Oracle Database Administrator

Oracle Database Administrator The Opportunity: Your combination of people skills and technical knowledge makes you the team hero, solving one problem after another. As an Oracle database administrator with hands-on development skills and cloud infrastructure experience, particularly within AWS-managed environments, you know how to manage and secure database technology. At Booz Allen, you can use those skills to improve the database technology supporting our Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) client's product systems. On our team, you’ll administer, monitor, and maintain Oracle database environments supporting VA production systems to ensure high availability, performance, and data integrity. You’ll provide your client with peace of mind as you develop and contribute to policies and procedures to ensure the security and integrity of the database. You’ll use technology and tools including PL, SQL, Oracle failover technologies, and AWS services to identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a mission-critical database. In this role, you’ll closely impact our VA client. With your technical experience, mentoring, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills, we’ll focus on growing as a team to make the best solutions for our customers.  Work with us as we improve database technology to change Veteran lives for the better.  Join us. The world can’t wait. You Have:   Experience managing Oracle databases in production environments, Oracle GoldenGate including configuration, troubleshooting, and ongoing support, and migrating Oracle databases into AWS-managed RDS Experience with Oracle failover technologies such as Oracle Data Guard, RAC, or high-availability solutions Experience managing AWS-managed RDS instances and working with related AWS services, including EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, Secrets Manager, CloudWatch, Database Insights, and EventBridge Experience with hands-on database development, including Data modeling, data object design, PL or SQL development, Database and SQL performance tuning, and SQL*Plus Experience with scripting in both Linux and Windows operating systems Experience with GitHub, JIRA, VS Code, Toad, and Confluence Ability to participate in 24x7 on-call rotation for production support Ability to critically analyze and validate AI-generated responses and recommendations using domain knowledge and Oracle DBA expertise before applying them to production systems Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements HS diploma or GED Nice If You Have:   Experience in regulated or high-availability production environments Experience leveraging AI tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude to facilitate database maintenance and development Knowledge database automation and CI/CD practices for database deployments Ability to clearly document technical work and provide regular progress updates Ability to identify issues and take ownership without requiring direct instruction Ability to promote teamwork and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams Ability to triage and resolve production database issues independently and under time pressure Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field Oracle Certification such as OCA or OCP Certification Vetting: Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client.

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