Oracle Database Architect

SAIC; Texas; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a highly motivated Oracle DBA Architect SME for our Cloud One team to manage Government A-1 DTA VDC projects. This is a fully remote opportunity requiring an active Secret clearance and Sec+ certification.

Target salary is $110k annually, with a broader range $80,001–$120,000 mentioned and emphasis on OCI/Oracle Cloud in a hybrid, multi-cloud environment. You will lead architecture, design, and implementation while mentoring teams and documenting standards.

Qualifications

• US Citizen with active Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years related experience in lieu of degree.
• AWS: Experience with EC2, CloudWatch, RDS, and S3.
• Oracle Database 19c+: installation, configuration, upgrades, migrations, Data Pump.
• RMAN backup/recovery, validation, and point-in-time recovery.
• Oracle Net Services configuration and troubleshooting (listeners, TNS, service registration).
• Tablespaces, datafiles, redo logs, archive logs, and storage utilization.
• Performance troubleshooting using AWR, traces, and execution plans.
• OPatch and datapatch patching, with post-patch validation.
• Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) administration and automation.
• Security controls including STIGs and Unified Auditing.
• Microsoft SQL Server administration basics.

Responsibilities

• Lead Oracle DBA Architect expert designing scalable, secure, high-performing architectures in a cloud environment.
• Serve as the OCI DBA expert in PL/SQL development.
• Design and implement integration and database architectures using OCI and Oracle Database for multi-cloud apps.
• Develop and optimize PL/SQL packages, procedures, and workflows for contract needs.
• Conduct proactive database performance tuning, capacity planning, and reliability efforts.
• Collaborate with teams to implement solutions for Oracle SCM modules and ensure data consistency.
• Apply best practices for database security and encryption per DoD standards.
• Troubleshoot complex integration and database issues across OCI, OIC, and on-prem environments.
• Mentor developers and integration teams on architecture direction.
• Maintain architectural diagrams, technical docs, and design standards.

Skills

AWS

Oracle DBA

PL/SQL

OCI/Oracle Cloud

Security/STIGs

Performance tuning

OEM

Shell scripting

RHEL admin

SQL Server

Data security

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

RMAN

OPatch

Datapatch

OEM

Oracle Net Services

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly motivated Oracle DBA Architect SME to join our Cloud One team to manage Government A-1 DTA VDC projects.

(This is a fully Remote job opportunity. ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS A SECRET CLEARANCE and a Sec+ Certification).

Target salary is $110k annually.

This Air Force Program is an existing global, interconnected, virtualized, hybrid, and IT infrastructure
that hosts mission systems, applications, services, and data in support of DoW Services and Agencies.

The Oracle DBA Architect will join an established team of engineers at an expert level with skills in database design, performance tuning and infrastructure architecture in a multi cloud environment. This position will lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise level database solutions with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Database PL/SQL.

On-Call critical support may be required for after-hours support. The candidate will collaborate with the customer to determine root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Oracle DBA Architect expert designing scalable, secure and high-performing architectures in a cloud environment.
• Will serve as the technical OCI DBA expert in PL/SQL development.
• Will design and implement integration and database architectures using OCI, and Oracle Database for multi-cloud applications.
• Will design, develop, and optimize PL/SQL packages, procedures, and workflows to support contract needs and requirements.
• Will conduct proactive database performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning to ensure system reliability.
• Will collaborate with established teams to design and implement solutions for Oracle SCM modules, ensuring data consistency.
• Will apply best practices for database and integration security, authentication, and encryption in compliance with Department of Defense standards.
• Will troubleshoot and resolve complex integration and database issues across OCI, OIC, and on-prem environments.
• Will mentor and share technical direction to developers and integration teams.
• Will maintain clear and detailed architectural diagrams, technical documentation, and design standards.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• US Citizen and active Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's and Five (5) or relevant years of experience in lieu of degree.
• AWS: Experience working in AWS environments, with proficiency in EC2, CloudWatch, RDS, and S3.
• Oracle Database Administration: Oracle Database 19c preferred. Experience with database installation, configuration, upgrades, migrations, and Data Pump.
• Backup and Recovery: Experience with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN), including backup configuration, restore and recovery operations, backup validation, and point-in-time recovery.
• Oracle Networking: Experience configuring and troubleshooting Oracle Net Services, including listeners, TNS configuration, service registration, and database connectivity.
• Storage and Capacity Management: Experience managing tablespaces, datafiles, redo logs, archive logs, and database storage utilization, including identifying and resolving capacity-related issues.
• Performance Troubleshooting: Ability to diagnose database performance and availability issues using Oracle alert and trace logs, AWR reports, execution plans, dynamic performance views, and other Oracle diagnostic tools.
• Patching and Maintenance: Experience applying Oracle Database Release Updates and other patches using OPatch and datapatch, including prerequisite checks, post-patch validation, and troubleshooting patching failures.
• Security Administration: Experience implementing and maintaining Oracle database security controls (including STIGs), Unified Auditing, users, roles, privileges, profiles, and related security configurations.
• Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM): Experience administering OEM, including job automation, agent deployment and management, monitoring, and alert configuration.
• Troubleshooting: Ability to assess database performance, availability, capacity, and reliability issues and recommend appropriate software, configuration, or infrastructure changes.
• Microsoft SQL Server: Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server administration, including database installation and configuration, backup and recovery, patching, security (including STIGs), and general troubleshooting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL): Proficiency with RHEL administration as it relates to Oracle environments, including cron jobs, SELinux, system services, file ownership, permissions, and related OS configuration.
• Shell Scripting: Working knowledge of Bash scripting, shell environments, and user/profile configuration.
• Certifications: Oracle Database Administration 2019 Certified Professional.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.