Senior Database Engineer / DBA

Senior Database Engineer / DBA Oracle OCINo C2C or Visa OfferedCandidates must be located in Northeast Ohio. No relocation assistance available.The Senior Database Engineer / DBA Oracle OCI OpportunityA well-established technology company in NE Ohio is looking for a Senior Database Engineer to own their Oracle OCI and SQL environments. This isn’t a passive DBA Engineering role — you’ll work directly alongside software development teams, shape data architecture decisions, and lead projects like audit trail re-implementation, large-scale data retention and purge operations across billions of records, and the build-out of reporting and process utilities. If you want depth, ownership, and a team that values what you build, this is it.My clients technology platform is entirely in-house, built and maintained by a focused team of about 50 people. They run approximately 85% of their infrastructure on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and have been in the cloud for three years. The environment is mature, active, and evolving, the work here is real and consequential.What You’ll OwnSupport production Oracle, SQL and PostgreSQL databases with a focus on stability and performancePartner with development teams to design new tables, data structures, and database-layer changesLead the re-implementation of audit trails, tracking old and new values across configuration and transaction tablesBuild and manage data retention and purge processes across billions of recordsWrite and maintain shell and Perl scripts to automate database operations and data movementProcess result files and report data back into the order management systemBuild utility tools to move, transform, and communicate data across systemsRun production tickets and manage database changes through proper controlsSupport data compliance, retention standards, and audit readinessCollaborate with a data warehouse resource and a global support teamThe Tech StackCore (Required)Oracle (production DBA experience — tuning, partitioning, RMAN, AWR)PostgreSQL / Postgres — both production support and dev-side schema workOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) — 85% of the environment lives hereStrong SQL — complex queries, stored procedures, performance tuningShell scripting and Perl for automation and data workflowsSQL Developer, DBeaver, or JetBrains data toolsNice to HaveData warehouse experiencePower BI or reporting tool familiarityExposure to AI tooling in a database or data engineering contextWhat We’re Looking For5+ years of Oracle Data Engineering / DBA or database engineering experience — production-grade, not just dev supportHands-on PostgreSQL experience — schema design, queries, and production supportOCI or comparable cloud database platform experienceScripting skills in Shell and/or Perl — you automate what others do manuallyComfort working directly with developers — you’re a partner, not just a gatekeeperExperience with data retention, purge strategies, or audit trail systems — bonus if you’ve done this at scaleStrong communicator — you can explain a database problem to someone who doesn’t speak SQLWhat the Role Offers Up to $150K compensation — based on experienceHybrid schedule — approximately 2 days onsite — the rest is remoteLight on-call — roughly 1 weekend per quarter, ~8 hours of coverageOwnership without bureaucracy — 50-person tech team means your work has direct impact and visibilityModern cloud environment — 85% OCI — you’re not maintaining legacy infrastructure for its own sakeCross-functional exposure — you’ll work across dev, ops, and data — not siloed in a single laneInterested? Let’s Talk.This search is being conducted confidentially through Emerald Resource Group. Reach out directly — all conversations are discreet.Mark Krusinski, CPC440.627.6904