Oracle Corporation is hiring: Principal Database Administrator in reston

Responsibilities: Provide day-to-day DBA support for Oracle databases and production environments Troubleshoot production incidents and optimize performance Plan and implement backup/recovery strategies (RMAN) and disaster recovery scenarios Design and maintain high availability architectures (RAC, Data Guard) and ensure data protection Collaborate with development teams to improve service architecture and operability Articulate technical characteristics of services and guide teaming to add premier capabilities to Oracle Cloud services Understand and communicate scale, capacity, security, and performance requirements of the stack Demonstrate automation and orchestration principles and act as escalation point for complex issues Analyze system topology and dependencies to troubleshoot and mitigate issues Explain the impact of product architecture decisions on distributed systems Maintain a culture of professional curiosity and deep service understanding Availability across shifts and weekends as required

Key requirements: U.S. Citizenship and active TS/SCI with poly security clearance Willingness to work shifts and weekends Strong Oracle Database experience (11g/12c/19c or later) RMAN backup and recovery with restore/disaster recovery experience Hands-on Oracle RAC and/or Data Guard experience Solid Linux/Unix administration skills (RHEL, Oracle Linux) Shell scripting (Bash) System performance tools (top, vmstat, iostat) Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills Performance tuning experience (AWR, ASH, execution plans) Knowledge of Oracle architecture (SGA, PGA, redo/undo) Experience with database patching and upgrades Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills problem-solving communication collaboration Oracle Database (11g/12c/19c+) RMAN RAC