Database Administrator

Default; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

R+L Carriers seeks an Oracle Database Administrator to manage enterprise Oracle databases across production and nonproduction environments, ensuring availability, integrity, security, recoverability, and performance.

This DBA performs installation, patching, monitoring, tuning, capacity planning, backup and recovery, security administration, and Data Guard support. The position also provides technical guidance and advanced troubleshooting to application and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience administering Oracle databases on Linux in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with production monitoring, performance tuning, patching, backup and recovery.
• Experience supporting Oracle high availability and disaster recovery, including Data Guard.
• Experience with process automation and scripting (bash).
• Experience participating in projects and resolving complex database incidents.

Responsibilities

• Install and patch Oracle database environments.
• Monitor and tune Oracle databases to maintain performance across production and nonproduction platforms.
• Plan capacity and manage backup, recovery, and Data Guard.
• Administer database security, access control, auditing, and change-management practices.
• Provide technical guidance and advanced troubleshooting to application and infrastructure teams.

Skills

Clear communication

Analytical troubleshooting

Collaboration

Ownership of production environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

Tools

SQL

PL/SQL

Oracle Enterprise Manager

SolarWinds

Service Pro

Azure DevOps

Job description

Position Summary

The Oracle Database Administrator administers enterprise Oracle database environments that support critical R+L Carriers business operations. The role protects availability, integrity, security, recoverability, and performance across production and nonproduction platforms.

This DBA performs installation, patching, monitoring, tuning, capacity planning, backup and recovery, security administration, and Data Guard support. The position also provides technical guidance and advanced troubleshooting to application and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

Education

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.

Experience

- 3-5 years professional experience administering Oracle databases on Linux in an enterprise environment.
- Experience with production monitoring, performance tuning, patching, backup, and recovery.
- Experience supporting Oracle high availability and disaster recovery, including Data Guard.
- Experience with process automation and scripting (bash).
- Experience participating in projects and resolving complex database incidents.

Technical Competencies

- Oracle Database administration, SQL, PL/SQL diagnostics, and performance analysis.
- Oracle Enterprise Manager, SolarWinds, Service Pro, and Azure DevOps.
- Backup and recovery concepts, Data Guard, capacity planning, and storage management.
- Database security, access control, auditing, and change-management practices.

Professional Competencies

- Clear communication during incidents, maintenance, and change activity.
- Analytical troubleshooting and disciplined root-cause follow-through.
- Collaboration with application, infrastructure, security, and database peers.
- Reliable ownership of production environments and assigned work.