Oracle Platform Administrator IV

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Quincy (MA); Hybrid; USD 106,480 - 159,720; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/hybrid work schedule

Incentive bonus based on company performance

Job summary

A leading global food retailer is looking for a Senior Oracle Platform Administrator IV to lead complex platform changes and optimize performance within their Oracle database systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in database administration and a robust understanding of container platforms. This role offers a flexible hybrid work schedule and a competitive salary range, specifically tailored for locations such as Massachusetts. Responsibilities include automating provisioning and improving platform reliability while collaborating with engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administering container or shared enterprise platforms.
• 5+ years of Database Oracle Engineering/DBA experience.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes/OpenShift, networking, storage classes.

Responsibilities

• Lead cluster upgrades and optimize platform reliability.
• Automate provisioning and compliance checks.
• Monitor and recommend actions based on SLOs/SLIs.

Skills

Database Oracle Engineering

Incident response

Kubernetes/OpenShift

SQL optimization

Backup and Recovery tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or Engineering

Tools

Oracle databases

RMAN

Datadog

GitOps/IaC

Job description

Introduction

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Overview

The Oracle Platform Administrator IV is a senior practitioner who leads complex platform changes, optimizes performance, and advances automation to our Oracle database systems. The role partners with engineering and product teams to sustain high availability and consistent service quality.

Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations are Salisbury, NC & Quincy, MA.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead cluster upgrades, node pool changes, ingress/egress updates, and policy rollouts.
• Optimize resource utilization and platform reliability via tuning, quotas, and autoscaling.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and compliance checks with IaC and GitOps.
• Implement secrets management, RBAC, and image/security controls aligned to enterprise standards.
• Resolve advanced incidents and mentor junior teammates on troubleshooting and RCAs.
• Maintain high quality documentation, diagrams, SOPs, and CMDB accuracy.
• Monitor SLOs/SLIs, capacity, and health dashboards; recommend corrective actions.
• Support lifecycle planning (upgrades, deprecation, refresh) and multi-tenant governance.
• Configure and deliver end-to-end support for database servers and data services running on AIX, Linux, Windows, VMware platform and Cloud for product development teams.
• Conduct SQL reviews to optimize application performance and efficiency.
• Coaches and mentors teams on the efficient use of SQL and database services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent years of work experience.
• 5+ years of experience administering container or shared enterprise platforms.
• 5+ years of Database Oracle Engineering/DBA experience.
• Experience supporting 24/7 databases. Retail industry background is a plus.
• Extensive experience in RMAN, HADR, Data Guard, and Data-Domain or Rubrik.
• Experience as an Oracle database analyst, engineer, or architect.
• Experience with development and design in the database space.
• Experience designing, building, deploying, maintaining, and optimizing Oracle database instances, objects, software, and related components.
• Extensive knowledge in creating and maintaining well performing physical database structures.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes/OpenShift (networking, storage classes, controllers), and GitOps/IaC.
• Strong skills in observability, incident response, and change controls.
• Effective communication, incident leadership, and mentoring capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications (CKA/CKAD/OpenShift) and experience with service mesh or API gateways.
• Certification in Oracle, Azure Administrator, Azure DevOps
• Experience with Backup and Recovery tools - Rubrik or Cohesity or TSM.
• Experience with windows scripts, programing languages, or Unix shell scripts.
• Experience in supporting vendors delivered software products.
• Experience with Datadog & general systems monitoring tools for databases and data services.

ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $92,640 - $138,960

IL/MA/MD/NY Salary Range: $106,480- $159,720

All ADUSA job offers take multiple factors into consideration including, but not limited to salary range, internal equity, a candidate's qualifications, geographic region, job-related knowledge and skills.

This position is eligible for an incentive bonus based on company performance as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.