Senior Oracle Database Administrator

KellyMitchell Group; Maryland Heights (MO); Presencial; USD 61.000 - 87.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Employee-Owned ESOP

401K offered

Descripción de la vacante

KellyMitchell Group is seeking aSenior Oracle Database Administrator in a hybrid environment based in the United States (St. Louis area).

The role focuses on managing, monitoring, and optimizing enterprise Oracle databases across production, development, and test environments. You will perform performance tuning, ensure data integrity, coordinate deployments and patching, and support critical production systems while mentoring junior DBAs.

Formación

• 7+ years of database administration experience.
• Strong hands-on experience administering Oracle databases in production environments.
• Experience with database performance tuning, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of backup and recovery, data integrity, and database security best practices.
• Experience coordinating database deployments, patching, and change management.
• Ability to develop technical documentation, including MOPs and operational procedures.

Responsabilidades

• Manage, monitor, and maintain Oracle databases across production, development, and test environments.
• Conduct performance tuning, health assessments, capacity planning, and proactive issue resolution.
• Ensure data integrity, availability, recoverability, and compliance with database standards.
• Coordinate database deployments, patching, change tickets, and MOP documentation.
• Troubleshoot production issues, participate in on-call rotations, and support production bridge calls.
• Partner with developers, system administrators, managers, and architects while mentoring junior team members.
• Participate in shift handovers, document procedures, and maintain current database patches and standards.

Conocimientos

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Documentation

On-call experience

Herramientas

Oracle Database

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary

Our client is seeking a Senior Oracle Database Administrator with 7+ years of experience managing, monitoring, and optimizing enterprise database environments. This role is responsible for maintaining production database health, ensuring data integrity and recovery, coordinating deployments, and patching, and supporting business continuity. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, sound troubleshooting skills, and the ability to mentor junior team members.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, and maintain Oracle databases across production, development, and test environments
• Conduct performance tuning, health assessments, capacity planning, and proactive issue resolution
• Ensure data integrity, availability, recoverability, and compliance with database standards
• Coordinate database deployments, patching, change tickets, and Method of Procedure (MOP) documentation
• Troubleshoot production issues, participate in on-call rotations, and support production bridge calls
• Partner with developers, system administrators, managers, and architects while mentoring junior team members
• Participate in shift handovers, document procedures, and maintain current database patches and standards

Required Skills/Experience

• 7+ years of database administration experience
• Strong hands-on experience administering Oracle databases in production environments
• Experience with database performance tuning, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of backup and recovery, data integrity, and database security best practices
• Experience coordinating database deployments, patching, and change management
• Ability to develop technical documentation, including MOPs and operational procedures
• Experience supporting critical production systems and participating in on-call rotations

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting enterprise-scale, high-availability database environments
• Experience with capacity planning and database infrastructure optimization
• Experience mentoring junior database administrators
• Familiarity with 24/7 operational support and production incident management

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Clear communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Proactive approach to database health and risk management
• Strong documentation and change management practices
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment

Work Environment

Location: St. Louis, MO

Work Model: Hybrid

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $44.00 and $63.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

About KellyMitchell

At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.