Cloud Server Administrator

DataStaff, Inc. is in need of a Cloud Server Administrator for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in Richmond, VA.
*This position remote; however selected candidate must come to Richmond to pick up laptop.

Responsibilities:

• 10 years of Oracle DBA, focused on multitenancy, PDB backups, restores, db upgrades from 19c to 23ai, applying PSU patches using OEM fleet management, Oracle OCI, DBAAS setup.
• 10 Years of IT Experience as an Oracle DBA in a Linux environment
• Solid experience in Apex/ORDS administration and support (Preferably Apex 19 or higher and ORDS 19 or higher)
• 5 Years of experience in Oracle OCI cloud, DBaaS, cloud shell scripting, automation etc.
• Good understanding of linux Administration with respect to supporting oracle database and application servers (Weblogic/fusion middleware/OHS/reports servers)
• Hands on experience in shell scripting and job scheduling Created shell scripts to automate jobs.
• 6.5 years working experience in setting up weblogic 12.2.1.3/12.2.1.4/14.1.2, upgrade weblogic and setup Oracle OHS OHS12213, OHS14120 on Linux
• Proven working experience in handling Production Oracle 19c environments including PL/SQL, OEM, RMAN, Data Guard
• Proven working experience in managing Oracle databases using multi-tenant architecture (CDB/PDB)/backup/restore
• Hands on experience setting up Oracle Apex 19 and above, Oracle ORDS 18 and above on weblogic, interfacing with Oracle OHS to standup applications.
• Hands on experience performing database upgrade and applying quarterly PSU Patching for oracle database using OEM Provisioning Tool/fleet maintenance on OEM 13c
• Expertise with Loading data using sql* Loader / Data Pump utilities
• Expertise with Oracle performance tuning and rewriting sql's.
• Experience with database character set migration
• Experience with managing and upgrading Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c and higher
• Expertise in Oracle database performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Strong experience in Backup and Recovery of large databases from RMAN online backups
• Working knowledge of Tablespace Encryption and Oracle Advanced security tools
• Proficient with using sqldeveloper/ TOAD and Grid control tools and Designer experience. (desired)
• Solid Expertise in Configuring and managing Oracle Fusion Middleware, Web Tier, Apache, and Tomcat Servers
• Expertise in configuring mod pl/sql, ORDS and Apex Administration 5.0 or higher
• 21.Experience with Restful Web Services
• Proven understanding of the Cloud environments OCI/AWS/Azure and have managed large scale environments in Cloud
• Hands on work experience in Oracle OCI, migrating applications from on-prem to OCI.
• Strong experience in building and managing Oracle Databases using AWS RDS
• Experience in AWS Cloud Technologies specifically RDS, EC2, ELB, S3 22.Amazon AWS certification preferred
• Solid Expertise in Oracle database reorg procedures
• Solid experience knowledge in Apex/ORDS related application stack and setting up ORDS in weblogic managed server preferred.
• On-call work on weekends, evenings, and holidays required.
• Experience working with large enterprise-wide systems
• Degree in Engineering or Software Applications or equivalent combination of training and/or experience.
• Knowledge on Printer configuration on apps servers.
• Experience in customizing Apache FOP to creating PDF
• Experience in customizing Apex instance and workspace settings.

Required Skills:

• 10 Years - Oracle database 19c and above
• 10 Years - Oracle DBA Experience
• 7 Years - Oracle grid control to include version 13c
• 7 Years - Tomcat / Oracle Weblogic 12c and above with fusion middleware experience
• 5 Years - Oracle apex 19c and above administration and support
• 10 Years - Experience with configuring and managing applications using Oracle ORDS
• 10 Years - Oracle database backup/restore/rman/dataguard
• 10 Years - Oracle performance tuning/database maintenance/management
• 10 Years - On-call production support
• 5 Years - OCI DBaas, cloud shell scripting and migrating db/apps servers from on-prem to OCI
• 10 Years - 19c multi tenancy, CDB/PDB, clone backup/restore, TDE encryption
• 10 Years - Create complex shell scripts, scheduling jobs
• 5 Years - Oracle enterprise manager fleet maintenance to apply PSU patching to 19c databases and above

Desired Skills:

• 3 Years - AWS RDS / Oracle Administration
• 3 Years - Experience with other AWS Services like EC2, S3, ELB
• 3 Years - Terraform, cloud SQL, big query, Google Cloud Platform

This position is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.