Database Administrator (Oracle)

General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works

Bath (ME)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible spending accounts/HSAs

Life and disability insurance

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Health coaching

Athletic trainers

Employee assistance programs

Onsite health services

Job summary

General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works is seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator to support, maintain, and optimize our enterprise database environment in Bath, ME. The role emphasizes reliability, availability, and performance across development, test, and production systems.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience, expertise with 12c/19c, RMAN, ASM, and strong Linux/Unix scripting skills.

Qualifications

5–10 years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience in a production environment.
Expertise with Oracle versions 12c and 19c.
Proficiency with RMAN, ASM, OEM/Cloud Control.
Strong Linux/Unix and shell scripting skills.
Experience with backup strategies and disaster recovery planning.
Knowledge of Oracle enterprise management best practices.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Administer, maintain, and support Oracle databases across development, test, and production environments.
Perform installation, configuration, patching, cloning, backup, and recovery using RMAN and related tools.
Monitor database performance and execute tuning activities.
Implement and maintain high availability solutions including RAC and ASM.
Manage database security, user access, roles, and compliance with company standards.
Design and implement backup/restore strategies and lead disaster recovery planning.
Support schema design, data modeling, and SQL code reviews.
Maintain documentation, SOPs, and architectural diagrams.
Participate in on-call rotations and support critical incidents.
Collaborate with application teams to troubleshoot issues and optimize SQL queries.
Communicate effectively across application and data engineering functions.
Identify and implement database management process improvements and optimizations.

Skills

Oracle DBA

RMAN

ASM

OEM/Cloud Control

Linux/Unix

Shell scripting

PL/SQL

SQL tuning

Schema design

Disaster recovery planning

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

RMAN

ASM

OEM/Cloud Control

Oracle Cloud OCI

SQL Server

Job description

We offer a competitive salary for this role, with an expected range of $110,100 to $139,500. The final offer will depend on your experience, skills, and overall qualifications. General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works also provides a variety of benefits including medical & dental insurance coverage, 401(k) retirement savings plan, flexible spending accounts/HSAs, life and disability insurance, company paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), health coaching, athletic trainers, employee assistance programs and onsite health services.

We are seeking an experienced to support, maintain, and optimize our enterprise database environment. The ideal candidate has deep experience with Oracle 12c/19c (or newer) and understands enterprise data management best practices. This role will work closely with infrastructure, application development, data engineering, and business teams to ensure database reliability, availability, and performance.

Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the Oracle Database Administrator ensures compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards while coordinating with other key stakeholders to meet overall milestones.

Key Responsibilities

Safety Leadership
- Be a safety leader for your team and help foster a culture of operational safety.
- Ensure all safety training is completed on time.
Project Execution
- Administer, maintain, and support Oracle databases across development, test, and production environments.
- Perform installation, configuration, patching, cloning, backup, and recovery using RMAN and related tools.
- Monitor database performance and execute tuning activities.
- Implement and maintain high availability solutions including RAC and ASM.
- Manage database security, user access, roles, and compliance with company standards.
- Design and implement backup/restore strategies and lead disaster recovery planning.
- Support schema design, data modeling, and SQL code reviews.
- Maintain documentation, SOPs, and architectural diagrams.
- Participate in on-call rotations and support critical incidents.
Training and Development
- Take part in training to further working knowledge of new database management tools and methodologies.
- Attend BIW training opportunities as required.
Team Collaboration and Communication
- Collaborate with application teams to troubleshoot issues and optimize SQL queries.
- Communicate effectively across application and data engineering functions.
Continuous Improvement
- Identify and implement database management process improvements and optimizations as required.