Oracle 19c DB Engineer — On-Prem & AWS, Gov’t Compliance

RPMGlobal; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an experienced Database Engineer to modernize a critical government information system. The role focuses on Oracle 19c administration, dual-environment deployment (on‑premises and AWS RDS), schema design, performance tuning, and robust backup/restore procedures.

You will collaborate with Java developers and SAP BI teams to optimize DB interactions, support Solr indexing, and ensure strong security controls and disaster recovery readiness.

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 environments.
• Develop and test disaster recovery plans.
• Optimize database interactions with Java application components.
• Support SAP BI 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 administration

Production database operations

Performance tuning

Backup and recovery

Security hardening

Patch management

Java integration

Solr integration

SAP BI reporting

Documentation

FISMA/FedRAMP compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

No degree with 13+ years experience

Tools

Oracle 19c

AWS RDS

Java

Apache Solr

SAP Business Intelligence

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an experienced Database Engineer to modernize a critical government information system. The role focuses on Oracle 19c administration, dual-environment deployment (on‑premises and AWS RDS), schema design, performance tuning, and robust backup/restore procedures.

You will collaborate with Java developers and SAP BI teams to optimize DB interactions, support Solr indexing, and ensure strong security controls and disaster recovery readiness.