Oracle Database Administrator

e&e is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator for an onsite contract opportunity in Philadelphia, PA! We are seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator to manage, secure, and optimize enterprise Oracle database environments while supporting modern cloud-based data platforms. This role is responsible for installing, configuring, administering, and maintaining highly available Oracle databases, including Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), RMAN backup and recovery, disaster recovery, and standby databases. The position also supports cloud data platforms such as AWS Redshift or Databricks by provisioning, securing, monitoring, and optimizing data environments. Working closely with infrastructure, application development, data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML teams, this individual will ensure database reliability, performance, security, and compliance with organizational standards. Key Responsibilities • Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain Oracle database environments. • Design, implement, and support highly available Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) environments. • Administer RMAN backup and recovery processes, standby databases, disaster recovery environments, and database replication. • Monitor database health, performance, and availability using Oracle Enterprise Manager and other monitoring tools. • Perform database performance tuning, troubleshooting, capacity planning, and optimization. • Manage database users, role-based access control (RBAC), auditing, and security to protect sensitive and regulated data. • Provision, configure, and administer AWS Redshift clusters or Redshift Serverless environments, including workload management, access controls, snapshots, and cross-region replication. • Alternatively, provision and administer Databricks workspaces, compute clusters, SQL Warehouses, Unity Catalog, data lineage, and cost management controls. • Implement and maintain data governance, security, compliance, and regulatory standards across database platforms. • Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure teams, data engineers, data modelers, and AI/ML teams to support enterprise database solutions. • Support enterprise data warehouse, data lake, and data mart initiatives. • Install, configure, and maintain Change Data Capture (CDC) technologies. • Develop and optimize SQL queries for administration, reporting, troubleshooting, and performance tuning. • Establish and support incident management, operational procedures, and database support processes. • Drive continuous improvements in database administration, automation, security, and operational best practices. • Stay current with emerging database technologies, cloud platforms, and industry best practices. • Perform additional duties as assigned. Required Qualifications • Strong experience administering Oracle databases in enterprise production environments. • Hands-on experience with Oracle RAC, RMAN, standby databases, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, and high availability architectures. • Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager for monitoring, alerting, and database administration. • Strong expertise in Oracle database troubleshooting, performance tuning, and optimization. • Experience administering cloud-based data platforms such as AWS Redshift and/or Databricks. • Knowledge of database security, auditing, RBAC, encryption, and protection of sensitive information. • Strong SQL skills, including complex query development, data profiling, and performance optimization. • Experience with Change Data Capture (CDC) technologies. • Understanding of relational, dimensional, non-relational, and medallion data modeling methodologies. • Experience supporting enterprise data warehouses, data lakes, and data marts. • Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and regulatory compliance requirements, including GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA. • Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments. • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and business stakeholders. • Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with database technologies and cloud data platforms.