Oracle Database Administrator / Architect (Top Secret/SCI Clearance Required)

North Point Technology; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

North Point Technology is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator / Architect to support a mission-critical federal program. You will secure and optimize Oracle databases across development, test, and production environments, including Exadata and OCI, with performance tuning and high availability as core duties.

You will participate in architectural decisions, implement data models, high availability, disaster recovery, and government-standard hardening and auditing.

Qualifications

• Oracle Database administration in production environments, including installation, patching, upgrades, backup and recovery, and performance tuning.
• GoldenGate replication configuration and support.
• Exadata administration, including patching, capacity planning, and performance monitoring.
• OCI database deployment and management.

Responsibilities

• Administer Oracle Database environments across development, test, and production, handling installation, patching, upgrades, backup and recovery, and performance tuning.
• Design, build, and maintain Oracle GoldenGate replication to keep data consistent and current.
• Manage Oracle databases on Exadata, including patching, capacity planning, and performance monitoring.

Skills

Oracle DBA

GoldenGate

Exadata

OCI

Security hardening

Disaster recovery

Capacity planning

Education

Active TS/SCI clearance

Tools

Oracle GoldenGate

Oracle Exadata

OCI

Job description

Oracle Database Administrator / Architect (Top Secret/SCI Clearance Required)

North Point Technology is looking to hire an Oracle Database Administrator / Architect to support a mission-critical classified federal program. In this role you will keep enterprise Oracle databases secure, highly available, and performing at peak capacity while also contributing architectural decisions that the customer depends on. An active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.

Responsibilities:

You will administer Oracle Database environments across development, test, and production, handling installation, patching, upgrades, backup and recovery, and performance tuning. You will design, build, and maintain Oracle GoldenGate replication to keep data consistent and current, and manage Oracle databases on Exadata, including patching, capacity planning, and performance monitoring. You will deploy and operate Oracle databases in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and architect database solutions encompassing data models, high availability, disaster recovery, and capacity plans. You will also secure databases to government standards through hardening, auditing, and access controls, and maintain thorough documentation including configurations, runbooks, and recovery procedures.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Oracle Database administration in production environments, including installation, patching, upgrades, backup and recovery, and performance tuning


• Oracle GoldenGate replication configuration and support


• Oracle Exadata administration, including patching, capacity planning, and performance monitoring


• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) database deployment and management


• Database architecture design including data models, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions


• Database security hardening, auditing, and access control implementation to government standards

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL (AWS)


• Edition-Based Redefinition (EBR) for online application upgrades


• Oracle Label Security policy implementation

Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance (U.S. citizenship required)

North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions! We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.

At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first! We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members.

For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.