• Location: New York NY
• Type: Contract to Hire
• Job #24670

Company Overview:
A financial services organization acts as a fiscal agent for a network of agricultural credit institutions, focusing on issuing and marketing debt securities to support rural communities and agricultural producers. They are seeking a Senior Oracle DBA to join their initiative to modernize their debt issuance platform.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain robust Oracle database solutions across development, test, and production environments (On-prem & Cloud).
• Monitor database performance and implement tuning measures to ensure optimal performance.
• Perform database backups, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Manage high availability and replication solutions (e.g., Oracle RAC, Data Guard).
• Ensure database security, including user access control and auditing.
• Collaborate with application teams to support database design, query optimization, and integration.
• Automate administrative tasks and improve operational efficiency using scripting and tools.
• Integrate database operations into CI/CD pipelines and support DevOps practices.
• Stay current with Oracle technologies and industry trends, recommending improvements and innovations.
• Document database architecture, procedures, and standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Oracle database administration.
• Proficiency in Oracle Database 19c and over.
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, and RMAN.
• Strong SQL and PL/SQL development and tuning skills.
• Experience with Linux/Unix systems and shell scripting.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with monitoring tools (OEM, AWR, ADDM, etc.).

Compensation:
Pay Rate: $60 – $75/hr