Senior Oracle DBA – Enterprise Systems & Cloud

NMSU; Las Cruces (NM); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

New Mexico State University in Las Cruces seeks a Senior Enterprise Database Administrator to lead Oracle database environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and security for campus-wide enterprise systems such as Banner ERP.

You will clone, backup, restore databases, support OCI/cloud storage, and mentor junior DBAs while collaborating with IT teams to deliver reliable data services and documentation.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Oracle databases used in enterprise environments.
• Experience with Banner ERP (Ellucian) environments and upgrades.
• Ability to design and optimize relational databases for performance and security.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize Oracle databases for high availability.
• Clone, export/import databases, and manage backups and restores.
• Support Banner ERP upgrades, patches, and security updates in compliance with policies.
• Manage ERP application servers and OCI, monitor performance, and participate in migrations.
• Create documentation and mentor junior DBAs while collaborating with IT teams.

Skills

Oracle DB 19c+

SQL/PLSQL

OCI Cloud

Performance tuning

Backup/Recovery

Scripting

Tomcat

Data modeling

Education

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's preferred

Tools

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Banner ERP

Oracle 19c+

Job description

New Mexico State University in Las Cruces seeks a Senior Enterprise Database Administrator to lead Oracle database environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and security for campus-wide enterprise systems such as Banner ERP.

You will clone, backup, restore databases, support OCI/cloud storage, and mentor junior DBAs while collaborating with IT teams to deliver reliable data services and documentation.