Senior Oracle Database Administrator

North Point Technology; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

North Point Technology is recruiting a Senior Oracle DBA to own health, performance, and availability of GPO’s Oracle environment across on-prem and cloud systems. This role is remote (U.S.) and contingent on contract award with an anticipated start in November 2026.

You will administer Oracle databases, lead patching cycles, design HA/DR, tune performance, and mentor mid-level DBAs while ensuring SLAs are met and collaboration with teams like SharePoint continues to run smoothly.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Oracle database administration experience.
• Hands-on with Oracle Grid, RMAN, PL/SQL, and HA/DR.
• Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access.
• Experience creating and managing standalone Oracle databases.
• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly with technical staff and management.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Oracle databases, including Oracle Grid and RMAN backup and recovery.
• Lead patching cycles, software installs, and server maintenance.
• Design and test HA/DR and point-in-time recovery.
• Tune performance at the optimizer and storage level.
• Troubleshoot database and application-level issues, including SharePoint integrations.
• Work RFCs and ServiceNow tickets from submission to closeout within SLAs.
• Monitor capacity and system health with Idera and SolarWinds.
• Mentor the mid-level Oracle DBA and deliver weekly activity reports.

Skills

Oracle DBA

HA/DR design

Performance tuning

Patch management

Independent worker

Communication

Tools

Oracle Grid

RMAN

PL/SQL

Idera

SolarWinds

SharePoint integration

Job description

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Location: Remote (U.S.). Supports the U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC
Type: Full-time, contingent on contract award. Anticipated start: November 16, 2026
Hours: 8 hours/day within 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM ET. Periodic scheduled after-hours work for patching and reboots

North Point Technology is hiring a Senior Oracle DBA to support enterprise database operations at the Government Publishing Office. You will own the health, performance, and availability of GPO’s Oracle environment across on-prem and cloud systems.

What you’ll do:

• Administer and maintain Oracle databases, including Oracle Grid and RMAN backup and recovery
• Lead patching cycles, software installs, and server maintenance
• Design and test HA/DR and point-in-time recovery
• Tune performance at the optimizer and storage level
• Troubleshoot database and application-level issues, including SharePoint integrations
• Work RFCs and ServiceNow tickets from submission to closeout within SLAs
• Monitor capacity and system health with Idera and SolarWinds
• Mentor the mid-level Oracle DBA and deliver weekly activity reports

What you need:

• 8+ years of Oracle database administration experience
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Grid, RMAN, PL/SQL, and HA/DR
• Working knowledge of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access
• Experience creating and managing standalone Oracle databases
• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly with technical staff and management

Preferred:

• Oracle certification (OCP or OCM)
• OCI experience
• Federal or large enterprise support background

North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions! We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.

At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first! We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members.

For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.