Job Description
Job Title: Oracle Database Admin (19c & Azure cloud)
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Duration: 12+ Months (Possible extension)
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Location: New York, NY 10286
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Hybrid Role (2-3 days a week)
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Responsibilities:
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- Design, operate, and secure Azure Oracle database services.
- Implement strong identity and access practices, provide expert leadership with Oracle database backup, restore and resiliency management, perform database maintenance tasks including patching and upgrade, and monitoring / audit of database performance and capacity in Azure.
- Role emphasizes practical, scalable solutions that ensure secure, auditable operations, clear documentation, and effective collaboration with security, engineering, and operations teams.
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Identity and Access for Databases
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- Provisioning, Configuration, maintenance of Oracle database servers for database version 19c or 23ai
- Provision appropriate administrative roles and enforce least privilege access via role assignments and security groups
- Experience with Oracle database vault in managing privileges for system database administrators and application support resources
- Experience with Guardium database monitoring would be additional advantage
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Backup, Restore and Resiliency
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- Develop and maintain baseline configurations for Oracle database servers, including encryption at rest, auditing, threat detection, backup/restore, retention, and access parameters.
- Configure, maintain and optimize Active Data Guard providing minimal replication lag while maintaining maximum performance
- Configuration and implementation of Oracle Golden Gate and enabling active/active schema or table level replication providing higher level of resiliency for application at database server level
- Perform database restores in lower environment using RMAN or logical exports and imports
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Controlled Maintenance and Records
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- Plan and document database patching, diagnostics, and repair activities, including remote maintenance records.
- Implement secure media handling and sanitization practices for backups, exports, and logs associated with databases.
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Monitoring and Audit Readiness
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- Configure Azure-native monitoring and logging for database identity/access and operational events.
- Tune alerts to service owners/security teams and support audit readiness for access and operational controls.
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Education/Experience:
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- Proficiency with managed identities for applications and reducing local key usage in favor of centralized identity.
- Strong grounding in configuration baselines, resource tagging, and asset/data inventories in Azure.
- Familiarity with Azure monitoring/logging for database events and integration with approval and incident workflows.
- Demonstrated experience designing and operating secure Oracle database environments at scale.
- Proven capability to govern elevated access, emergency access workflows, incident handling, and post event reviews.
- Practical approach to external service oversight and maintenance recordkeeping supporting audit readiness.
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