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Principal Database Administrator

Oracle
Reston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/21/2026
Job Description

As an Oracle DBA the role will focus on day-to-day DBA support, production troubleshooting, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and high availability. You'll work with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team on the shared full stack ownership of a collection of services and/or technology areas and understand the end-to-end configuration, technical dependencies, and overall behavioral characteristics of production services.

Responsible for the design and delivery of the mission critical stack, with focus on security, resiliency, scale, and performance. Authority for end-to-end performance and operability. Partner with development teams in defining and implementing improvements in service architecture.

Articulate technical characteristics of services and technology areas and guide Development Teams to engineer and add premier capabilities to the Oracle Cloud service portfolio. Understand and communicate the scale, capacity, security, performance attributes, and requirements of the service and technology stack. Demonstrate clear understanding of automation and orchestration principles. Act as ultimate escalation point for complex or critical issues that have not yet been documented as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Utilize a deep understanding of service topology and their dependencies required to troubleshoot issues and define mitigations.

Understand and explain the effect of product architecture decisions on distributed systems. Professional curiosity and a desire to develop a deep understanding of services and technologies.

This Position will require being available for Shifts and Weekends

Responsibilities

Manage, maintain, and optimize mission-critical Oracle database environments.

This role is responsible for ensuring database availability, performance, security, and recoverability across on-premises and/or cloud-based systems.

The ideal candidate has strong expertise in Oracle technologies, RMAN backup/recovery, Linux systems, and high-availability architectures such as RAC and Data Guard, with experience in Exadata environments highly preferred.

Required Skills:

  • Must Possess U.S. CITIZENSHIP and an ACTIVE TS/SCI W/POLY SECURITY CLEARANCE To Be Eligible for Consideration
  • Willing to workShifts and Weekends
  • Strong experience with Oracle Database (11g/12c/19c or later)
  • Expertise in RMAN backup and recovery, including restore and disaster recovery scenarios
  • Hands-on experience with Oracle RAC and/or Data Guard
  • Solid Linux/Unix administration skills (RHEL, Oracle Linux)
  • Shell scripting (Bash)
  • System performance tools (top, vmstat, iostat)
  • Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills
  • Experience with performance tuning (AWR, ASH, execution plans)
  • Knowledge of Oracle architecture (SGA, PGA, redo/undo, etc.)
  • Experience with database patching and upgrades
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills


Preferred But Not Required Qualifications

  • Prior SRE experience managing production cloud services.
  • Prior experience in releasing and maintaining cloud services.
  • Production experience managing systems or database environment.
  • Experience with a general-purpose systems language such as: Python, Perl, Unix Shell and/or database language SQL, PL/SQL,Rust


Qualifications

Minimum Job Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

11 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure management, or related field

OR

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure management, or related field

OR

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND 5 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure management, or related field

OR

Doctorate in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND 3 year of experience in software engineering, infrastructure management, or related field.

Job Skills:

Same skills as prior level plus;

Incident Management and Response Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of incident management and response, including timely handling and escalation of incidents to minimize business impact.

Troubleshooting Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of troubleshooting, including diagnosing and resolving issues across various technical domains.

Virtualization Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of virtualization, including designing, managing, or troubleshooting virtual environments and infrastructure.

Security Tools Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of security tools, including leveraging technology to improve and maintain organizational security.

Database Reliability Support Demonstrated experience supporting and troubleshooting databases, applying SRE best practices for reliability and recovery.

Automation Experience:

5 years of experience in automation.

Programming Experience:

5 years of experience in programming and/or scripting.

Preferred Job Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

11 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure management, or related field

OR

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure management, or related field

OR

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND 5 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure management, or related field

OR

Doctorate in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND 3 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure management, or related field.

Automation Experience:

7 years of experience in automation.

Programming Experience:

7 years of experience in programming and/or scripting.

About Us

Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.

True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

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