Onsite Lead Oracle DBA – Production Systems & Mentorship

Innova Solutions Inc; Maryland Heights (MO); On-site; USD 157,597,000 - 171,924,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

Dental & vision insurance

401(k)

HSA & FSA

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Short & Long Disability

Accident & Critical illness coverage

Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection

Sick time & paid leaves

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Referral bonus program: $250-$1,000

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking a Lead Oracle Database Administrator to oversee Oracle production databases, mentor a team, and drive deployments and change management. You will ensure high availability, oversee on-call incident resolution, and coordinate patching cycles across applications.

This onsite role in Maryland Heights requires senior expertise and leadership capability. The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of Oracle DBA experience, hands-on cloud migration skills (AWS/GCP), and strong

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Oracle DBA experience.
• Experience as a Lead or Manager with team leadership responsibilities.
• Hands-on experience with database cloud migrations (AWS, GCP, or similar).
• Strong background in data migration, capacity planning, and database performance tuning.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year technology roadmaps.
• Ability to serve as a technical advisor, evaluating tools, services, and vendor solutions.
• Experience leading projects and working with technical and business stakeholders.
• Proactive decision-maker with strong troubleshooting and change management experience.

Responsibilities

• Database Administration & Monitoring: Oversee day-to-day administration, health, and proactive monitoring of Oracle production databases for maximum uptime.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Guide, mentor, and foster growth of junior team members, establishing best practices for database administration.
• Deployment & Change Management: Partner with application teams to orchestrate deployments, author MOP documents, and manage change tickets.
• Business Continuity: Ensure seamless transition of responsibilities and safeguard critical application infrastructure.
• Proactive Maintenance: Analyze daily health check reports to remediate anomalies before impacting production.
• Incident Management: Participate in on-call rotation and troubleshoot complex issues in real time.
• Operational Handovers: Attend morning/evening handover meetings for 24/7 continuity.
• Release & Patch Coordination: Plan patch cycles, execute changes, and manage risk.

Skills

Oracle DBA

Leadership

Cloud migrations

Data migration

Capacity planning

Performance tuning

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Job description

Innova Solutions is seeking a Lead Oracle Database Administrator to oversee Oracle production databases, mentor a team, and drive deployments and change management. You will ensure high availability, oversee on-call incident resolution, and coordinate patching cycles across applications.

This onsite role in Maryland Heights requires senior expertise and leadership capability. The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of Oracle DBA experience, hands-on cloud migration skills (AWS/GCP), and strong