ECS is seeking a Senior Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Database Administrator to work remotely.
ECS is seeking a mission-driven Senior Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Database Administrator to support high-consequence, mission-critical DHS systems. This role is designed for a hands-on technical expert who excels in day-to-day administration, optimization, and security of cloud database environments, with a heavy emphasis on executing complex data transfers and system migrations.
This role is the primary custodian of database operations, ensuring seamless migration of legacy data workloads into OCI, managing data flows across secure networks, maintaining Oracle Exadata systems, and leveraging Oracle 26ai capabilities for database efficiency. Responsibilities also include ensuring maximum uptime, rigorous patch management, strict compliance with federal data security standards, plus the following:
Responsibilities
Database Administration & Maintenance
- Manage and maintain production databases hosted on Oracle Exadata Cloud Service (ExaCS) and Dedicated Infrastructure, ensuring peak operational health.
- Perform daily administration of OCI database services, including monitoring, space management, and resource optimization within Autonomous Database (ADB) environments.
- Administer multitenant environments, managing the daily lifecycle, cloning, and resource allocation of Container Databases (CDB) and Pluggable Databases (PDB).
- Configure and maintain Autonomous Container Databases (ACD) to ensure stable, isolated operational environments for diverse agency workloads.
Data Transfers & Migrations
- Plan, test, and execute data migrations of legacy on-premises Oracle workloads into OCI using tools like Oracle Data Pump, Transportable Tablespaces, and Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM).
- Manage secure data transfers across different security domains and federal networks, ensuring compliance with strict DHS data transit policies.
- Support database upgrades and transitions to Oracle 26ai, managing the transfer of schemas, metadata, and tablespaces with minimal disruption to operations.
Performance Tuning & High Availability
- Conduct advanced performance tuning, diagnostics, and query optimization using AWR, ADDM, ASH, and execution plan analysis.
- Maintain High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) configurations using Active Data Guard at both the CDB and individual PDB levels.
- Oversee database backup and recovery operations using RMAN, OCI Object Storage, and localized backup policies to guarantee zero data loss.
Federal Security & Compliance
- Execute continuous security patching (Quarterly CPUs/PSUs) and vulnerability remediation across all database environments to protect sensitive government data.
- Harden and maintain databases in strict compliance with DHS and DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
Salary Range: $140,000 - 187,500
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain the required public trust suitability (no dual citizenship).
- Holds a bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain the required public trust suitability; no dual citizenship
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 6 years of relevant professional experience
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
