Oracle Database Administrator

Job Title:
Oracle Database Administrator

Location:
Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

Duration:
Direct Hire

Department: IT / Enterprise Applications

Client is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support and optimize critical enterprise database environments, with a primary focus on Oracle (Exadata) and secondary support for SQL Server. This role will play a key part in maintaining high-performance transactional systems while supporting a major enterprise initiative to modernize and decommission legacy Order Management System (OMS) infrastructure.

This is a hands‑on, operationally focused DBA role supporting primarily on‑premise environments. The ideal candidate thrives in smaller, collaborative teams and enjoys working across database performance optimization, system modernization, and data lifecycle management initiatives.

• Administer and optimize Oracle database environments, including Exadata infrastructure.
• Provide secondary DBA support across SQL Server environments.
• Support decommissioning of legacy OMS systems, including:
• Untangling legacy database dependencies and integrations
• Archiving and migrating historical data
• Supporting system retirement and data lifecycle strategy
• Monitor and optimize database performance across transactional, event‑driven, and application‑integrated workloads.
• Execute and maintain backup and recovery strategies.
• Perform database performance tuning and capacity planning.
• Partner with application teams and infrastructure teams to support production systems.
• Participate in on‑call rotation (approximately every 3 weeks; remote during on‑call week).
• Contribute to documentation, process improvement, and operational standards.

• 5+ years of Database Administration experience.
• Strong Oracle DBA experience in enterprise environments.
• Hands‑on experience with Oracle Exadata (required).
• Experience supporting transactional database workloads.
• Experience with performance tuning, backup, and recovery.
• Experience working primarily in on‑premise database environments.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross‑functionally.

• Exposure to Mongo
  
  DB (nice to have; environment is being phased out).
• Experience supporting ERP, OMS, or supply chain‑related systems.
• Experience supporting data migration, archival, or legacy system decommissioning initiatives.
• Experience working in smaller DBA teams or lean infrastructure organizations.