Senior Oracle Database Administrator

State of Missouri; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Missouri - Office of State Courts Administrator is seeking a Senior Oracle Database Administrator in Jefferson City, MO. The role involves on-site installation, configuration, backups, recovery, and performance tuning of Oracle databases.

The position emphasizes proactive risk management, security compliance, and on‑call support, with collaboration across IT teams and vendors to ensure high availability and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 15 semester hours in computer science or related field and 5 years of primary Oracle DB experience
• Experience with installation and configuration of database software across Windows/Linux environments
• Strong focus on security, data integrity, backups, recovery and performance tuning

Responsibilities

• Install and configure Oracle database software and servers
• Maintain backups, recovery, tuning and monitoring of databases
• Ensure data security and compliance with regulations in coordination with security teams
• Respond to on‑call incidents and provide senior support as needed
• Collaborate with vendors to resolve issues and implement new features
• Create and maintain database documentation and procedures
• Plan upgrades, migrations and moves to new hosts with minimal downtime

Skills

Oracle Database Administration

Backup & Recovery

Performance Tuning

Linux/Windows

Security & Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 15 semester hours in CS or related field

Tools

RAC

ASM

Active Data Guard

RMAN

Job description

Location

Office of State Courts Administrator Jefferson City, MO - This position is an on-site position and not eligible for remote work.

The salary reflected represents the base pay for this position and does not include any differential for time-of-service pay for state tenure.

Why You'll Love This Position

A position with the Office of State Courts Administrator provides you the opportunity to work with a variety of exceptional, hardworking people and to gain a valuable and rewarding career. It takes many types of talent to advance the mission of the Missouri Judiciary and to keep operations running smoothly. We have opportunities for individuals seeking meaningful work in providing administrative, business and information technology services to the Missouri courts.

We are recruiting to fill a Senior Oracle Database Administrator position is responsible for installation and configuguration of the database software, research and planning of new releases and upgrades, and supporting the deployed products. They perform hands‑on database administration including the maintenance, backup, recovery, tuning and monitoring of all databases. This role requires a proactive approach to risk management, particularly concerning information security risks, and ensures optimal database performance through tuning and maintenance. In addition they are able to work as the highest level support engineer with knowledge and ability to respond to on‑call situations.

• Manages and maintains all organizational Oracle Windows, Linux, and Exadata Systems that utilize technologies including RAC, ASM, Active Data Guard, and RMAN to complete and validate backups, monitor performance and troubleshooting errors
• Develops and executes database strategies to ensure data integrity and availability, including backup, restore, restart and recovery routines
• Monitors database security to ensure data is protected and complies with data privacy regulations, in conjunction with the wider security team
• Monitors performance, service-level adherence and trends to alert management, development and operations teams about runtime performance problems
• Creates and maintains database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions
• Plans and executes database installs, updates and migrations to new hosts, working closely with technical teams to ensure minimal downtime and impact on users
• Collaborates with vendors to resolve database-related issues and implement new features
• Responds to customer tickets; identifies problems, presents solutions and resolves problems
• Uses, creates and modifies utility programs and scripts
• Responds to emergency situations to resolve problems, as required

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with at least 15 semester hours in computer science, computer programming, systems analysis and design, or network design and configuration, and 5 years of experience with primary responsibility for the configuration of computer hardware or software in a mainframe, midrange and computer environment or with installation and configuration of operation systems, network design and configuration, installing and configuring software applications and 2 years of experience as an Oracle Database Administrator; or Two years of experience as a Orace Database Administrator with the Office of State Courts Administrator. Additional experience above the minimum stated may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck.