Oracle Database Administrator

nTech Workforce; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

nTech Workforce is seeking a Mid-Level Database Administrator to join our Tier 2 Operations team. You will manage hundreds of Oracle databases across on-prem and OCI, ensuring high availability and performance in a secure, regulated environment.

You will work in a hybrid model (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) with on-call rotations and a focus on data replication, backups, and OEM/DG tooling. Strong SQL skills and RAC/Exadata experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on database administration experience.
• Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Extensive experience with Oracle GoldenGate for data replication and shipping data between databases.
• Deep technical experience with Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Oracle Exadata.
• Experience managing databases across on-premises and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Strong SQL querying capabilities typical for an enterprise DBA.
• Knowledge of enterprise-scale environments with hundreds of databases.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and support hundreds of Oracle databases on-prem and in OCI.
• Support utility infrastructure in a highly secure environment with SIP/NERC compliance.
• Participate in Tier 2 on-call rotation with a 15-minute response window for critical incidents.
• Reduce MTTR by diagnosing alerts and applying rapid resolutions.
• Assist backups and data restores to ensure operational reliability.
• Assist OEM configuration and expansion for monitoring databases.

Skills

Oracle DBA

SQL scripting

On-call support

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field

Tools

Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)

Oracle GoldenGate

Oracle RAC

Oracle Exadata

OCI

Job description

• Hybrid (3 days onsite: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; 2 days remote: Monday, Friday).
• Location: Baltimore, MD highly preferred (secondary location: Chicago & third preferred: Philadelphia)

Overview:

Work with a leading energy and utility organization managing critical electric and gas infrastructure. We are seeking a Mid-Level Database Administrator to join our Tier 2 Operations team. This team provides high-impact, enterprise-level support across hundreds of production databases. You will collaborate with onshore and offshore teams to ensure optimal database performance, robust monitoring, and seamless data replication.

Primary Team Objective: Serving as a high-level tier-2 operational resource capable of executing advanced data replication and managing complex corporate database frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and support hundreds of enterprise Oracle databases across on-premises and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) environments.
• Support critical utility infrastructure within a highly secure environment subject to NERC SIP compliance standards.
• Participate in a Tier 2 on-call weekly rotation, serving as an escalation point for the offshore Tier 1 team, with a strict 15-minute response window for critical incidents.
• Drive the reduction of Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) by diagnosing complex database alerts and executing immediate resolutions.
• Support environment backups and perform critical data restores to ensure operational functionality and data reliability.
• Assist the primary administrator in managing, configuring, and expanding Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) to monitor database infrastructure.
• Write custom administrative scripts and programs to automate operational tasks and improve environmental efficiency.
• Manage data replication and data shipping across distinct platforms using Oracle Golden Gate.
• Administer complex database clusters utilizing Oracle RAC and Oracle Exadata systems.
• Provide technical Oracle database and GoldenGate expertise and support for maintaining performance and reliability of enterprise database solutions.
• Undertake database projects requiring specialized technical knowledge.
• Makes well-thought-out decisions on moderately complex or ambiguous database issues and effectively develops, presents and implements .
• Collaborate efficiently and proactively within team and with other teams to improve reliability, optimize costs, enforce standards and compliance, and support requests from customers.
• Participate in on-call rotation, effectively troubleshoot issues to prevent and resolve incidents.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelores Degree in IT, Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on database administration experience.
• Hands-on experience utilizing Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Must possess extensive experience with Oracle Golden Gate for data replication and shipping data between distinct databases.
• Requires deep technical experience with Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Oracle Exadata platforms.
• Must have proven experience managing database architectures across both on-premises environments and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Expected to have strong SQL querying capabilities standard for an enterprise-level DBA.
• Responsible for high-level troubleshooting, database performance tuning, and optimizing infrastructure backups/restores.
• Must possess enterprise-scale environment experience (handling hundreds of databases for large companies) rather than small-scale environments.
• Must have enterprise experience supporting, building, documenting, monitoring and maintaining Oracle databases and GoldenGate, performance analysis and capacity planning.
• Experience working with Unix type operating systems, shell scripting and of course be strong with writing, troubleshooting and optimizing SQL queries.

Preferred Qualifications

• Official Oracle Database Administrator certifications are highly preferred.
• Prior experience working within a heavily regulated ecosystem, such as a Fortune 500 financial institution or a major utility provider.
• Direct experience writing automated tasks to optimize database backup and recovery infrastructure.