Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Location: Remote (U.S.). Supports the U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC
Type: Full-time, contingent on contract award. Anticipated start: November 16, 2026
Hours: 8 hours/day within 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM ET. Periodic scheduled after-hours work for patching and reboots

North Point Technology is hiring a Senior Oracle DBA to support enterprise database operations at the Government Publishing Office. You will own the health, performance, and availability of GPO's Oracle environment across on-prem and cloud systems.

What you'll do:

• Administer and maintain Oracle databases, including Oracle Grid and RMAN backup and recovery


• Lead patching cycles, software installs, and server maintenance


• Design and test HA/DR and point-in-time recovery


• Tune performance at the optimizer and storage level


• Troubleshoot database and application-level issues, including SharePoint integrations


• Work RFCs and ServiceNow tickets from submission to closeout within SLAs


• Monitor capacity and system health with Idera and SolarWinds


• Mentor the mid-level Oracle DBA and deliver weekly activity reports

What you need:

• 8+ years of Oracle database administration experience


• Hands-on experience with Oracle Grid, RMAN, PL/SQL, and HA/DR


• Working knowledge of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access


• Experience creating and managing standalone Oracle databases


• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly with technical staff and management

Preferred:

• Oracle certification (OCP or OCM)


• OCI experience


• Federal or large enterprise support background