Job Description
SP Richards is seeking a seasoned Oracle Database Administrator who can immediately contribute to a mature, high‑performance database environment. This person will join a team of three DBAs supporting mission-critical systems across Oracle, SQL Server, and legacy MongoDB (being phased out). The ideal candidate has deep Oracle expertise and is comfortable stepping into on-call rotations and supporting server migration projects to Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC).
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Administer, maintain, and optimize Oracle and SQL Server databases
Support Exadata hardware environments and help with upcoming migration to ExaCC
Perform routine performance tuning, system monitoring, and troubleshooting
Participate in on-call rotation (1 week on, 2 weeks off — mostly remote)
Collaborate with infrastructure teams as servers are consolidated and replaced
Ensure reliability, uptime, and performance of critical databases
Use OEM for monitoring and management (upgrading to 20)
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Required Skills & Experience
Must-Have Qualifications
5+ years of hands-on DBA experience
Strong expertise with Oracle Database
Working knowledge of SQL Server (or willingness/ability to learn quickly)
Experience supporting Exadata or other high-performance Oracle environments
Fluent with Linux (Oracle DBs are Linux-hosted)
Ability to handle on-call rotations (1 week on / 2 weeks off; mostly remote)
Ability to “hit the ground running” — senior-level troubleshooting & performance tuning
Experience with OEM / Oracle Enterprise Manager (19, moving to 20)
Strong experience with performance tuning & troubleshooting
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Nice-to-Haves / Plusses
Exadata experience (production preferred)
Experience with ExaCC (Oracle Cloud@Customer)
Migration or infrastructure modernization background
Experience with Oracle on Linux in dev environments
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.