Senior Database Engineer - Oracle

Job title :Senior Database Engineer Location : McLean, VA or Plano, TX(Looking for Local candidates) – Fully onsite Duration: Possible contract to hire Interview Mode: 1st – Virtual | 2nd – Onsite Job Description Oracle Job Description The Database Engineering team is seeking a Senior Database Engineer with strong expertise in Oracle database administration to support business-critical, 24x7 production environments. This role is responsible for managing on-premises Oracle databases in a fast-paced operational setting that supports both transactional and analytical workloads. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience in Oracle database administration, automation, performance tuning, troubleshooting, security, and high availability. This individual will also play a key role in evaluating emerging database technologies, improving operational efficiency through scripting and automation, and supporting database tools and platforms across production and non-production environments. Key Responsibilities • Provide end-to-end Oracle DBA support, including provisioning, backup and recovery, replication, deployment, and real-time production troubleshooting. • Install, configure, monitor, upgrade, and maintain Oracle databases across production and non-production environments. • Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation to support production systems as needed. • Support database deployments for test and production environments. • Diagnose and resolve database performance issues using monitoring tools and tuning techniques. • Collaborate with system administrators on Linux, Unix, and virtual machine platform issues related to databases. • Develop and maintain automation scripts for database provisioning, maintenance, and reporting. • Configure and support high availability and disaster recovery solutions. • Support data replication and sharding strategies. • Troubleshoot database production incidents and connectivity issues. • Work independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision. Basic Requirements • 10+ years of experience in database administration. • Strong expertise in Oracle database administration in enterprise environments. • Extensive experience in database performance tuning and troubleshooting. • Deep knowledge of enterprise database best practices for large-scale environments. • Strong understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, storage technologies, and data replication. • Experience implementing, supporting, and auditing database security controls. Preferred Skills • Experience supporting on-premises Oracle environments. • Experience migrating Oracle databases from on-premises platforms to AWS RDS. • Familiarity with database monitoring tools. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Experience working in virtualized environments such as Vmware. • Proficiency in automation using Shell, Python, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. • Database and cloud vendor certifications.