Oracle Engineered Systems Administrator

Empower AI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 87,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower AI, headquartered near Washington, DC, seeks an Oracle Engineered Systems Administrator to manage the global database environment for the Department of State. The role covers Exadata systems, SSH key management, automation, and modernization efforts in a security-focused government IT context.

Ideal candidates will have 8+ years of IT/DB experience, an Oracle Certified Professional credential, a Bachelor's in IT or related field, and a Secret clearance to support sensitive government

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT/DB experience.
• Bachelor's in IT or related field.
• Oracle Certified Professional certification.
• Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational support for Oracle engineered systems (Exadata).
• Provide engineering-level support for Oracle databases, including CCD and related systems.
• Assist with modernization initiatives and cloud migration.
• Perform OS configuration, security patches, and software upgrades.
• Support backup and restore infrastructure and data center operations.
• Ensure data protection and compliance with industry best practices.

Skills

8+ years

Secret Security Clearance

Oracle Certified Professional

Education

Bachelor's in IT or related field

Job description

Overview

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai .

Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.

Responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity at the Department of State! The Oracle Engineered Systems Administrator provides comprehensive database management support related to the global customer IT environment.

• You will also lead operational support for Oracle engineered systems (Exadata), including standby builds, Secure Shell (SSH) key management, automation and cloud migration activities.
• This position provides engineering-level support for all Oracle databases, especially those integrated with the Customer Consolidated Database (CCD) and related databases, as well as databases supporting both legacy and modernized client/server and web-based applications.
• You will support modernized databases and assist with modernization initiatives.
• This position will provide backup service engineering for customer servers, systems, and data centers, including redundant off-site backup storage, integrity checks, and audit processes.
• Backup and restoration infrastructure shall utilize modern platforms (e.g., Dell EMC Data Domain, Oracle ZDLRA) and comply with industry best practices for data protection.
• In support of active deployment, you will perform necessary operating system configuration and security fixes, software application installations and upgrades, security patches, one-off application/security deployments, and Oracle database changes.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

The following are the education and experience required for this position:

• 8+ years
• Bachelor's in IT or related field
• Oracle Certified Professional
• Secret Security Clearance

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Comp TIA Sec+, ITIL 4 Foundation Certification(s)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:

• Sitting for long periods
• Standing for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Ambulate between several buildings
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
• Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 40 pounds
• Travel by land or air transportation 10 % .

About Empower AI

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

If hired for this position, the base salary range would be within the range provided. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to work location, skills, experience, gov con contractual requirements, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Empower AI's total compensation package for employees.

Pay Band Min

USD $87,320.00/Yr.

Pay Band Max

USD $135,160.00/Yr.