Mid-Level Oracle Database Administrator

West 4th Strategy; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision benefits

401k plan options

Job summary

West 4th Strategy seeks an experienced Mid-Level Oracle Database Administrator to support the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) databases and related applications.

You will perform daily administration, troubleshooting, and configuration under the guidance of the Senior DBA, with a focus on capacity planning, health monitoring, and incident management. The role requires 4+ years of Oracle DBA experience, familiarity with cross-platform environments, and ability to work in a remote setting

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience in enterprise production environments.
• Expertise with Oracle, Grid, RMAN, and PL/SQL.
• Experience with multi-platform environments (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MS Access).
• Familiarity with ITSM/ticketing platforms (ServiceNow) and monitoring tools (Idera, SolarWinds).

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day Oracle database administration, troubleshooting, and configuration under guidance.
• Support capacity planning and system health monitoring for Oracle databases.
• Manage RFCs and ServiceNow tickets per SLAs.
• Assist internal users with Oracle databases and troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot Oracle backends and cross-platform integrations (e.g., SharePoint).
• Produce weekly activity reports documenting work outcomes.
• Escalate complex issues to Senior DBA as needed.
• Maintain documentation of configurations and procedures.

Skills

Capacity planning

Scripting & Automation

Incident management

Security & compliance

Team collaboration

Tools

Oracle

Oracle Grid

Oracle RMAN

PL/SQL

SQL Server

SQL Clustering

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MariaDB

MS Access

ServiceNow

Idera

SolarWinds

SharePoint

Job description

Mid-Level Oracle Database Administrator

ROLE We need an experienced Mid Level Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). GPO is the federal agency that produces and distributes the official publications of the U.S. Government, and this contract supports the databases behind business systems across the agency. In this role, you will perform day to day Oracle database administration, troubleshooting, and configuration under the guidance of the Senior Oracle DBA. You will also support capacity planning and system health monitoring for Oracle database environments, manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs, and troubleshoot database and application level integration issues tied to Oracle backends. This is a full time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform day-to-day Oracle database administration, troubleshooting, and configuration under the guidance of the Senior Oracle DBA
• Support proactive capacity planning and system health monitoring for Oracle database environments
• Manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs
• Assist internal customers/users with building, configuring, and troubleshooting Oracle databases
• Troubleshoot database issues (Oracle, and cross-platform where applicable) and application-level integrations tied to Oracle backends
• Produce weekly support activity reports documenting work performed and outcomes
• Escalate complex or high-severity issues to the Senior Oracle DBA as needed
• Maintain documentation of system configurations, changes, and troubleshooting procedures

Demonstrated ex

BACKGROUND/REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience as an Oracle Database Administrator in enterprise production environments
• Expertise across: Oracle, Oracle Grid, Oracle RMAN, and PL/SQL
• Working familiarity with SQL, SQL Server, SQL Clustering, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access (multi-platform environment; team-wide technology coverage is a proposal evaluation factor)
• DBA II-level competency, demonstrated across the following areas:
  • Provisioning & Config: Runs standard templates/runbooks
  • Backup/Restore: Performs and validates backup restores
  • Patching: Applies minor patches with guidance
  • Performance Tuning: Basic query/index hygiene tuning
  • HA/DR: Implements and tests failover scenarios
  • Monitoring & Alerting: Acknowledges and escalates alerts appropriately
  • Security & Compliance: Follows established security baselines
  • Scripting & Automation: Writes robust automation/IaC scripts
  • Incident Management: Executes established runbooks during incidents
• Experience with ITSM/ticketing platforms (e.g., ServiceNow) for request lifecycle management
• Familiarity with database monitoring/capacity planning tools (e.g., Idera, SolarWinds)
• Experience troubleshooting application-level integrations with Oracle backends (e.g., SharePoint)

DESIRED SKILL/EXPERIENCE

• Relevant Oracle certifications (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), Oracle Certified Associate (OCA), or equivalent)
• Experience supporting federal government database environments or GSA Schedule-based task orders
• Familiarity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or other cloud-hosted Oracle environments in addition to on-premises Oracle
• Working familiarity with MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MS Access (additional platforms named in the broader contract scope)
• Exposure to SQL Server environments (a plus, given the mixed-platform nature of the team)

LOCATION

• Remote

CLEARANCE

• Must be a US Citizen

CLIENT

• Government Publishing Office (GPO)

HOURS

• 40 hours per week. 8 hours per day between core hours of 7:30am-6:00pm EST.
• P eriodic after-hours availability for scheduled patching, reboots, and maintenance

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION

• Employment Classification Eligibility – W2

RELOCATION

• Not eligible for relocation benefits

COMPENSATION

• Salary range: $115,000 – $125,000
• Benefits: Benefits package includes options for health, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401k contribution options. Full benefits brochure available for review.