Senior Oracle DBA – Vulnerability Management

Role overview

Strengthen support and security for enterprise Oracle database environments by combining hands-on administration with vulnerability management expertise. You’ll lead database patching and hardening, resolve complex operational issues, improve service resilience, and mentor teammates. When operational demands allow, you’ll also contribute to migrations, upgrades, and service improvements.

Responsibilities

- Administer production Oracle databases, including installation, configuration, upgrades, maintenance, and performance tuning. - Review vulnerability findings, assess risk, apply security updates, and make configuration and hardening changes to address exposure. - Maintain security controls such as access privileges, auditing, encryption, and compliance with established hardening standards. - Investigate database incidents, identify root causes, and implement lasting fixes; maintain tested backup, recovery, and high-availability arrangements. - Coordinate patching, upgrades, and migrations with minimal disruption, following incident, problem, and change-management processes and service targets. - Automate routine work, maintain operational documentation, and coach teammates to improve team capability and reduce escalations.

Requirements

- A bachelor’s degree and six to eight years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. - Strong hands-on Oracle DBA experience in enterprise production environments. - Demonstrated experience applying Oracle patches and release updates and remediating database vulnerabilities. - Experience with backup and recovery, high availability, and Linux or Unix administration. - Scripting and automation skills using Bash, SQL, or PL/SQL, plus experience with incident, problem, and change management. - Ability to explain technical risks and issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

- Familiarity with vulnerability scanners, Oracle security features, database monitoring, or automation tools such as Ansible. - Exposure to Exadata or cloud infrastructure, experience mentoring technical staff, or relevant Oracle or IT service management certifications.

Benefits and work setup

- Benefits include unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) plan, healthcare coverage, health savings account matching, and learning opportunities.