Senior Oracle Database Administrator

North-Point-Technology; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent compensation

Benefits

Flexible work-life balance

Job summary

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.

This role requires 8+ years of Oracle DBA experience, hands-on with Oracle Grid, RMAN, PL/SQL, and HA/DR, plus working knowledge of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Oracle database administration experience.
• Hands-on with Oracle Grid, RMAN, PL/SQL, and HA/DR.
• Knowledge of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access.
• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly with 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 experience

Oracle Grid RMAN

PL/SQL

HA/DR design

Cross-team communication

Tools

Oracle Grid

RMAN

PL/SQL

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Job description

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.

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