ORACLE DATABASE ADMIN
Location: Onsite – Washington, D.C.
Status: Full-time
Clearance – TS – SCI – possessing or ability to attain SCI Poly*
YSI is seeking a Database Administrator (Oracle) to work in our Washington, DC office.
YSI is seeking a Senior DBA Engineer to join our growing team in support of a high-profile federal customer based in the Washington, DC area. This globally recognized agency plays a critical role in national law enforcement and intelligence operations.
In this role, you will provide senior-level database expertise, including strategic planning and hands-on support for the migration of existing database systems to the cloud. Experience with Oracle Exadata environments is essential, as you will be managing and optimizing performance across both on-prem and cloud-based platforms.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that directly support national security objectives.
Primary Duties:
- Respond to Tier-3 and 4 service tickets and special projects with senior level engineering
- Configure Oracle applications and databases to include Oracle Application Servers (WebLogic), Applications (OIM), Databases (Oracle Database 12c/19c), Exadata
- Perform the development of new or existing software architectural plans and designs
- Create/Update Automated System Health Checks for daily, weekly and monthly status
- Support System backup/recovery Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Data Center Disaster Recovery (DCDR) exercises and activities
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge for both tools and operating systems as new versions are approved for use
This role is 100% onsite.
Required Skills
- Must have a Top-Secret Clearance with ability to obtain SCI-Poly
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ recent years of experience with DBA/engineering
- Installing, configuring and maintaining web applications in an enterprise environment
- Upgrading applications to current version and migrating and/or re-designing the data models
- 5+ recent years of experience writing technical documentation to include (System Design Changes, Requirements Documentation, Version Documentation, Assessments and or White Papers)
- Led or supported end-to-end cloud migration projects, including assessment, planning, execution, and post-migration validation.
- Experience coordinating across infrastructure, application, and DBA teams for successful cloud adoption and modernization efforts.
Exadata Skills:
- Exadata Architecture: Strong understanding of Exadata components, architecture, and how Exadata optimizes database performance.
- Storage Management: Experience with Exadata Storage Server, Smart Scans, and Hybrid Columnar Compression.
- Performance Tuning: Expertise in database performance tuning specifically on Exadata.
- Backup & Recovery: Experience with Exadata backup and recovery strategies, including RMAN (Recovery Manager).
- Patch Management & Upgrades: Managing Exadata patches and upgrades efficiently.
- ASM (Automatic Storage Management): Deep understanding of ASM for managing Exadata storage.
OID (Oracle Internet Directory) Skills:
- Directory Management: Knowledge of managing and maintaining LDAP directory services using OID.
- Integration: Experience integrating OID with other Oracle applications, including Oracle Identity Manager.
- High Availability & Backup: Understanding of high availability configurations for OID and backup/recovery strategies.
- Security Management: Experience in setting up and managing directory security policies, SSL configurations, and user authentication.
OIM (Oracle Identity Manager) Skills:
- Identity Management: Expertise in managing user provisioning, identity lifecycle management, and user roles/permissions within OIM.
- Integration with OID: Experience integrating OIM with OID for seamless identity management and directory synchronization.
- Access Management: Managing user access policies, workflows, and security protocols within OIM.
- Customizations & Workflows: Ability to configure and customize OIM workflows and connectors as per business needs.
- Troubleshooting & Support: Strong skills in diagnosing and resolving issues related to OIM deployment, user provisioning, and identity synchronization.
Desired Skills
- Experience with Software Development Suite (i.e. J Developer, Oracle SQL Developer Suite and Eclipse).
- Proven experience in planning and executing Oracle database migrations to cloud platforms such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS, or Azure, including lift-and-shift and re-platforming strategies.
- Familiarity with migration tools and techniques, including RMAN, Data Pump, GoldenGate, Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM), and Oracle Cloud Migration Advisor.
- Experience with Oracle Identity Management (OIM) tools suite
- Experience with Microsoft Identity Management (MIM) tools suite
- Experience with Information Assurance concepts and processes within the Federal government
- Experience with Development & Operations (DevOps) and Configuration Management (CM) concepts, processes, and techniques
- Experience with Single Sign On (SSO), Federation, and various Access Control frameworks
- Experience with Privileged Access Management (PAM)
- Experience with Virtualized environments (VMware or Equivalent)
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $150,000.00 - $151,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
