Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)

MWResource, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 83,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Disability coverage

Life insurance

401K plan

Job summary

MWResource, Inc. seeks an experienced Oracle DBA to manage on-premises Oracle databases on UNIX (AIX/RHEL). You will monitor performance, support CI releases at the database layer, and drive automation to improve services. Collaboration with Java and .NET teams is essential, and you’ll participate in Agile SCRUM processes.

The role offers a 12-month engagement with potential extensions and a base pay range noted as $60–$77/hour, along with comprehensive US benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience administering On-prem Oracle databases on UNIX (AIX/RHEL).
• Experience monitoring Oracle instances with OEM.
• Experience with Oracle Dataguard and Oracle RAC.
• Understanding of Oracle architecture and performance tuning.
• Experience with automation/configuration tools like Puppet/Ansible.
• Familiarity with Oracle pluggable databases.

Responsibilities

• Day to day administration of On-prem Oracle databases and UNIX servers.
• Monitor the Oracle database infrastructure to ensure optimum performance.
• Support CI code releases at the database layer.
• Improve database support via automation and tooling.
• Collaborate with Java and .NET developers using Oracle.
• Participate in Agile SCRUM meetings.

Skills

Oracle DBA

UNIX (AIX/RHEL)

Oracle RAC

Oracle Dataguard

OEM monitoring

Automation tooling

CI/CD for DB

PL/SQL tuning

Tools

Puppet/Ansible

Cohesity

Spectrum Protect

Job description

Duration: 12 months; possibility of extension

Responsibilities

• Day to day administration of On-prem Oracle databases, Exadata and the UNIX (IBM AIX) servers they run on
• Monitoring of the Oracle database infrastructure to ensure optimum performance
• Supporting continuous integration code releases at the database layer
• Improving database support/administration services via the use of automation and other appropriate tooling
• Suggest improvements to current services provided based on past experiences and know-how
• Work with Java Developers and .NET Developers that use Oracle database
• Participate in Agile SCRUM meetings

Requirements

• Experience administering On-prem Oracle databases running on UNIX (IBM AIX or RedHat Linux).
• Experience with monitoring Oracle instances via OEM
• Experience with Oracle Dataguard and Oracle RAC
• Understanding of Oracle and database concepts and architecture (Goldengate experience is desired)
• Experience tuning queries and the overall database for performance
• Experience with configuration management tools like puppet/Ansible
• Experience with containers and Oracle's pluggable database infrastructure
• Experience with UNIX, either IBM AIX and/or RedHat Linux (RHEL)
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service and quality deliverables
• Have an understanding of backup and recovery tools e.g. Cohesity, Spectrum Protect etc.

Nice to Have (but not required)

The base pay range for this role is $60 - $77/hour.

MWResource offers medical, dental and vision coverage through Florida Blue, short- and long-term disability coverage, employer paid life insurance, and participation in the MWResource 401K plan for US based consultants.

MWResource does not discriminate based on race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or anything else that makes you part of any group.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Candidates will be required to pass a background check and drug screening.