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Database Administrator

Tech Army, LLC, Tallahassee, FL, United States


Qualifications

10+ years of experience as a Database Administrator with Oracle, PL/SQL

2+ years of experience with Oracle 19c Multi‑Tenant Architecture and database infrastructure design on RAC Databases

Experience in following processes and procedures to standardize Database installations and configuration

Experience automating, scripting, and streamlining processes for efficiency and accuracy utilizing Unix shell scripting or other scripting tools

Broad experience in performance tuning, utilizing OEM or third‑party tools to finely tune objects and queries in Oracle 19c

Comprehensive understanding of Oracle backup methodologies

Monitor alert logs, OEM and system alerts, and act on the results

Willingness to participate in after‑hours Production support

Proficiency in Linux, Unix, Java, and DBA

Understanding of production environments, technical support, and troubleshooting

Knowledge of Automatic Storage Management (ASM)

Experience with Oracle Exadata

Experience working in Unix operating system

Ability to write simple to complex Linux/Unix shell scripts and Perl scripts

Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux System administration

Ability to work independently and resolve complex Oracle issues

Experience with data pump and working knowledge to use expdp and impdp

Ability to effectively diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex problems pertaining to data infrastructure

Ability to write SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle Stored Procedures functions, Packages, and Database Triggers

Ability to tune Oracle SQL and PL/SQL performance

Experience in logical database design and data models

Understanding of the software development lifecycle process

Practical experience in monitoring and tuning a database to provide a high‑availability service

Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)

Knowledge of data privacy and protection initiatives

Strong communication and collaborative skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Knowledge of data masking using Test Data Management Tool

Develop and maintain enterprise‑wide data masking standards for Oracle databases

Define masking rules, algorithms, and transformation logic aligned with business and compliance requirements

Ensure masked data remains referentially intact across schemas and applications

Configure and execute masking workflows using the organization’s Test Data Management tool

Build reusable masking templates, rule sets, and automation pipelines

Preferred Skills

Excellent working skills with Oracle Exadata

5+ years’ experience with SQL performance tuning and database architecture

Experience converting traditional databases to Container Model — Oracle Multitenant architecture

Experience working with Test Data Management tool

Tasks and Activities
The resource (Intermediate, Database Analyst) will function as an integrated member of the Enterprise Data Management Team and will provide database support while working on assigned projects and tasks and provide database support in the Motorist Modernization Project.

The resource will be responsible for operational duties and assisting with the administration of the Department’s Enterprise Oracle Databases and shall perform, at a minimum, the tasks and/or activities described below:

Work with the Department’s Contract Manager to serve as the primary point of contact to ensure that start‑up activities are completed within fourteen (14) days prior to the performance of services. Start‑up activities include Department fingerprint background check and online information security training requirements.

Database administration in a large Oracle UNIX‑based production environment including assisting Department staff, as directed by the Contract Manager, with the following:

All stages of database implementation and deployment.

Analysis, review, coordination, and implementation of new database requests.

Monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving database performance issues or related problem resolution.

Provide direct support for Oracle databases as assigned by the Contract Manager

Setting up database user accounts

Verifying backup and recovery plans to protect the database against data loss and reconstruct the data if loss occurs

Participating in design and planning of database and related database objects

Ensure that the logical data model design adheres to the Department’s standards based upon best practices and guidelines

Coordinate and deploy application changes, including Procedural Language/Structured Query Language (PL/SQL) object and data model changes, to production databases following industry best practices and Department policies and procedures

Write Structured Query Language (SQL), PL/SQL, Oracle Stored Procedures, Functions, Packages, and Database Triggers, as required, to augment security and performance requirements of application development

Write and use custom scripts and processes to handle data loads, data cleansing, and data migration to include migrations to and from multiple data sources and types such as Access, SQL Server, Excel, flat files, and different Oracle database versions including Oracle version 19c

Run diagnostic tools to identify database performance issues and take appropriate corrective actions to improve database performance

Work with development teams to tune SQL queries

Ensure that the associated hardware resources allocated to the databases result in high availability and optimum performance as defined by the Department

Design, implement, and maintain database maintenance scripts, including replication and monitoring

Perform daily operational duties, including monitoring, statistical analysis, and troubleshooting of performance issues using appropriate and Department approved tools and scripts

Design and maintain automated processes including DBA jobs, DBA scheduler, and CRON scripts

Attend and participate in all assigned meetings

Attend and complete Department‑required training

On a weekly basis, complete a Status Report that includes specific tasks handled by both the Project Manager and Project Team(s), and complete a Project Timesheet

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