Sr. SRE-Oracle DBA

Oracle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 86,400 - 199,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a skilled professional in Seattle, WA, to manage Oracle database environments. The candidate will collaborate with the Site Reliability Engineering team to enhance service architecture, ensuring performance and security. Requirements include U.S. citizenship with an active TS/SCI W/Poly clearance, strong experience with Oracle Database, and willingness to work shifts and weekends. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $86,400 to $199,500, alongside comprehensive benefits including medical insurance and paid leave.

Qualifications

• Experience managing production database environments.
• Ability to work shifts and weekends.
• Strong experience in Oracle Database.

Responsibilities

• Work with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team on service ownership.
• Design and deliver the mission-critical stack focused on security.
• Act as escalation point for complex issues.

Skills

Manage, maintain, and optimize mission-critical Oracle database environments.

Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills.

Solid Linux/Unix administration skills (RHEL, Oracle Linux).

Expertise in RMAN backup and recovery.

Experience with performance tuning (AWR, ASH).

Shell scripting (Bash).

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Education

Must possess U.S. citizenship and active TS/SCI W/Poly security clearance.

Prior SRE experience managing production cloud services.

Tools

Oracle Database (11g/12c/19c)

Oracle RAC and/or Data Guard

Job description

Job Description

We are constantly pushing to define and develop the end‑to‑end automation of complex workflows found in day‑to‑day management of the Recovery Service. This team will keep you learning and, on your toes, delivering mission critical services that our customers depend on.

Responsibilities

Work with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team on the shared full stack ownership of a collection of services and/or technology areas. Understand the end‑to‑end configuration, technical dependencies, and overall behavioral characteristics of production services.

Responsible for the design and delivery of the mission critical stack, with focus on security, resiliency, scale, and performance. Authority for end‑to‑end performance and operability. Partner with development teams in defining and implementing improvements in service architecture.

Articulate technical characteristics of services and technology areas and guide Development Teams to engineer and add premier capabilities to the Oracle Cloud service portfolio. Understand and communicate the scale, capacity, security, performance attributes, and requirements of the service and technology stack. Demonstrate clear understanding of automation and orchestration principles.

Act as ultimate escalation point for complex or critical issues that have not yet been documented as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Utilize a deep understanding of service topology and dependencies required to troubleshoot issues and define mitigations.

Understand and explain the effect of product architecture decisions on distributed systems. Professional curiosity and a desire to develop a deep understanding of services and technologies.

This Position will require being available for Shifts and Weekends.

Relevant Skills

• Manage, maintain, and optimize mission‑critical Oracle database environments.

Required Skills

• Must possess U.S. citizenship and active TS/SCI W/Poly security clearance to be eligible for consideration.
• Willing to work shifts and weekends.
• Strong experience with Oracle Database (11g/12c/19c or later).
• Expertise in RMAN backup and recovery, including restore and disaster recovery scenarios.
• Hands‑on experience with Oracle RAC and/or Data Guard.
• Solid Linux/Unix administration skills (RHEL, Oracle Linux).
• Shell scripting (Bash).
• System performance tools (top, vmstat, iostat).
• Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills.
• Experience with performance tuning (AWR, ASH, execution plans).
• Knowledge of Oracle architecture (SGA, PGA, redo/undo, etc.).
• Experience with database patching and upgrades.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred but Not Required Qualifications

• Prior SRE experience managing production cloud services.
• Prior experience in releasing and maintaining cloud services.
• Production experience managing systems or database environment.
• Experience with a general‑purpose systems language such as Python, Perl, Unix Shell and/or database language SQL, PL/SQL, Rust.

Disclaimer and Compliance

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client‑facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Salary and Benefits

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $86,400 – $199,500 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short term disability and long term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child).
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Pre‑tax commuter and parking benefits.
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non‑overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each calendar year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance.

Career Level

IC4

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.