We are seeking an experienced Oracle OCI Database Administrator to provision, administer, optimize, and support mission-critical Oracle databases in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This role supports Oracle Database 19c/23c environments, including multitenant Container Databases (CDBs) and Pluggable Databases (PDBs), as well as cloud migration, modernization, high availability, and disaster recovery initiatives. This is a fully remote position.

Key Responsibilities

Database Provisioning & Administration:

• Provision and administer Oracle databases on OCI DB Systems, Exadata Cloud Service, and Autonomous Database platforms, including ATP and ADW.
• Manage CDB/PDB environments, including cloning, patching, upgrades, and resource management.

Backup, Recovery & High Availability:

• Implement and support RMAN backup/recovery, Oracle Data Guard, and cross-region disaster recovery architectures.
• Design high-availability and disaster recovery solutions in OCI.

Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting:

• Perform performance analysis and tuning using AWR, ASH, SQL optimization, and related tools.
• Troubleshoot complex performance, connectivity, database, compute, storage, network, and OCI resource issues.

Automation & Documentation:

• Automate database and cloud administration using Terraform, OCI CLI, Bash, Python, or similar scripting tools.
• Develop and maintain procedures, runbooks, technical documentation, and automation workflows.

Migration & Collaboration:

• Support Oracle database migrations and modernization efforts.
• Collaborate with distributed engineering, infrastructure, cloud, and security teams.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience
• Active SECRET clearance
• 2–3+ years of hands-on OCI experience
• Experience supporting production, mission-critical workloads
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Database 19c/23c and multitenant CDB/PDB architecture
• Working knowledge of OCI VCNs, subnets, IAM, compartments, storage, and security
• Ability to operate independently in cloud-native environments
• Ability to diagnose complex issues across database, compute, storage, and network layers
• Strong documentation, communication, and collaboration skills

Preferred Certifications

• Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code experience strongly preferred
• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Oracle Database 19c/23c
• OCI Architect Associate certification
• OCI Architect Professional certification
• Oracle Autonomous Database Specialist certification preferred
• Oracle Database Performance Tuning Specialist certification preferred

Salary: $120,000 - $132,000 / year