Oracle Database Administrator, Level 3 - SoundWay : Job Details

YOUR FUTURE AWAITS WORK LOCATION: Herndon, VA TRAVEL: None START DATE: Desired start date: As Soon As Possible JOB DESCRIPTION: An Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) is needed to provide expert database administration support to an Intelligence Community (IC) customer in the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region. This position requires a hands-on, detail-oriented approach to managing and optimizing Oracle databases in high-security environments, including Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs). The role offers flexible working hours, but telework or hybrid work arrangements are not available, as all work must be performed onsite within secure facilities. The Oracle DBA will play a critical role in maintaining the availability, integrity, and security of highly sensitive production databases, ensuring they operate efficiently and securely in support of the customer's mission. Responsibilities include installing, configuring, and optimizing Oracle database systems, managing complex backup and recovery operations, and implementing high availability and disaster recovery solutions. The DBA will collaborate closely with development, business, and operations teams to address performance issues, apply Oracle database STIGs, and ensure the overall security and compliance of database environments. Additionally, the role will involve troubleshooting complex technical issues, including resolving database performance bottlenecks and database errors, as well as overseeing routine database maintenance and patching processes. The successful candidate will apply industry-leading best practices and security standards to safeguard the integrity of critical data, maintain the highest levels of database performance, and provide recommendations for improving system architecture and scalability. Job Duties Database Administration & Management

• Install, configure, provision, operate, and administer Oracle database management systems (DBMS) and associated backend server hardware.
• Perform daily database administration tasks, including patching, troubleshooting, backups, and ensuring high data availability.
• Monitor, maintain, and performance-tune production databases to meet business requirements for availability, scalability, and reliability.
• Ensure database integrity, availability, and security, particularly in a high-security environment (SCIF).
• Apply database STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides) and adhere to security best practices to ensure database compliance.
• Implement and manage backup and disaster recovery strategies for Oracle database environments.
• Upgrade major database instances independently and ensure all patches and updates are applied to minimize vulnerabilities and downtime.

Technical Support & Performance Tuning

• Troubleshoot and resolve database performance issues, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal database performance.
• Conduct performance tuning for databases, including queries, indexes, stored procedures, and hardware resources.
• Provide support for database-related infrastructure, including backend storage, hardware platforms, and network configurations.
• Design and implement database schema, tables, and indexes for new applications or enhancements.
• Perform capacity planning and utilization monitoring for databases, ensuring scalability for future needs.
• Support development teams in writing and optimizing SQL and PL/SQL queries, as well as generating system data reports.

Collaboration & Documentation

• Collaborate with development, business, and operations teams to ensure that database systems align with organizational and mission needs.
• Document database configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps, creating standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Participate in team meetings, reviewing database performance and availability issues, and providing solutions for improvement.
• Assist in the development and improvement of database-related policies and procedures, ensuring consistency and operational efficiency.

Security & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with database security requirements, including auditing, access control, and encryption standards.
• Ensure timely patching and resolution of security vulnerabilities within the database systems.
• Work with the information security team to review and apply database security policies and standards.

Additional Duties

• Participate in on-call support rotation for after-hours database troubleshooting and performance issues.
• Stay up-to-date with Oracle DBMS enhancements, industry best practices, and relevant technologies like cloud services and virtualization (e.g., AWS, VMware).
• Assist in the migration of database environments to the cloud (AWS, Oracle Cloud) when applicable.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior DBA staff or team members.

QUALIFICATIONS: Citizenship and/or Residence Requirement:

• US Citizenship

Security Clearance Preferred:

• TS/SCI w/CI Polygraph

Minimum Acceptable:

• TS/SCI

Education Bachelors Degree:

• In Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Waiver:

• An additional 4 years of hands-on experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.

Certification(s) Required:

• Security+ (DoD 8570 Baseline certification for IAT Level 2).
• Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to pass a CI polygraph.

Desired:

• Oracle Database Administrator certification (e.g., Oracle OCP or equivalent).
• Additional cloud-related certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect).

Minimum Years' Experience Eight (8) years of Oracle Database Administration experience. Experience Database Administration & Oracle Expertise

• Extensive experience with Oracle Database platforms (versions 19c and higher), including installation, configuration, patching, and performance tuning.
• Proven ability to implement and maintain STIG compliance for Oracle databases, ensuring all security standards are met.
• Strong experience applying database patching strategies to keep systems up to date and secure.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters) database clustering to provide high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance for Oracle databases.
• Significant Experience with Data Guard to ensure ensures data availability, data protection, and disaster recovery.
• Solid working knowledge of ASM (Automatic Storage Management) for database storage management.

Performance Tuning & Optimization

• Advanced skills in SQL query optimization, PL/SQL scripting, and database performance tuning to ensure optimal performance across systems.
• Expertise in resolving complex database performance bottlenecks, ensuring high availability and responsiveness.

Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery

• Deep knowledge of Oracle RMAN (Recovery Manager) and Data Guard for backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions, ensuring data integrity and availability during disasters.
• Experience designing and implementing robust backup strategies that include scheduled backups, incremental backups, and disaster recovery setups.

Security & Compliance

• Strong experience in applying Oracle database STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides), ensuring adherence to security policies and regulations.
• Expertise in auditing and encryption techniques to safeguard sensitive data and ensure database security and compliance.

Operating Systems & Virtualization

• Hands-on experience administering Linux and Windows Server environments, including command-line interface (CLI) management and scripting.
• Experience with VMware or similar virtualization platforms to support database deployments in virtualized environments.

High Availability (HA) & Capacity Planning

• Familiarity with High Availability (HA) solutions for Oracle databases, including Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters) and Data Guard, to ensure continuous database uptime.
• Experience in capacity planning, monitoring database utilization, and forecasting resource needs for optimal database performance.

Cloud Services & Migration

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and Oracle Cloud, with experience managing cloud-based database services.
• Experience with database migration to cloud platforms or virtualized environments, ensuring seamless transitions without data loss.

Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution

• Strong ability to diagnose and resolve complex database performance, security, and operational issues quickly and effectively, minimizing downtime and disruptions.

Documentation & Process Improvement

• Ability to create clear and comprehensive documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), system designs, and database architecture to improve operational efficiency.

Collaboration, Communication & Mentorship

• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with development, business, and operations teams to address technical issues and ensure database security and performance.
• Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to junior staff members or peers, sharing expertise and improving team performance.

Agile Practices

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies in database development and operations, contributing to efficient and flexible project management and execution.

Professional Attributes Success at SoundWay requires a commitment to the below company Core Values.

• Integrity and Accountability: Integrity means consistently upholding honesty, strong moral principles, and ethical behavior in all aspects of one's work. It involves taking full responsibility for actions, following through on commitments, and being transparent in decision-making. Holding oneself accountable builds trust and credibility within the workplace. HOW: Embracing integrity enhances personal credibility, fostering career growth and stronger professional relationships. For the company, it cultivates a culture of trust, improves client loyalty, and solidifies the brand's reputation, leading to long-term partnerships and business success.
• Respect and Diversity: Respect and diversity mean treating others with dignity, fairness, and kindness, while valuing diverse perspectives and experiences. An inclusive environment promotes creativity, collaboration, and the success of all individuals. Embracing differences leads to a workplace where everyone feels empowered to contribute. HOW: Respect for diversity fosters collaboration, sparks new ideas, and drives personal growth. For the company, it fuels innovation, improves decision-making, and meets the varied needs of clients with more tailored, inclusive solutions, strengthening client relationships.
• Effective Communication: Effective communication is the ability to express thoughts clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing. It ensures that messages are accurate, complete, and delivered in a timely manner. Strong communicators actively listen, engage others, and maintain transparency to prevent misunderstandings and enhance teamwork. HOW: Clear communication improves career progression by building influence and demonstrating leadership potential. For the company, it enhances efficiency, reduces errors, and strengthens client relationships, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and clients' expectations are consistently met.
• Interpersonal Skills: Interpersonal skills involve being approachable, empathetic, and able to build positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. It means contributing to a supportive, collaborative work environment and fostering mutual respect, which strengthens workplace dynamics and encourages cooperation. HOW: Strong interpersonal skills build professional reputation and support career advancement. For the company, they enhance teamwork and contribute to superior client service, strengthening client partnerships and improving retention rates.
• Performance Excellence: Performance excellence means consistently delivering high-quality work, meeting or surpassing established standards. It involves maintaining a strong focus on efficiency, critical thinking, and problem-solving to achieve optimal results. A commitment to excellence requires attention to detail and proactive action to meet challenges. HOW: Pursuing excellence leads to greater job satisfaction, recognition, and career advancement. For the company, it ensures high-quality output, drives operational efficiency, and strengthens client trust, resulting in stronger, long-lasting client relationships.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuous improvement involves a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development. It means regularly assessing performance, seeking feedback, and striving to enhance skills and knowledge. Embracing this mindset fosters a culture of growth, innovation, and progress within the organization. HOW: Continuous improvement accelerates personal growth and career mobility. For the company, it drives innovation, enhances competitiveness, and ensures efficient operations, delivering better products and services that meet evolving client needs and expectations.

SoundWay Consulting Incorporated (SoundWay) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, including race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. [ Reference: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA).] ABOUT SOUNDWAY SoundWay is an information technology and cybersecurity company with the credentials, certifications, talent and past performance excellence necessary provide its clients - the Department of Defense (DOD), Intelligence Community (IC), civil federal Agencies and their industry partners and contractors - with the solutions, services and support needed for their operational and mission success. SoundWay Capability Highlights:

• Expertise & Credentials - SoundWay is a:
  • Cyber-AB Authorized CMMC 3rd Party Assessor Organization (C3PAO).
  • DIBCAC-approved Cybersecurity Managed Services Provider for the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).
  • SBA-Certified HUBZone, SDVOSB & WOSB.
• Trusted Federal Agency Partner: Since 2011, SoundWay has a proven track record for, and been sought out to provide, secure, compliant, dependable IT solutions and services to the DOD, Intelligence Community (IC), federal agencies, and industry partners.
• CMMC Compliance Made Easy: Our managed services satisfy over 80% of the CMMC compliance needed for our clients to a achieve the DOD-mandated CMMC Level-2 Certificate of Status, minimizing their effort and risk.
• Cloud Development, Integration & Administration: Our AWS and Azure cloud expert development, seamless integration, and comprehensive administration drive scalability, enhance security, and optimize performance.
• Cross-Platform .Net Engineering: Specializing in .NET engineering using C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, and Python to build scalable solutions for both Windows and Unix environments running on AWS and Azure.
• Competitive Pay, Benefits & Perks
  • SoundWay pays 100% of the Employee-only Insurance Premium for:
    • Medical
    • Dental
    • Vision
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • Worker's Compensation
    • Identity Theft Protection
    • $50,000 Life Insurance
    • Employee Assistance Program
  • 10 Paid Federal Holidays per year
  • PTO: Paid Time Off
  • 401K Retirement Plan with 3.5% Matching
  • FSA: Flexible Spending Account
  • Professional Development Funds
  • Bonuses & Awards: Performance Recognition & Goal Achievement
  • $5,000 ERB: Employee Referral Bonus

Achieving Your Goals with SoundWay At SoundWay, we're committed to helping you achieve your career goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. We offer growth, flexibility, and the opportunity to thrive in your professional journey. Join SoundWay today and build the future you've always wanted - without compromise.