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Mid-Level Oracle Database Administrator
Job Location:
Job Location:
Washington, DC - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 115000 - 125000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
25 September 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
5 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Mid-Level Oracle Database Administrator
ROLE
We need an experienced Mid Level Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). GPO is the federal agency that produces and distributes the official publications of the U.S. Government and this contract supports the databases behind business systems across the this role you will perform day to day Oracle database administration troubleshooting and configuration under the guidance of the Senior Oracle DBA. You will also support capacity planning and system health monitoring for Oracle database environments manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs and troubleshoot database and application level integration issues tied to Oracle backends. This is a full time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
Apply today!
RESPONSIBILITIES
BACKGROUND/REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
DESIRED SKILL/EXPERIENCE
LOCATION
CLEARANCE
CLIENT
HOURS
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
RELOCATION
COMPENSATION
West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion gender sexual orientation ancestry national origin age marital status mental disability physical disability medical condition pregnancy political affiliation military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.
Other Considerations:This position is W-2 only; no Corp-to-Corp or 1099 will not be offered. This position requires access to Department of Justice facilities and systems. As a condition of employment selected candidates must complete and receive favorable adjudication from a federal government background investigation as required by the U.S. Department of Justice. Individuals primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC copier fax telephone cell phone etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead bend and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.
ROLE
We need an experienced Mid Level Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). GPO is the federal agency that produces and distributes the official publications of the U.S. Government and this contract supports the databases behind business systems across the this role you will perform day to day Oracle database administration troubleshooting and configuration under the guidance of the Senior Oracle DBA. You will also support capacity planning and system health monitoring for Oracle database environments manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs and troubleshoot database and application level integration issues tied to Oracle backends. This is a full time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
Apply today!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform day-to-day Oracle database administration troubleshooting and configuration under the guidance of the Senior Oracle DBA
- Support proactive capacity planning and system health monitoring for Oracle database environments
- Manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs
- Assist internal customers/users with building configuring and troubleshooting Oracle databases
- Troubleshoot database issues (Oracle and cross-platform where applicable) and application-level integrations tied to Oracle backends
- Produce weekly support activity reports documenting work performed and outcomes
- Escalate complex or high-severity issues to the Senior Oracle DBA as needed
- Maintain documentation of system configurations changes and troubleshooting procedures
BACKGROUND/REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience as an Oracle Database Administrator in enterprise production environments
- Expertise across: Oracle Oracle Grid Oracle RMAN and PL/SQL
- Working familiarity with SQL SQL Server SQL Clustering PostgreSQL MySQL MariaDB and MS Access (multi-platform environment; team-wide technology coverage is a proposal evaluation factor)
- DBA II-level competency demonstrated across the following areas:
- Provisioning & Config: Runs standard templates/runbooks
- Backup/Restore: Performs and validates backup restores
- Patching: Applies minor patches with guidance
- Performance Tuning: Basic query/index hygiene tuning
- HA/DR: Implements and tests failover scenarios
- Monitoring & Alerting: Acknowledges and escalates alerts appropriately
- Security & Compliance: Follows established security baselines
- Scripting & Automation: Writes robust automation/IaC scripts
- Incident Management: Executes established runbooks during incidents
- Experience with ITSM/ticketing platforms (e.g. ServiceNow) for request lifecycle management
- Familiarity with database monitoring/capacity planning tools (e.g. Idera SolarWinds)
- Experience troubleshooting application-level integrations with Oracle backends (e.g. SharePoint)
DESIRED SKILL/EXPERIENCE
- Relevant Oracle certifications (e.g. Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) or equivalent)
- Experience supporting federal government database environments or GSA Schedule-based task orders
- Familiarity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or other cloud-hosted Oracle environments in addition to on-premises Oracle
- Working familiarity with MariaDB MySQL PostgreSQL or MS Access (additional platforms named in the broader contract scope)
- Exposure to SQL Server environments (a plus given the mixed-platform nature of the team)
LOCATION
- Remote
CLEARANCE
- Must be a US Citizen
CLIENT
- Government Publishing Office (GPO)
HOURS
- 40 hours per week. 8 hours per day between core hours of 7:30am-6:00pm EST.
- Periodic after-hours availability for scheduled patching reboots and maintenance
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
- Employment Classification Eligibility W2
RELOCATION
- Not eligible for relocation benefits
COMPENSATION
- Salary range: $115000 $125000
- Benefits: Benefits package includes options for health dental and vision insurance coverage; 401k contribution options. Full benefits brochure available for review.
West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion gender sexual orientation ancestry national origin age marital status mental disability physical disability medical condition pregnancy political affiliation military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.
Other Considerations:This position is W-2 only; no Corp-to-Corp or 1099 will not be offered. This position requires access to Department of Justice facilities and systems. As a condition of employment selected candidates must complete and receive favorable adjudication from a federal government background investigation as required by the U.S. Department of Justice. Individuals primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC copier fax telephone cell phone etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead bend and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
As a nation-wide provider of high-tech professionals, West 4th Strategy arms federal agencies and prime contractors with empowered professionals in data analytics, cybersecurity, systems integration, infrastructure management, and program management.
