Lead Oracle DBA/Engineer: High Availability & Cross-Domain

Quest Oracle Community; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Lead Database Administrator/Engineer to act as the senior technical authority for the on-prem Oracle database environment supporting GEOINT product dissemination. You will lead architecture, administration, security, performance, and lifecycle management of mission-critical Oracle databases.

The role requires collaboration across offices and security domains, mentoring staff, and delivering customer-facing briefings on database strategy and risk.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Oracle database administration and engineering experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain a polygraph post hire.
• Proficiency with Oracle RAC, Data Guard, ASM and Grid Infrastructure.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with Linux/Unix at the host level.
• Experience implementing DISA STIGs and database auditing in secure env.
• Ability to lead a technical team and engage leadership and customers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead administrator for on-prem Oracle DB environments across prod/test/dev.
• Design, build, configure, and maintain Oracle DB platforms.
• Manage Oracle Spatial and geodatabase integration for GEOINT data.
• Plan upgrades, migrations, and capacity planning.
• Apply quarterly patches and enforce security baselines.
• Develop automation for routine DB tasks using shell/SQL/Python/Ansible.
• Provide presentations and briefings to leadership and customers.

Skills

Lead database administration

Public speaking

Cross-domain collaboration

Oracle database engineering

Performance tuning

Automation

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Oracle RAC

Data Guard

ASM

Grid Infrastructure

Linux administration

ArcSDE/Geodatabase

SQL scripting

Ansible

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Lead Database Administrator/Engineer to act as the senior technical authority for the on-prem Oracle database environment supporting GEOINT product dissemination. You will lead architecture, administration, security, performance, and lifecycle management of mission-critical Oracle databases.

The role requires collaboration across offices and security domains, mentoring staff, and delivering customer-facing briefings on database strategy and risk.