Sr. Oracle Database Administrator​/Engineer

Columbia, United States | Posted on 07/13/2026

Supporting high viability mission environment.

Work Location:

Oracle SCIF, or contractor facility in Columbia, Maryland. One day per week at Customer location.

Duty hours Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm (flexible). Must be available for after‑hours and on‑call support if needed. Project requires scheduled OCB's on Saturday evening on an as‑needed basis, typically quarterly.

• Administer and support Oracle 19c databases in a Data Guard configuration (1 primary, 2 standbys).
• Manage and maintain Oracle Data Guard using Data Guard Broker.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Fast‑Start Failover (FSFO) including multiple observers across distributed environments.
• Perform routine and emergency patching (RU/CPU), including planning, testing, and post‑patch validation.
• Monitor database health, performance, and availability using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Execute and validate switchover and fail‑over operations, including reinstatement of the primary database.
• Troubleshoot Data Guard issues such as transport/apply lag, archive gaps, and broker‑related errors.
• Maintain backup and recovery processes using RMAN, including support for FRA and flashback features.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Oracle 19c on Linux (non‑RAC).
• Proven expertise with Data Guard Broker and FSFO in multi‑standby environments.
• Solid experience with Oracle patching and lifecycle management.
• Working knowledge of OEM for monitoring, alerting, and performance analysis.
• Experience with RMAN backup/recovery and Flashback Database.
• Proficiency in Linux administration and shell scripting.
• Experience supporting multi‑site observer configurations.
• Familiarity with performance tuning (AWR/ASH).

• Role – Sr. Oracle Database Administrator with 10+ years Oracle database administration experience supporting large‑scale or enterprise‑level database services.
• 10+ years’ experience administering to, and engineering solutions with Oracle’s database. Extensive experience with database design and modeling; as well as, the collection and interpretation of customer requirements relevant to database migration, troubleshooting, performance observation and tuning.
• Significant experience with the production and deployment of RAC, RMAN backup & recovery.
• Experience with DB security, Data Guard and / or DB Vault, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, label security, and data migration.
• BS in CS or related course of study, or equivalent years’ experience.
• Must be an independent worker with strong communications skills.
• Security + CE required.
• Desired:
  Currently holds or recently held SYS3 PRIVAC level.