Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Compunnel

• $120K — $145K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience in enterprise environments
  • Hands-on expertise with Oracle database administration and performance tuning
  • Strong knowledge of RMAN, Oracle Data Guard, and Oracle RAC
  • Proficient in managing both production and non-production databases
  • Solid experience with database patching, upgrades, and high-availability solutions
  • Effective incident management and troubleshooting skills

Responsibilities

  • Administer, monitor, and tune Oracle databases including Oracle 12c and 19c
  • Manage database backup and recovery processes using RMAN
  • Support high-availability environments with Oracle Data Guard and RAC
  • Execute database patching and upgrades
  • Perform capacity planning and enhance database performance
  • Collaborate with application teams on schema changes and release activities
  • Participate in an on-call rotation for incident management

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Engaging work environment within the healthcare sector
  • Supportive team dynamics with collaborative project efforts
  • Exposure to complex enterprise-level database challenges
  • Potential for remote work flexibility
Full Job Description
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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator to support enterprise database operations in a healthcare environment. The role will administer, monitor, and tune Oracle databases across production and non-production environments while supporting backup and recovery, high availability, patching, upgrades, performance optimization, security, and incident resolution. The DBA will collaborate with application teams on database changes and release activities and participate in scheduled maintenance windows and an on-call rotation.

Key Responsibilities
• Administer, monitor, and tune Oracle databases, including Oracle 12c, 19c, and later versions, across production and non-production environments.
• Manage database backup and recovery using RMAN.
• Support and maintain high-availability environments using Oracle Data Guard and RAC.
• Perform database patching and upgrades.
• Execute database changes during scheduled off-hours maintenance windows.
• Perform capacity planning and database performance tuning.
• Troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and implement appropriate resolutions.
• Support application teams with schema changes, database refreshes, and release activities.
• Maintain database security, access controls, and audit compliance.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to database incidents as required.

Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle database administration, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Strong expertise with RMAN, Oracle Data Guard, and Oracle RAC.
• Experience supporting production and non-production database environments.
• Experience with database patching, upgrades, backup/recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Strong incident troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience supporting database security, access controls, and audit compliance.
• Ability to execute database changes during scheduled off-hours maintenance windows.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience administering MySQL databases.
• Experience working in healthcare or other regulated industries.
• Experience supporting enterprise application release and database refresh activities.

Notes:

Mandatory areas - Oracle DBA - 8-10 years

Must Have skills:

- High Availability and Disaster Recovery

- Incident Management

- Issue Analysis

- Patch Management

- Performance Tuning

- Resource Management

- Oracle

- Access Control

- Change Management

- Compliance Management

- Production Support

Mandatory, if Applicable

Domain Experience (If any) - Healthcare good to have.

Must have Certifications - NA

Location:

Onsite Requirement - Remote

Number of days onsite - NA

If onsite, provide Office Address - US

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