Oracle 19c DB Engineer — Government Secured, On-Prem & AWS

Talentify; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an experienced Database Engineer to support the modernization of a government information system. The role focuses on Oracle 19c administration, both on-premises and AWS RDS, with schema design, performance tuning, backups, and security hardening.

You will collaborate with Java developers, support SAP BI reporting and Apache Solr indexing, ensure data integrity, and implement disaster recovery and compliance controls (FISMA, FedRAMP).

Qualifications

• Experience administering Oracle 19c databases in production environments.
• Experience with Oracle database administration in both on-premises and AWS RDS environments.
• Experience designing and implementing database schemas for enterprise applications.
• Experience with database performance tuning and optimization techniques.
• Experience establishing and maintaining backup and restore procedures for Oracle databases.
• Experience implementing Oracle database security hardening measures.
• Experience with patch management and version upgrades for Oracle databases.
• Experience optimizing database interactions with Java applications.
• Experience integrating databases with search/indexing platforms (Apache Solr experience preferred).
• Experience troubleshooting complex database issues in production environments.
• Experience implementing compliance controls for government systems (FISMA, FedRAMP, or similar frameworks).
• Experience deploying and maintaining database monitoring tools.
• Experience in creating and maintaining technical documentation for database systems.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage Oracle 19c databases in on-premises and AWS RDS environments.
• Design and implement database schemas to support application requirements.
• Perform database performance tuning and optimization.
• Execute patch management and version upgrades for Oracle databases.
• Establish and maintain robust backup and restore procedures.
• Implement Oracle database security hardening measures.
• Ensure data integrity and availability across all environments.
• Develop and test disaster recovery plans.
• Optimize database interactions with Java application components.
• Support SAP Business Intelligence reporting requirements and queries.
• Ensure seamless integration with Apache Solr indexing processes.
• Implement compliance controls for government systems (FISMA, FedRAMP, or similar).
• Deploy and maintain database monitoring tools.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues in production environments.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.

Skills

Oracle 19c

Oracle on-prem

Oracle AWS RDS

Schema design

Performance tuning

Backup/Restore

Security hardening

Patch management

Java integration

Solr indexing

SAP BI integration

Compliance (FISMA FedRAMP)

Monitoring tools

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 9 years

Master’s degree + 7 years

No degree + 13+ years

Tools

Java

Apache Solr

AWS RDS

SQL tooling

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an experienced Database Engineer to support the modernization of a government information system. The role focuses on Oracle 19c administration, both on-premises and AWS RDS, with schema design, performance tuning, backups, and security hardening.

You will collaborate with Java developers, support SAP BI reporting and Apache Solr indexing, ensure data integrity, and implement disaster recovery and compliance controls (FISMA, FedRAMP).