprise database administration.
• Strong experience performing database refreshes, cloning, and provisioning for development and testing environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex database and infrastructure issues, including coordination with vendors for resolution.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with IT service management and ticketing tools, such as:
• ServiceNow
• Remedy
• ITSM platforms
• PPM tools

What We Offer

• Work on a highly innovative team with cutting-edge technology
• Great opportunity to make a big impact and take ownership of technology initiatives
• Altruistic work
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including health, dental, vision, life, and accident insurance, short-term disability insurance, and more!

Luna Data Solutions, Inc. (LDS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees. All applicants will be considered for employment. LDS prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type regarding age, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, national origin, genetics, protected veteran status, and/or disability status.