Senior Cloud Database Administrator Oracle & SQL Server
Position Title:
Senior Cloud Database Administrator Oracle & SQL Server
Location:
Austin, Texas
(Telework with potential on-site requirements)
Contract Duration:
9+months (with possible 2-3 year extension)
Hourly Rate:
Up to $75.00/hr on C2C, $69/hr on w2
Job Summary:
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) seeks a skilled Database Administrator 3 to support its TIERS project, with an emphasis on Cloud Migration, disaster recovery, and code release support across multiple environments. This role requires on-call availability, including weekend and evening hours, as needed. The candidate will support Oracle databases on Oracle Exadata systems, alongside MSSQL Server Enterprise for critical applications.
Local candidates only
;
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain and tune Oracle database systems, focusing on Oracle Exadata environments
Manage ASM/storage, perform disaster recovery improvements, and administrate database security
Support MSSQL Server Enterprise, especially for high-impact applications within TIERS
Provide 24x7 on-call support for production and development systems during release cycles
Ensure seamless database operations, including performance tuning, patching, and upgrades
Analyze and resolve database issues, including data corrections on production databases
Coordinate with teams to establish and optimize infrastructure across multiple sites and cloud environments
Minimum Qualifications:
8 years
of experience with:
Oracle internal views, SQL/PLSQL, shell scripting
Oracle databases management on Linux with tuning and shell scripting
Oracle version 19, RAC, and Active Data Guard
Large database installation, maintenance, and infrastructure setup
Administration of databases on Exadata systems
MSSQL Server, EDB PostgreSQL, and AWS Cloud migrations
4 years
of preferred experience with:
ServiceNow, Remedy, ITSM, and PPM systems
Work Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (CT)
On-call and weekend support as needed
Minimum Requirements:
Actual
Years
Experience
Years
Experience
Needed
Required/
Preferred
Skills/Experience
8
Required
In-depth knowledge of Oracle internal views, shell & SQL and PL/SQL scripting.
8
Required
Experience managing Oracle databases versions on Linux systems including shell scripting and tuning.
8
Required
Solid experience in managing Oracle version 19 databases, Real Application Clusters (RAC), and Active Data Guard.
8
Required
Experience developing tools to administer large numbers of test & development database environments.
8
Required
Experience with on-call and providing 24x7 coverage for supporting Production & Development database systems.
8
Required
Experience designing, installing & maintaining large size databases.
8
Required
Thorough knowledge and working experience in setting up infrastructure for databases in datacenters at multiple sites including cloud infrastructure.
8
Required
Working experience in moving live production, development and testing database and applications hosted in different physical sites.
8
Required
Experience with administration of Oracle database on Oracle Exadata database machine including configuration and patching.
8
Required
Experience with administration of MSSQL Server, EDB PostgreSQL Enterprise databases.
8
Required
Experience with migration, configuration and support of Oracle databases on AWS cloud infrastructure (others considered).
8
Required
Experience perform Database refreshes/clones and provide support for building development and testing databases.
8
Required
Experience troubleshooting the database software and its infrastructure and where necessary engage and support the software vendor with problem analysis and resolution.
4
Preferred
Experience using Remedy, ITSM, PPM and ServiceNow.
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Dice Id:
91091585
Position Id:
529501239