Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of Oracle database administration experience in enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated experience with Oracle high availability and disaster recovery technologies, including RAC and Data Guard.
- Experience designing, recommending, and implementing enterprise database solutions.
- Strong working knowledge of database administration principles, performance tuning, monitoring, and operational support practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline.
- Experience supporting Oracle E-Business Suite (R12.2+) environments.
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure administration.
- Experience with Oracle 23ai RAC or later core database platforms.
- Proficiency with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Working knowledge of scripting and infrastructure automation tools such as Python, Bash, Terraform, or Perl.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery practices and service management platforms such as ServiceNow.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of the salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $108,400 to $150,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that are not included in the base pay.
The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:
- Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
- Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
- Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [email protected].
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Why WWT?
World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits, and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.
Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution, and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test, and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution, and integration capabilities.
With over 12,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 14 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation, and creating a great place to work for all.
What is the Internal WWT IT Team, and why join?
Internal WWT IT team is the backbone of our company’s technological infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations and continuous innovation. Our team is dedicated to managing and supporting the company’s technology infrastructure, ensuring the smooth operation of hardware, software, networks, and data systems, while providing top-notch technical support to employees.
By joining the Internal WWT IT team, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the efficiency and security of our IT environment, enabling the company to achieve its strategic goals. The Internal IT team offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your contributions will have a direct impact on the company's success. If you are passionate about technology and eager to take on new challenges, we encourage you to apply and join our team.
Role Overview
The Senior Database Engineer is a hands-on technical leader responsible for the reliability, performance, resilience, and continuous improvement of the ERP database platform. This role owns administration and engineering across Oracle databases in Oracle OCI, Oracle E-Business Suite environments on-premises, and Oracle Fusion applications in Oracle SaaS.
The successful candidate will reduce operational toil through automation, strengthen platform observability and support readiness, and provide technical leadership that improves service quality, security, and scalability across the ERP ecosystem.
In addition to deep technical capability, this role requires strong collaboration, sound judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Demonstrate an AI-native, automation-first mindset.
- Collaborate effectively within and across technical and business teams.
- Show curiosity, adaptability, and commitment to continuous learning.
- Drive continuous improvement with humility, accountability, and openness to feedback.
- Maintain a positive, solution-oriented approach in complex operational environments.
As a senior member of the ERP team, you will:
- Lead administration, engineering, and lifecycle management of Oracle database platforms supporting ERP workloads across OCI, on-premises Oracle E-Business Suite, and Oracle SaaS environments.
- Provide end-to-end operational support for on‑premise Oracle E‑Business Suite (EBS), associated on‑premise boundary applications, and ERP‑owned Oracle Cloud SaaS applications.
- Own platform availability, performance, resiliency, and disaster recovery design, including proactive monitoring, tuning, optimization, and incident response.
- Drive automation and AI-assisted improvements that reduce support toil, improve operational consistency, and accelerate issue resolution.
- Define and maintain technical standards, support documentation, and operational practices that improve support readiness and long-term maintainability.
- Partner with project teams, development teams, and vendors to design and implement scalable technical solutions that align with business and platform requirements.
- Provide technical leadership across supporting capabilities such as security, configuration management, observability, and orchestration, including tools such as GitHub, Kubernetes, Ansible, Puppet, Splunk, and Grafana.
- Establish and track key performance indicators to improve platform health, service quality, and stakeholder experience.
- Mentor junior resources, influence technical direction, and promote best practices across the team.
- Participate in on-call support as required and bring a structured, solution-oriented approach to complex functional and technical issues.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years of Oracle database administration experience in enterprise environments
- Experience with Oracle high availability and disaster recovery technologies, including RAC and Data Guard
- Experience designing, recommending, and implementing enterprise database solutions
- Strong working knowledge of database administration principles, performance tuning, monitoring, and operational support practices
- Experience supporting Oracle E-Business Suite (R12.2+) environments
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) administration
- Experience with Oracle 23ai RAC or later core database platforms
- Proficiency with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Working knowledge of scripting and infrastructure automation tools such as Python, Bash, Terraform, or Perl
- Familiarity with Agile delivery practices and service management platforms such as ServiceNow
- Experience with observability and orchestration tools (GitHub, Kubernetes, Ansible, Puppet, Splunk, Grafana)
World Wide Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about World Wide Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by World Wide Technology.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance is considered excellent and affordable, with bundled medical, dental, and vision coverage that reduces out-of-pocket costs. Wellness programs and an Employee Assistance Program further enhance access to care.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous paid time off grows with tenure, alongside paid sick days and holidays. Parental and military leave are also provided.
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Retirement Support — Financial benefits include profit sharing and a 401(k) with company matching, complemented by life and disability insurance and tuition reimbursement. These elements strengthen total rewards beyond base salary.
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What We Do
World Wide Technology is a systems integrator, provides information technology and supply chain solutions. Fueled by creativity and ideation, World Wide Technology strives to accelerate our growth and nurture future innovation. From our world class culture, to our generous benefits, to developing cutting edge technology solutions, WWT constantly works towards its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is a great place to work. We encourage our employees to embrace collaboration, get creative and think outside the box when it comes to delivering some of the most advanced technology solutions for our customers. At a glance, WWT was founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. We employ over 9,000 individuals and closed nearly $17 Billion in revenue. We have an inclusive culture and believe our core values are the key to company and employee success. WWT is proud to announce that it has been named on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For®" list for the 12th consecutive year!
Why Work With Us
Our extensive partnership with best in class technology companies, coupled with our strong culture allow for world class delivery of transformative business solutions driven by IT.
