Oracle Database Administrator

Terms of Employment: • W2 Contract, 24 months• Hybrid (3 days onsite: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; 2 days remote: Monday, Friday). • Location: Baltimore, MD highly preferred (secondary location Chicago & third preferred to Philadelphia)Overview: Work with a leading energy and utility organization managing critical electric and gas infrastructure. We are seeking a Mid-Level Database Administrator to join our Tier 2 Operations team. This team provides high-impact, enterprise-level support across hundreds of production databases. You will collaborate with onshore and offshore teams to ensure optimal database performance, robust monitoring, and seamless data replication.Primary Team Objective: Serving as a high-level tier-2 operational resource capable of executing advanced data replication and managing complex corporate database frameworks.Key Responsibilities• Monitor, maintain, and support hundreds of enterprise Oracle databases across on-premises and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) environments.• Support critical utility infrastructure within a highly secure environment subject to NERC SIP compliance standards.• Participate in a Tier 2 on-call weekly rotation, serving as an escalation point for the offshore Tier 1 team, with a strict 15-minute response window for critical incidents.• Drive the reduction of Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) by diagnosing complex database alerts and executing immediate resolutions.• Support environment backups and perform critical data restores to ensure operational functionality and data reliability.• (Junior Specific) Assist the primary administrator in managing, configuring, and expanding Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) to monitor database infrastructure.• (Junior Specific) Write custom administrative scripts and programs to automate operational tasks and improve environmental efficiency.• (Mid Specific) Manage data replication and data shipping across distinct platforms using Oracle Golden Gate.• (Mid Specific) Administer complex database clusters utilizing Oracle RAC and Oracle Exadata systems.Required Qualifications• Bachelores Degree in IT, Computer Science or related field.• Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on database administration experience.• Hands-on experience utilizing Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).• Must possess extensive experience with Oracle Golden Gate for data replication and shipping data between distinct databases. • Requires deep technical experience with Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Oracle Exadata platforms. • Must have proven experience managing database architectures across both on-premises environments and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). • Expected to have strong SQL querying capabilities standard for an enterprise-level DBA. • Responsible for high-level troubleshooting, database performance tuning, and optimizing infrastructure backups/restores. • Must possess enterprise-scale environment experience (handling hundreds of databases for large companies) rather than small-scale environments.Preferred Qualifications• Official Oracle Database Administrator certifications are highly preferred.• Prior experience working within a heavily regulated ecosystem, such as a Fortune 500 financial institution or a major utility provider.• Direct experience writing automated tasks to optimize database backup and recovery infrastructure.