Junior Oracle Database Administrator -- W2 ONLY

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Title: Junior Database Administrator

Location: Hybrid in Baltimore, MD

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 Philadelphia)

Overview:

Work with a leading energy and utility organization managing critical electric and gas infrastructure. We are seeking a Junior 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: Implemented to supplement a highly knowledgeable internal DBA currently managing OEM, acting as a resource to grow into the role over time

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

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in IT, computer science or related field.

• Must have hands-on experience utilizing Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) to monitor databases and associated infrastructure.

• Requires strong scripting and programming skills to support infrastructure automation and monitoring setups.

• Responsible for supporting database backups and ensuring reliable data restores.

• Tasked with troubleshooting database performance and proactively preventing environment issues.

• Must assist in monitoring Oracle RAC and Oracle Exadata environments via OEM.

• Responsible for supporting both on-premises databases and those hosted within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

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.