Senior Oracle/SQL Database Engineer (Remote)

Maximus; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a senior database engineer to lead design, operation, and maintenance of enterprise databases across Oracle and SQL Server. You will ensure high availability, performance, and data integrity in production and non-production environments.

The role requires 8+ years in enterprise DB administration, strong backup/recovery and security knowledge, and the ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams remotely.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in database administration for large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience with Oracle and SQL Server in production and non-production settings.
• Proven ability to tune performance, ensure high availability, and recover data.
• Knowledge of security, patching, and regulatory compliance for databases.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical lead for design, operation, and maintenance of enterprise databases (Oracle/SQL Server).
• Install, configure, and manage database systems for performance, availability, and scalability.
• Oversee instance development, configuration management, and lifecycle activities.
• Monitor performance, availability, data integrity; implement tuning strategies.
• Manage backups, restorations, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Apply security controls, patches, and compliance practices to protect data.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for issues.
• Support migrations across on-premises and cloud environments with minimal disruption.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Enterprise DB Administration

Oracle & SQL Server

Performance Tuning

Disaster Recovery

Security & Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

Cloud databases

Job description

Maximus is seeking a senior database engineer to lead design, operation, and maintenance of enterprise databases across Oracle and SQL Server. You will ensure high availability, performance, and data integrity in production and non-production environments.

The role requires 8+ years in enterprise DB administration, strong backup/recovery and security knowledge, and the ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams remotely.