Senior Database Engineer (Clearance Required)

Senior Database Engineer (Clearance Required)

Job Summary

Your Mission : As a Database Engineer / Administrator with us, you will play a pivotal role designing, deploying, and securing cutting‑edge, cloud‑based database solutions for Virginia’s leading Intelligence and Defense organizations.

This role is a full‑time, in‑person position, primarily based in the office with occasional visits to client sites. We are seeking candidates who reside in the Virginia / Washington DC region.

Responsibilities

Administer, configure, and monitor Oracle Autonomous Database (ADB) environments, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and security.

Design and implement robust data warehouse solutions, leveraging best practices for schema design, partitioning, and optimized query performance.

Plan and execute end‑to‑end database migrations to Oracle Autonomous Database (ADB) using Oracle Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) while ensuring data integrity and minimal business disruption.

Implement advanced data security measures in ADB, including Virtual Private Database (VPD) and Oracle Label Security (OLS), to enforce fine‑grained data access controls.

Design and manage data lake architectures on ADB, integrating diverse data sources and enabling seamless data ingestion, transformation, and analytics.

Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to develop ETL pipelines, data governance strategies, and reporting solutions within the OCI ecosystem.

Monitor, tune, and troubleshoot environments, proactively identifying and resolving potential issues to maintain high system health.

Document configurations, procedures, and best practices for ADB management, security policies, and migration strategies.

Familiarity with multiple RDMS products in addition to Oracle’s on‑premise and cloud services to include :

MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, or Oracle Database Engineering

Install and utilize Oracle Enterprise Manager to monitor, manage, and optimize Autonomous Database (ADB) environments, ensuring comprehensive performance analysis, alerting, and reporting capabilities.

Qualifications

Must possess or have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS / SCI with Poly.

DBA experience including the following database technologies :

RAC (Real Application Clusters), Multitenant (create, clone, drop, CDBs and PDBs), Data Guard (Physical Standby and Active Data Guard),

Unified Auditing, RMAN (Recovery Manager), DB patching, hardening Oracle Automated Storage Management (ASM), Database

troubleshooting / Fault identification

Experience writing SQL / PLSQL code

Experience configuring and querying Oracle Audit

Experience with Linux (use & navigation, and shell scripting knowledge)

Preferred Qualifications

Oracle Database and Cloud certifications (OCA, OCP, OCI)

Experience with Oracle Data Vault, Key Vault, GoldenGate, or similar data capture / replication

Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC) and configuration management best practices

Salary and Compensation

Hiring range : $97,500 - $199,500 per year. Eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes :

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

Short term disability and long term disability

Life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental life insurance (Employee / Spouse / Child)

Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre‑tax commuter and parking benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

Paid time off : Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non‑overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.

11 paid holidays

Paid sick leave : 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial planning and group legal

Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

About Oracle

As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow’s technology to tackle today’s challenges. We’ve partnered with industry‑leaders in almost every sector—and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity. We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all. Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work‑life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and 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.

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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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