Senior Oracle Database Administrator

northpointtechnology; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote within the United States

Full-time role

After-hours support as needed

Job summary

northpointtechnology is seeking a senior Oracle Database Administrator for a remote-in-the-United States role supporting enterprise Oracle environments across on-premises and cloud infrastructure. You will own health, performance, and availability while mentoring a mid-level DBA and delivering weekly stakeholder reports.

The role combines hands-on execution with operational leadership, including patching cycles, DR/HA design, and tuning at multiple layers to ensure reliability under load.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Oracle database administration experience in production environments.
• Working knowledge of Oracle Grid, RMAN, PL/SQL, and HA/DR patterns.
• Familiarity with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Oracle databases, including Grid infrastructure and RMAN-based backup and recovery.
• Lead patching cycles, software installations, and server maintenance, including periodic after-hours work.
• Design, test, and document high-availability, disaster recovery, and point-in-time recovery solutions.
• Tune performance at the SQL optimizer, instance, and storage levels to keep systems responsive under load.
• Diagnose and resolve database and application-layer issues, including integrations with content platforms.
• Process change requests and service tickets from intake through closeout, meeting defined SLAs.
• Monitor capacity and system health using Idera and SolarWinds tooling.
• Mentor a mid-level DBA and deliver weekly status reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Oracle DBA expertise

Grid infrastructure

RMAN backups

PL/SQL

HA/DR patterns

Tools

Oracle Grid

RMAN

HA/DR tooling

Job description

Role overview

This is a senior database administration role supporting enterprise Oracle environments for a major U.S. federal publishing agency. The position is remote within the United States and centers on owning the health, performance, and availability of Oracle systems spanning on-premises and cloud infrastructure. The work blends hands-on technical execution with mentoring and operational reporting.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Oracle databases, including Grid infrastructure and RMAN-based backup and recovery
• Lead patching cycles, software installations, and server maintenance, including periodic after-hours work
• Design, test, and document high-availability, disaster recovery, and point-in-time recovery solutions
• Tune performance at the SQL optimizer, instance, and storage levels to keep systems responsive under load
• Diagnose and resolve database and application-layer issues, including integrations with content platforms
• Process change requests and service tickets from intake through closeout, meeting defined SLAs
• Monitor capacity and system health using Idera and SolarWinds tooling
• Mentor a mid-level DBA and deliver weekly status reports to stakeholders

Requirements

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

Nice to have

• Oracle OCP or OCM certification
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure experience
• Prior federal or large enterprise support background

Benefits and work setup

• Full-time, remote within the U.S., contingent on contract award
• Eight-hour days scheduled between 7:30 AM and 6:00 PM ET, with periodic scheduled after-hours work for patching and reboots
• Anticipated start of November 16, 2026