About the role
As a Senior Oracle Database Administrator, you are a results‑driven, customer‑focused technical leader responsible for the reliability, performance, and security of Blackbaud’s enterprise Oracle database platforms. You bring a strong sense of ownership and accountability, delivering outcomes that support both operational excellence and customer commitments while helping power the work of purpose‑driven organisations.
What you’ll do
• Deliver reliable and secure Oracle database services by owning day‑to‑day operations, availability, and performance across production environments.
• Improve scalability and resilience by installing, upgrading, patching, and managing Oracle databases using automation‑first approaches.
• Protect critical data by executing and validating backup, recovery, replication, and high‑availability strategies.
• Partner with application and cloud teams to optimise performance, support migrations, and ensure operational readiness for new and existing solutions.
• Monitor database health and capacity using industry‑standard tools, proactively identifying risks and resolving issues before they impact customers.
• Strengthen operational excellence by maintaining clear documentation, standards, and runbooks, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
What you’ll bring
• 5–8 years of professional experience administering Oracle databases in enterprise, production environments.
• Hands‑on experience administering Oracle databases in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, including Oracle Database on OCI and Oracle Exadata Cloud Service.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle database operations, including performance tuning, backup and recovery, and high‑availability architectures.
• Familiarity with OCI core services as they relate to databases, including compute, storage, networking, and identity and access management.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux systems and database automation or scripting to reduce manual effort and improve reliability. Available on a 24x7x365 basis when needed for production impacting incidents or key customer events
Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate delivery and improve quality and actively experiment with emerging capabilities as they evolve
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Skills Required
- 5-8 years of professional experience administering Oracle databases in enterprise production environments
- Hands-on experience administering Oracle databases in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- Experience with Oracle Database on OCI and Oracle Exadata Cloud Service
- Strong knowledge of Oracle database operations, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and high-availability architectures
- Familiarity with OCI compute, storage, networking, and identity and access management services
- Hands-on experience with Linux systems
- Database automation or scripting experience
- Availability on a 24x7x365 basis when needed for production-impacting incidents or key customer events
Blackbaud Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Blackbaud and has not been reviewed or approved by Blackbaud.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and “wellbeing days” are emphasized, and feedback suggests PTO is a consistent strength. Remote/hybrid flexibility further supports time-away needs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, health coaching, and flexibility (including remote/hybrid schedules) are highlighted as part of a holistic support approach. Tuition reimbursement, wellness recognition, and home-office support add everyday value.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Benefits extend to mental health support, fertility options, and travel support for abortion care, with parental leave also included. These offerings signal attention to diverse needs across life stages.
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What We Do
Blackbaud unleashes the potential of the people and organizations who change the world. As the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact, Blackbaud expands what is possible across the nonprofit and education sectors, at companies committed to social responsibility, and for individual change makers. Built specifically for fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management, Blackbaud’s essential software accelerates impact through unmatched expertise and powerful data intelligence. Millions of people across more than 100 countries connect, give, learn, and engage through Blackbaud platforms.
Why Work With Us
We’re here to fuel impact that creates a better, more connected world. When nonprofits, social impact teams, schools and individual change-makers have powerful and effective foundational infrastructure, they transform our communities and our world.
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