Database Administrator - Hybrid

XPO Logistics, Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health insurance on day one

Life and disability insurance

PTO — up to 15 days in first year

9 paid company holidays

401(k) with company match

Education assistance

Incentive plan eligibility

Job summary

XPO Logistics, Inc. is seeking an experienced Database Administrator in Portland to manage Oracle databases, optimize SQL performance, and implement PL/SQL automation. You will collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to ensure uptime, deploy new databases, and enforce best practices across projects.

The role emphasizes Oracle expertise, OCI/Exadata familiarity, and the ability to support developers with SQL reviews within a fast-paced logistics environment.

Qualifications

• 2 years of database administration experience with Oracle Server.
• Expertise in Oracle technologies, OCI, Exadata experience; familiar with OEM monitoring.
• Strong proficiency with SQL, Oracle partitioning, and PL/SQL (2+ years).
• Experience with Linux and shell scripting.
• Experience with monitoring SQL performance and tuning (plan, baselines, profiles).
• Experience developing PL/SQL Procedures/Packages and automation.
• Experience managing deployment of DDL/DML to the database.
• Experience with CI/CD concepts.
• Ability to assist application developers with SQL review.

Responsibilities

• Work extensively with Oracle databases.
• Focus on SQL queries, plan review, and database administration.
• Daily monitoring of SQL performance, up-time, and issue resolution.
• Support database performance with infrastructure and application teams.
• Act as liaison to define and follow best practices; drive consistency.
• Support deployment of new databases, schemas, objects; ongoing maintenance.
• Contribute to defining application database standards via data models.

Skills

Oracle DBA experience

Oracle technologies/OCI/Exadata

SQL proficiency

PL/SQL

Linux shell scripting

SQL performance tuning

PL/SQL automation

DDL/DML deployment

CI/CD concepts

SQL review support

Tools

Oracle Enterprise Manager

CI/CD tooling

Job description

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What you’ll need to succeed as a Database Administrator at XPO

• 2 years of database administration experience with Oracle Server
• Expertise in Oracle technologies, OCI, Exadata experience, Familiarity with monitoring tools like OEM
• Strong proficiency with SQL, Oracle partitioning, and knowledge of Oracle PL/SQL (2+ years)
• Experience with Linux and shell scripting.
• Experience with monitoring SQL performance and tuning (plan, baselines, profiles)
• Experience developing PL/SQL Procedures/Packages and automation
• Experience managing the deployment of DDL/DMLs to the database
• Experience with CICD concepts
• Ability to assist application developers with SQL review

Preferred qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience with database administration within Oracle
• Deep knowledge/experience in the following: SQL, PL/SQL and Oracle DBA tasks
• Able to stay current with emerging trends and database technologies
• Able to quickly learn and achieve proficiency in new software applications and maintain a thorough knowledge of internal company software applications applicable to the position/business unit
• Oracle Database Certification
• Oracle Advanced Queues knowledgeData modeling skills and use of Entity-Relation (ER)

About the Database Administrator job

Pay, benefits and more:

• Competitive compensation package
• Full health insurance benefits are available on day one
• Life and disability insurance
• Earn up to 15days of PTO over your first year
• 9 paid company holidays
• 401(k) option with company match
• Education assistance
• Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Work extensively with Oracle databases.
• Focus on SQL queries, plan review, and database administration.
• Be responsible for daily monitoring of SQLs performance, up-time and drive resolution to technical issues.
• Support database performance in the context of applications by working with the infrastructure and application teams
• Act as a liaison between the project management, technical teams and IT leadership; assure best practices are defined and followed; drive consistency across applications and projects wherever possible
• Support deployment of new databases, new schemas and new database objects and ongoing maintenance of the same
• Contribute to defining application database standards by creating application data models

About XPO

XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you’re looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

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