Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Veriipro; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro is seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator to manage and optimize databases across various environments. You will design and implement database solutions while ensuring data integrity and availability.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, strong skills in performance tuning, and hands-on experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager. Join our team to help us maintain optimal database systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing Oracle databases.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Scripting experience in Shell or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain databases for multiple environments.
• Analyze and implement optimal physical database designs.
• Ensure data recovery and integrity through policies.

Skills

Oracle database management

Performance tuning

Automation

Database migrations

Collaboration skills

Documentation skills

Tools

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Shell

PowerShell

GitLab

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Oracle Database Administrator to manage and optimize our databases across test, development, and production environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Oracle databases, performance tuning, automation, and database migrations, with a focus on ensuring data integrity, recovery, and availability.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, create, and maintain databases for test, development, and production environments.
• Analyze, test, and implement physical database designs to ensure optimal performance.
• Maintain documentation of database environments, patches, and configurations.
• Ensure data recovery, integrity, and space requirements are met through policies, procedures, and standards.
• Audit current environments, perform capacity planning, and recommend best practices for future database environments.
• Conduct performance assessment and tuning for Oracle database systems.
• Collaborate with system administrators, technical managers, developers, and architects on database‑related technical issues.
• Migrate data and/or databases between different database platforms.
• Execute database changes during after‑hours maintenance windows.
• Identify and implement automation and/or self‑service opportunities to improve database processes.
• Participate in bi‑weekly on‑call rotation.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing Oracle databases (8+ acceptable for strong candidates).
• Hands‑on experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Scripting experience in Shell or PowerShell.
• Strong understanding of database backup, recovery, and performance tuning.
• Excellent collaboration and documentation skills.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience in the insurance industry.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Familiarity with source control and GitLab.