Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Maximus is seeking a Senior Oracle Database Administrator to support enterprise database solutions and technical strategy. The role involves designing and implementing database technologies, managing monitoring and lifecycle requirements, generating technical specifications, troubleshooting issues, and mentoring junior colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Provide insight into the changing database storage, utilization, life-cycle management, and privacy requirements for the company’s products to ensure they are aligned with the company’s overall technical vision
- Work strategically with the Development Team and Management to design and implement industry leading solutions
- Lead and participate in internal meetings to align and collaborate with Developers, communicate vision and objectives, provide progress reports, explain recommendations, and troubleshoot issues
- Ensure that new technology solutions are designed for optimal access and usefulness, leveraging existing technologies when possible
- Own responsibility for generating technical specifications to support business requirements while recommending and implementing the best technology solutions to meet those requirements
- Define monitoring requirements for databases and lead efforts for continual improvements and proactive monitoring
- Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees across the organization within area of expertise
- Generate technical specifications to support business requirements while recommending and implementing the best technology solutions to meet those requirements
- Provide guidance, coaching, and training to more junior colleagues
Skills
- This position is remote with the expectation for occasional in-person meetings in Bethesda, MD and requires the ability to obtain Public Trust suitability determination
- • Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 10+ years of relevant professional experience required
- • Work will be remote with the expectation for occasional in-person meetings in Bethesda, MD
- • 10 years of experience in conducting Oracle database administration
- • Extensive experience in administering Oracle database in standalone and multitenant architecture on Windows/Linux/Unix on premises and in cloud environments
- • Extensive experience in Oracle data guard implementation, RMAN backups, export/import, GoldenGate setup and configuration, and job scheduling and monitoring
- • Strong SQL and PL/SQL, performance tuning, and troubleshooting skills
- • Experience with Oracle client
- • Experience with federal database security standards spanning NIST 800-53, NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), FedRAMP, FISMA, STIG Hardening, Database Auditing, Zero Trust Architecture, Continuous Monitoring
- • Shell scripting, Python, Ansible, Terraform
- • Database encryption, Identity and Access Management, Vulnerability remediation
- • Experience supporting large enterprise environments
- • Experience with database performance tuning
- • Experience with backup and disaster recovery
- • Experience supporting US federal environments
- • Experiences with Oracle version 19c, Oracle on Linux, and MySQL on Ubuntu are preferred
Benefits
- This position is remote with the expectation for occasional in-person meetings in Bethesda, MD.
- Short- and long-term incentives
- Program-specific awards
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- A retirement savings plan
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
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