Oracle ERP Database Systems Administrator
Location: Downey, CA
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Contract Duration: 1-year, possible extension, W2
Pay: $66.00/hr
We are seeking an experienced Oracle ERP Database Systems Administrator to support, administer, secure, and optimize complex enterprise database environments. This role is heavily focused on Oracle database administration, ERP database support, cloud infrastructure, performance tuning, security, high availability, disaster recovery, and automation.
The ideal candidate will bring extensive Oracle expertise along with hands-on experience supporting enterprise ERP environments across on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, configure, upgrade, monitor, and optimize Oracle 12.x and newer database environments.
- Support Oracle databases across Windows, Linux, Unix, IBM AIX, VMware, and cloud environments.
- Plan, deploy, and manage Oracle security patches and Patch Security Updates.
- Support ERP databases utilizing CGI Advantage and InfoAdvantage.
- Perform advanced Oracle database performance tuning and troubleshooting.
- Configure and administer Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Advanced Security, Audit Vault, Key Vault, and Oracle Enterprise Manager.
- Support database high availability, replication, backup, recovery, cloning, and disaster recovery.
- Deploy, manage, and monitor Oracle databases within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
- Support additional database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, AWS Aurora, and AWS RDS.
- Support migrations of on-premises Oracle or SQL Server environments to cloud database platforms.
- Automate database administration tasks using Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform, Bash/Shell, Perl, Python, Control-M, and related technologies.
- Support database integrations with Databricks utilizing CDC.
- Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure teams, network teams, business stakeholders, and leadership on database requirements and technical solutions.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in systems development, analysis, programming, testing, database administration, or related IT environments.
- 10+ years of experience supporting Oracle 12.x or newer.
- 10+ years of experience planning, deploying, and managing Oracle Patch Security Updates.
- 10+ years architecting Oracle database deployments across Windows, Linux/Unix, IBM AIX, VMware, and/or cloud environments.
- Strong Oracle database performance tuning experience.
- Strong knowledge of database security, high availability, replication, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery.
- Experience working effectively with developers, infrastructure/network teams, business stakeholders, and technical leadership.
Highly Desired Experience
2+ years of experience with several of the following:
- CGI Advantage and InfoAdvantage
- Oracle RAC and Data Guard
- Oracle Advanced Security
- Oracle Audit Vault and Key Vault
- Oracle Enterprise Manager
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Dell/EMC AppSync and CommVault
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB
- AWS Aurora and AWS RDS
- Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform, and Ansible Tower
- Bash/Shell, Perl, and Python scripting
- PSQL and PGSQL
- Toad or Zabbix
- Databricks and CDC integrations
- Cloud database migrations
- Cloud monitoring and logging
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
- AWS, OCI, and Azure certifications are desired.
- Participation in open-source community projects or technology events is also valued.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a senior-level Oracle professional who combines deep hands-on Oracle DBA experience with experience supporting ERP platforms, cloud databases, database security, performance tuning, RAC/Data Guard, disaster recovery, and automation. The ideal candidate can operate hands-on while also helping architect scalable, secure, and highly available database environments.
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