Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Technologent, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 124,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Technologent seeks a Senior Database Administrator/Database Engineer in Sunrise, FL for a 12+ month contract. You will design, implement, and optimize enterprise databases using Oracle, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, and Cassandra, ensuring high availability and security across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

The role requires 7+ years of hands-on DB experience, strong SQL/PLSQL skills, and proven ability to lead performance tuning, migrations, and disaster recovery initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in database design, development, engineering, and administration.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle and PostgreSQL, including architecture, SQL development, performance tuning, and administration.
• Practical experience with Couchbase and Cassandra, including NoSQL data modeling, cluster management, replication, and performance optimization.
• Solid understanding of relational and distributed database architecture, indexing, partitioning, and query optimization.
• Experience implementing high availability, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, and replication strategies using GoldenGate.
• Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL, PL/pgSQL, and database scripting.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain enterprise database solutions using Oracle, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, and Cassandra.
• Perform database architecture and data modeling activities for relational and NoSQL databases.
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and database objects.
• Monitor and tune database performance, including query optimization, indexing, execution plans, and resource utilization.
• Design and implement high availability, replication using GoldenGate, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Support large-scale database migrations, platform upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
• Implement database security, access controls, encryption, auditing, and compliance best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues, production incidents, and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish database design standards, coding best practices, and efficient data access patterns.
• Automate routine database administration, monitoring, deployment, and maintenance activities.
• Support database solutions deployed in on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and database standards.

Skills

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Couchbase

Cassandra

Job description

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) / Database Engineer with hands-on experience in database architecture, design, development, administration, and performance optimization across relational and NoSQL database technologies.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in Oracle, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, and Cassandra, with proven experience designing scalable, highly available, secure, and high-performing database solutions for enterprise applications.

• Role: Oracle DBA (PostgreSQL & Couchbase)
• Experience: 7+ Years
• Work Location: Sunrise, FL
• Project Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain enterprise database solutions using Oracle, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, and Cassandra.
• Perform database architecture and data modeling activities for relational and NoSQL databases.
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and database objects.
• Monitor and tune database performance, including query optimization, indexing, execution plans, and resource utilization.
• Design and implement high availability, replication using GoldenGate, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Support large-scale database migrations, platform upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
• Implement database security, access controls, encryption, auditing, and compliance best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues, production incidents, and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish database design standards, coding best practices, and efficient data access patterns.
• Automate routine database administration, monitoring, deployment, and maintenance activities.
• Support database solutions deployed in on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and database standards.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in database design, development, engineering, and administration.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle and PostgreSQL, including database architecture, SQL development, performance tuning, and administration.
• Practical experience with Couchbase and Cassandra, including NoSQL data modeling, cluster management, replication, and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of relational and distributed database architecture, indexing strategies, partitioning, and query optimization.
• Experience implementing database high availability, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, and replication strategies using GoldenGate.
• Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL, PL/pgSQL, and database scripting.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving complex production database issues.
• Strong knowledge of database security, access management, and data protection.
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments with mission-critical applications.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Technologent is an Equal Opportunity Employer -- EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled -- for reasonable accommodations, please contact us at [e-mail]

Technologent is a Global Provider of Edge-to-Edge Information Technology Solutions and Services for Fortune 1000 and SMB companies. We offer a unique blend of business practices that are aligned to solve for top CIO concerns. Our core competencies focus on data center infrastructure, business continuity, data protection, service automation and orchestration, continuous intelligence, monitoring, connectivity, collaboration and cybersecurity. These practices are supported by our professional services, digital transformation services and financial services offerings. By providing custom solutions and services designed to fit your business needs, we enable your organization to be more agile, responsive and competitive. Technologent empowers your company to ascend to the next level in IT.

Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Technologent has offices throughout the US and proudly serves clients around the world. When partnering with Technologent, organizations benefit from the highest caliber of professionals, committed to delivering exceptional business outcomes backed by unmatched service and support.