Oracle Database Administrator jobs in Kansas City, MO

Legion Systems is seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator to help the USMC operate their enterprise hybrid cloud application-hosting environment.

The Hybrid Cloud Systems program operates and provides cybersecurity services to support the USMC application hosting environment. The team also provides engineering and implementation services to deploy and operate the on-prem, hybrid-cloud and cloud datacenter environments. This is an opportunity to shape the way the USMC achieves its goals to provide enterprise application hosting while ensuring daily support and secure operations for a world-wide warfighter community.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Administers Oracle Platform as a Service hosting environment (Oracle 19c on RHEL).

Responsible for the monitoring, triage, assignment of working queues and execution of approved Data Center projects and activities across the Oracle service area.

Skills in routine use include:

-Oracle Enterprise Manager

-RMAN backup/restore

-Oracle networking with SSL/TLS

-Oracle STIGs (security compliance)

-Deploy databases

-Database upgrade

-Virtualized

-Data Guard

-Oracle patching

-Develops, updates, and troubleshoots scripts used to manage the Oracle environment — bash, python scripting experience essential

-Responsible for gathering requirements, design, architect, plan, and implement data base cluster solutions utilizing virtualized Oracle 19c.

-Provides cluster and data center database administration, operational support and problem resolution.

-Collaborates with other Data Center engineers on incident, event, and problem resolution; expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux v6,7 and 8 desired; experience with VMWare virtualization platform desired

-Works with various vendors to install, upgrade, configure, administer, automate and optimize Oracle virtualization architecture and associated software, providing a secure, reliable and highly available data base platform to Data Center customers and services

-Performs software installation and upgrade automation including scripting in bash and python as well as automation of data center efforts using VMWare tools (VMWare Ops Manager, vRealize Automation/Orchestrator)

-Develops and maintains a comprehensive system event, performance and capacity monitoring plan;

-Troubleshoots problems, takes appropriate corrective action and/or interacts with IT staff or vendors in performing complex testing, support and troubleshooting functions

-Coordinates troubleshooting and collaborates with customers to resolve customer database operation incidents.

-Provides 24x7x365 on-call support in rotation with Technical Lead nights/weekends with afterhours response required in support of some incidents.

-Supports quarterly security/application patching process.

QUALIFICATIONS

-HS 11-14, BS 8-10 MS 5-7 years

-SECRET Clearance/US Citizen

-IAT Level II Certification (DOD 8570/8140)

-Oracle Certification required: Oracle: RAC 19c, ASM, ASO and OEM. Requires Oracle Certified Expert,

-Candidate must be of a senior level including experience in VMWare vRealize Operations Suite (Operations Manager), HP Blade System (or similar hardware platform), Log Management tool (SysLog/Log Insight), NetBackup, Red Hat Enterprise Linux; 7.x/8.x, DISA STIGs/SRG. 

-IT Service Management and Agile Project management experience desired.