Job Title: Oracle OCI Database Administrator
Location: Remote
Clearance Required: Active Secret
Employment Type: Full-Time
Overview
Cornerstone Technology Enterprises is seeking an experienced Oracle OCI Database Administrator to support a mission-critical federal information technology program. This position will provision, administer, optimize, and support Oracle databases hosted in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
The ideal candidate combines strong Oracle Database administration experience with at least two years of hands-on OCI experience. This person must be comfortable working independently in a production cloud environment and troubleshooting issues across database, compute, storage, networking, and OCI services.
Key Responsibilities
• Provision, configure, administer, patch, and upgrade Oracle databases running in OCI
• Support Oracle Database 19c, 23c, or 23ai environments
• Administer multitenant Container Databases and Pluggable Databases, including provisioning, cloning, patching, upgrades, relocation, and resource management
• Manage Oracle databases hosted on OCI DB Systems, Exadata Cloud Service, and Autonomous Database platforms, including ATP and ADW
• Implement and support RMAN backup and recovery procedures
• Configure and maintain Oracle Data Guard and high-availability solutions
• Support cross-region disaster recovery planning, implementation, testing, and documentation
• Monitor database performance and conduct performance analysis using AWR, ASH, execution plans, SQL optimization, and related tools
• Diagnose and resolve complex database, connectivity, compute, storage, network, and OCI resource issues
• Automate database and cloud administration using Terraform, OCI CLI, Bash, Python, or comparable tools
• Support Oracle database migrations from on-premises and other cloud environments into OCI
• Apply database and cloud security requirements, including OCI IAM, network security, encryption, access controls, and applicable federal security standards
• Develop and maintain technical procedures, architecture documentation, operating guides, automation workflows, and troubleshooting runbooks
• Collaborate with database, cloud, infrastructure, application, cybersecurity, and engineering teams
• Participate in production support and incident resolution as required
Required Qualifications
• Active Secret security clearance
• CompTIA Security+ or another DoD 8570/8140-compliant certification
• At least seven years of Oracle Database administration experience
• At least two years of recent, hands-on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure experience
• Experience supporting production, mission-critical Oracle database environments
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Database 19c, 23c, or 23ai
• Hands-on experience administering Oracle multitenant CDB and PDB environments
• Experience with RMAN backup and recovery
• Experience implementing or supporting Oracle Data Guard
• Experience with Oracle database performance analysis and SQL tuning using AWR, ASH, execution plans, and related tools
• Working knowledge of OCI VCNs, subnets, IAM, compartments, compute, storage, and security
• Experience diagnosing issues across database, compute, storage, connectivity, and networking layers
• Experience with Linux and command-line database administration
• Experience automating administrative tasks using Bash, Python, Terraform, OCI CLI, or similar tools
• Strong written documentation, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently in a remote, cloud-based production environment
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with OCI Base Database Service
• Experience with Oracle Exadata Cloud Service
• Experience with Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing or Autonomous Data Warehouse
• Experience designing high-availability and cross-region disaster recovery solutions in OCI
• Experience migrating Oracle databases from on-premises infrastructure or another cloud provider into OCI
• Terraform or comparable infrastructure-as-code experience
• Experience supporting Department of Defense or other federal systems
• Knowledge of RMF, STIGs, security controls, and change-management processes
• Oracle Certified Professional certification for Oracle Database 19c or a later version
• OCI Architect Associate or OCI Architect Professional certification
• Oracle Autonomous Database Specialist certification
• Oracle Database Performance Tuning Specialist certification
Work Location
This is a remote position aligned with the program’s Offsite-WEST team. The selected candidate must be able to work during the program’s required business hours and comply with all customer security, equipment, access, and remote-work requirements.
Why Join Cornerstone?
Cornerstone Technology Enterprises, Inc. is a Veteran-Owned Small Business with more than 25 years of experience supporting federal technology programs. Our capabilities include software development, database administration, cloud engineering, cybersecurity, data engineering, DevSecOps, and IT operations.
Cornerstone Technology Enterprises, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business requirements without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $120,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
• How many years of hands-on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure experience do you have?
• Do you have hands-on experience administering Oracle Database 19c or 23c multitenant CDB/PDB environments in production?
License/Certification:
• CompTIA Security+ (Required)
Security clearance:
• Secret (Required)
Work Location: Remote