Senior Oracle DBA | Sage IT | Charlotte, NC

Tech Junction Ltd; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site role

Job summary

Sage IT seeks a Senior Oracle DBA in Charlotte, NC for a permanent on-site position. You will own Oracle Database fleets, RAC, Data Guard, and DR readiness, delivering zero data loss and high throughput.

The role requires 8+ years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will architect and optimize multi-terabyte databases, lead migration efforts, and ensure security/compliance across cloud and on-prem environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive Oracle Database Administration
• Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard and enterprise backup/recovery
• Advanced SQL tuning and performance diagnostics
• Unix/Linux OS, scripting (Python/Ansible), and cloud DB architectures
• Lead complex migration/upgrade projects in enterprise environments
• Strong analytical and stakeholder communication skills
• Legal work authorization and on-site availability in Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, configure, and manage Oracle Database fleets across multi-datacenter environments
• Design and implement Oracle RAC and ASM topologies for high availability
• Configure Data Guard standby architectures for zero RPO and minimal RTO
• Perform advanced SQL tuning, memory and storage tuning
• Lead upgrade, patching, and cloud migration initiatives with minimal downtime
• Enforce database security, encryption, patches, and compliance
• Collaborate with software development, DevOps, and cloud squads
• Maintain database architecture blueprints, DR runbooks, capacity planning, and audit logs
• Provide escalation support for critical incidents
• Mentor junior DBAs and share best practices

Skills

Oracle RAC

Oracle ASM

Data Guard

SQL tuning

Unix/Linux

Python/Ansible

Cloud databases

Migration projects

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/IT/DBMS or related

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

AWS RDS for Oracle

OCI

Job description

Position Summary

Driving senior-level database administration, enterprise data architecture, and mission-critical system resilience in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sage IT is actively seeking an experienced Senior Oracle DBA for a permanent full-time professional engagement. In this vital senior database engineering role, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of complex Oracle database fleets, Real Application Clusters (RAC), Data Guard disaster recovery, advanced performance tuning, database migration strategies, and security compliance. Bringing progressive professional experience in senior database administration, you will empower an elite technology solutions and IT consulting enterprise to achieve uncompromised database scalability, zero-data-loss recovery capabilities, and superior transaction throughput. This prestigious career opportunity offers competitive remuneration, enterprise client exposure, and professional growth within a leading global IT recruitment and software solutions corporation.

Detailed Job Description

As a Senior Oracle DBA supporting Sage IT on a professional on-site basis in Charlotte, North Carolina, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of enterprise database architecture, performance optimization, high-availability provisioning, and cross-functional engineering collaboration. Your day-to-day responsibilities include architecting, implementing, and managing complex Oracle Database environments across cloud and on-premise platforms, optimizing multi-terabyte databases, leading database migration and upgrade projects, collaborating proactively with software development squads, enterprise architects, and technical recruitment leadership like Sridhar Marasa at Sage IT, enforcing strict database security and auditing standards, and managing application requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, configure, and manage enterprise-grade Oracle Database fleets across multi-datacenter environments.
• Design and implement highly available Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Automatic Storage Management (ASM) topologies.
• Configure and oversee Oracle Data Guard standby architectures to ensure zero RPO and minimal RTO disaster recovery.
• Conduct advanced database performance tuning, SQL optimization, memory allocation adjustments, and storage partitioning.
• Lead complex database upgrade, patching, and cloud migration initiatives with zero unplanned downtime.
• Enforce strict database security controls, encryption standards, vulnerability patching, and compliance frameworks.
• Collaborate proactively with cross-functional software development, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure squads.
• Maintain meticulous database architecture blueprints, disaster recovery runbooks, capacity planning models, and audit logs.
• Provide expert-level escalation support and technical leadership for critical database incidents and outages.
• Mentor junior database administrators and share best practices across engineering teams.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Database Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 8+ years of progressive professional hands-on experience in senior Oracle Database Administration.
• Strong, demonstrable operational expertise in Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, and enterprise backup/recovery strategies.
• Comprehensive working knowledge and practical hands-on proficiency in advanced SQL tuning and performance diagnostics.
• Solid practical grasp of Unix/Linux operating systems, automation scripting (Python/Ansible), and cloud database architectures.
• Proven ability to lead complex database migration and upgrade projects in mission-critical enterprise environments.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and effective stakeholder communication capabilities.
• Mandatory legal work authorization and physical availability for professional operations in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Professional vendor certifications such as Oracle Certified Master (OCM) or Oracle Database 19c Administrator Professional.
• Prior professional working experience supporting Tier-1 global financial institutions, banking corporations, or large-scale retail enterprises.
• Hands-on familiarity with cloud database platforms (AWS RDS for Oracle, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI) and containerized databases.
• Experience utilizing enterprise agile tracking and IT service desk platforms (Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow).
• Active participation in Oracle user groups, database architecture advisory boards, or technical conferences.

Job Details

• Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / Enterprise Senior Database Engineering Package
• Work Schedule: On-Site Professional Operations (Charlotte, NC)
• Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time Employment
• Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent Charlotte Senior Oracle DBA Opening)
• Company Website: https://www.sageitinc.net

Recruitment Pro Tip

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