Lead Analyst - Database Support - Oracle Exadata DBA

Avangrid; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 106,000 - 132,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Bonuses

401k match

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth

Job summary

Central Maine Power Co. in Augusta, ME seeks a Lead Analyst for Database Support with Oracle Exadata DBA expertise.

The role blends technical leadership with hands-on DB admin tasks within Exadata environments, serving as escalation point for complex issues and guiding the team’s technical direction. The ideal candidate has Oracle Exadata and RDBMS admin experience, plus mentoring ability and a drive for technical excellence.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Business, CS or related technical discipline; MS preferred.
• Minimum 4 years with Oracle Exadata.
• Experience with Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard.
• Experience with Linux (OEL/RHEL) and Unix OS.
• Scripting in Unix/Linux shells or Python.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for Oracle Exadata environments.
• Escalation point for complex issues.
• Mentor team members and support knowledge sharing.
• Coordinate work with management to assign tasks and ensure SLAs.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support and travel within the US.

Skills

Exadata expertise

Linux experience

Scripting (Python)

Troubleshooting

Communication

ITIL workflows

Mentorship

Oracle RAC

Oracle Data Guard

Education

BS/BA in technical field

MS preferred

Tools

RMAN

OEM

Exadata storage cells

Job description

Lead Analyst - Database Support - Oracle Exadata DBA

Department: Infrastructure Middleware & DB

Reports to: Supervisor - Infrastructure Middleware & DB

Location: In Office, Augusta ME

Base salary range: $106,000 - $132,500

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways

Job Summary

The Lead Analyst Database Support - Exadata DBA serves as a technical lead within the Infrastructure’s Database and Middleware team. This role combines deep technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, ensuring high-quality delivery of Database Admin services within the company’s Oracle Exadata Database Machine environments. The Lead acts as an escalation point for complex issues, partners with management on work assignments, and helps guide the technical direction of the team.

This position is ideal for a highly skilled Information Technology professional with Oracle Exadata and Oracle RDBMS admin experience who enjoys mentoring others, driving technical excellence, and contributing both strategically and hands‑on when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Expertise
  • Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Oracle Exadata database machines, storage cell administration, disk configuration, resource prioritization and network management in Exadata racks as well as database administration on Real Application clusters (RAC) and configuring and managing Oracle Data Guard environments.
  • Apply quarterly full-stack updates/patches to the Exadata System Software, hypervisors, Grid Infrastructure, and Oracle Database layers.
  • Design, implement, and manage database backups, restoration processes, and disaster recovery configurations via tools like Recovery Manager (RMAN).
  • Configure and administer storage cells, compute nodes, and network RoCE switches.
  • Configure and maintain Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Automatic Storage Management (ASM) for continuous uptime and high availability.
  • Perform proactive capacity planning and resource monitoring with recommendations for system improvement.
  • Manage and monitor environments using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
  • Represent the team in technical discussions, project meetings, design reviews, and cross‑functional collaboration.
  • Provide advanced technical guidance and architectural input as required.
• Escalation & Problem Solving
  • Act as the primary escalation point for technical issues raised by Specialists and team members.
  • Apply strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills to resolve complex infrastructure and database-related challenges.
• Team Mentorship & Development
  • Mentor team members through one‑on‑one coaching, knowledge‑sharing sessions, and structured training opportunities.
  • Foster a culture of continuous skill development within the team.
• Work Assignment & Coordination
  • Coordinate with management to track all project and operational tasks affecting the Database & Middleware team.
  • Assist with prioritizing and assigning work to ensure timely completion of deliverables and service‑level commitments.
  • Ensure availability to support the team as technical and leadership needs arise.
• Procurement & Budget Participation
  • Support procurement activities, including preparing technical requirements, completing documentation, and assisting with third‑party assessments.
• Operational Support
  • When necessary, assist with day‑to‑day operations including incident response, troubleshooting issues, patching, server administration.
  • Step in to perform tasks when team workload or deadlines require it.
  • Provide 24x7 on‑call support.
  • Travel as required within the US.
• Project Participation
  • Support project‑based work such as building or configuring physical servers, provisioning new VMs and virtual server environments.
  • Submitting firewall or networking requests for projects.
  • Providing technical design and architectural recommendations.
  • Take ownership of tasks when no other resources are available or when the work provides opportunities to train team members.

Required Qualifications

• Education: BS/BA Degree in Business, Computer Science, or other technical discipline. MA/MS Degree preferred. Will consider additional years of relevant experience and/or related technical certifications in lieu of degree requirement.
• Meet at least one of the following:
  • AS Technical Related Degree with 8 years’ technical experience.
  • BS Technical Related Degree with 6 years’ technical experience.
  • MS Technical Related Degree with 4 years’ technical experience.
  • Minimum of four (4) years’ experience working with Oracle Exadata database machines.
  • Oracle Exadata expertise including managing storage cells, compute nodes, and network RoCE switches.
  • Experience in Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL)/Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and Unix Operating systems.
  • Scripting skills using Unix/Linux shells, Python, or other similar scripting languages.
  • Proven ability to lead technical teams or mentor junior colleagues.
  • Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and diagnostic skills.
  • Experience with enterprise environments and ITIL‑oriented workflows.
  • Understanding of Oracle Processor-Core metrics and Exadata-specific software licensing models.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Company

CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.