Senior Oracle & PostgreSQL DBA – Hybrid

Boston Scientific Gruppe; Arden Hills, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific seeks a Fellow Database Administrator to lead Oracle and PostgreSQL strategies, ensuring reliability, security and performance for LATITUDE IT Operations. The role combines hands‑on skills with strategic modernization, including migrations to PostgreSQL on AWS RDS and automation via Unix/Linux scripting.

You will collaborate across cloud, application and infrastructure teams, advancing AI‑enabled capabilities while upholding governance and security standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of progressive database engineering and administration experience.
• Deep Oracle Database expertise with architecture and standards responsibilities.
• Strong PostgreSQL on AWS RDS experience and modernization focus.
• Unix/Linux scripting in Shell/Bash and Python; automation emphasis.
• Security, backup/recovery, high availability and disaster recovery mastery.
• Ability to define architecture across applications, infra and cloud.
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional influencing skills.
• Interest in AI capabilities for database architecture and automation.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert Oracle DB administration for LATITUDE infrastructure and production systems.
• Own Oracle lifecycle: install, config, upgrades, patching, backup, DR, HA.
• Monitor health, capacity, SQL performance, and optimize resources.
• Troubleshoot incidents; perform root‑cause analysis and remediation.
• Hands‑on PostgreSQL admin for AWS RDS and future‑state planning.
• Lead Oracle→PostgreSQL migrations; plan, test, and execute upgrades.
• Develop Unix/Linux scripts to automate DB builds, deployments and ops.
• Apply AWS observability and IaC to improve reliability and repeatability.
• Evaluate AI capabilities for automation, performance and governance.
• Collaborate with app, infra, cloud and engineering teams on architecture.

Skills

Oracle Database

PostgreSQL

Unix/Linux

Shell/Bash

Python

Automation

Leadership

Communication

AWS

AWS RDS

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Job description

Boston Scientific seeks a Fellow Database Administrator to lead Oracle and PostgreSQL strategies, ensuring reliability, security and performance for LATITUDE IT Operations. The role combines hands‑on skills with strategic modernization, including migrations to PostgreSQL on AWS RDS and automation via Unix/Linux scripting.

You will collaborate across cloud, application and infrastructure teams, advancing AI‑enabled capabilities while upholding governance and security standards.