Sr Database Engineer; Hybrid

Company Description
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) manages the flow of electricity across the high‑voltage, long‑distance power lines that make up 80 percent of California's power grid. We safeguard the economy and well‑being of 30 million Californians by operating the grid reliably 24/7.

The California ISO is committed to the health, safety, and work‑life integration of its employees and is proud to offer flexible work arrangements. This position would be eligible to participate in a hybrid work capacity. Relocation assistance is available.

Under the general direction of the Manager, the Senior Database Engineer maintains the integrity of enterprise‑wide Oracle, SQL Server, and Postgres databases and associated applications. Performs database and software lifecycle upgrades to ensure the highest level of systems performance and availability in compliance with business requirements. Collaborates with business unit personnel to analyze and resolve related issues in a time‑critical environment, participates in the development, customization, integration, implementation, and administration of company‑wide databases.

Expertise in Oracle technologies, including Data Guard for high availability and disaster recovery, coupled with proficiency in UNIX Shell and PL/SQL scripting, will be crucial to ensuring the performance, security, and stability of our data systems. Provide 24×7 rotating on‑call technical support as required.

• Database engineering and administration:
  Design, build, configure, and maintain Oracle 19c databases in production and non‑production environments.
• High availability and disaster recovery:
  Implement, configure, and manage Oracle Data Guard to ensure high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery. Perform failover and switchover tests.
• Performance tuning:
  Conduct advanced performance analysis and tuning of Oracle databases and complex PL/SQL code to optimize query execution and system efficiency.
• Database scripting and automation:
  Develop, maintain, and execute PL/SQL scripts, stored procedures, functions, and packages to support application development and automate database management tasks.
• Backup and recovery:
  Design, implement, and manage robust backup and recovery strategies using Oracle RMAN to ensure data integrity and minimize downtime. Knowledge of Dell Networker/DPS is very desirable.
• Security and compliance:
  Implement and enforce database security best practices, including access control, auditing, and compliance with company policies and federal regulatory standards (NERC‑CIP).
• Mentorship and collaboration:
  Work closely with application development, IT operations, and other cross‑functional teams. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior database administrators.
• Troubleshooting and support:
  Provide advanced troubleshooting and resolution of database‑related incidents. Participate in a 24×7 on‑call rotation as required.
• Attends business meetings, collaborates with ISO colleagues to develop "best practices" policies and procedures, and identifies and resolves issues to help create a flexible and efficient organization.

• Level of Education and Discipline: A Bachelor’s degree (BA, BS) or equivalent education, training or experience in Information Technology, Management of Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Amount of
  
  Experience:
  
  Equivalent years of education and training, plus five (5) or more years of related experience.
• Certifications: Oracle DBA Certification preferred. Certifications in any other database platform desirable.
• Type of Experience –
  
  Required:
  
  Oracle database administration as a developer and/or administrator; experience working in corporate information technology, including development, engineering, security or administration; extensive systems knowledge working in a highly complex environment.
• Type of Experience – Desirable: Cassandra RDBMS, Postgres RDBMS, LDAP, Oracle Transparent Application Failover, Power Shell scripting, administration of block and/or NFS file systems, experience with…