Database Administrator (Oracle)

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Job Overview

At T-Mobile, our Database Administrators keep the heartbeat of innovation strong. You’ll play a hands-on role in managing the performance, security, and reliability of Oracle databases that power millions of customer experiences. This is your opportunity to work with leading-edge technologies, solve complex problems, and collaborate with engineers across the business to deliver seamless, high-performance systems. If you’re driven by precision, reliability, and the challenge of optimizing enterprise-scale databases, you’ll find endless opportunities to grow and make an impact here.

The Database Administrator is responsible for the performance, integrity, and security of multiple Oracle databases across T-Mobile’s enterprise environment. This role ensures reliable operation and high availability by managing installations, patching, upgrades, monitoring, and performance tuning activities. The DBA assists in defining user requirements, enforces access controls, develops and executes backup and recovery strategies, and supports project initiatives to improve database performance and automation.

Main Responsibilities

• Install, configure, patch, and upgrade Oracle database software across Linux, AWS, and on-premises environments.
• Administer Oracle databases, ensuring performance, integrity, availability, and compliance with T-Mobile standards.
• Implement and manage Oracle Data Guard and Oracle GoldenGate for replication, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Monitor database health, performance, and capacity using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), Grafana, and Prometheus.
• Perform performance tuning, query optimization, and schema design improvements to enhance reliability and scalability.
• Develop and maintain backup and recovery procedures to safeguard enterprise data.
• Manage database users, roles, and privileges in compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
• Automate routine administrative tasks using Ansible, Terraform, GitLab CI / CD, Bash, Python, and PL / SQL.
• Document standards, procedures, and change management activities for operational consistency.
• Collaborate with application developers, system administrators, and project managers to support deployment and data integration initiatives.
• Provide troubleshooting and on-call support for production issues as part of a rotational schedule.

Qualifications

Education

Experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Databases & Data Technologies

Infrastructure & Cloud

Monitoring & Observability (OEM - Oracle Enterprise Manager)

Security, Compliance & Governance

Automation & DevOps Tools

Travel :

Travel Required (Yes / No) : Yes

DOT Regulated :

DOT Regulated Position (Yes / No) : No

Safety Sensitive Position (Yes / No) : No

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Base Pay Range : $78,800 - $142,100

Corporate Bonus Target : 15%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.

At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and / or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and / or team performance. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location, click here .

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