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The Senior Database Administrator leads the management, optimization, and security of enterprise data platforms across Oracle, Postgres, and MongoDB leveraging both on-premises and cloud (OCI/Azure) environments. The role includes foundational Databricks knowledge and regular use of OEM, Dynatrace for advanced database health and monitoring and query performance visualization.
Key Responsibilities
Administer, configure, maintainand tune Oracle databases across on-prem, Exadata, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Azure cloud (including OCI Exadata Database Service), PostgreSQL and MongoDB platforms for high performance, availability, security and compliance.
Use Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and automation tools for database lifecycle management—deployment, patching, upgrades, backup, scale, and disaster recovery—on both hardware and cloud platforms.
Optimize and monitor high-performance OLTP and data warehousing workloads for reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams for database architecture, SQL optimization, and compliance with regulatory and business requirements.
Provision, monitor, and secure Oracle Exadata databases on OCI, Azure, and ODB@A platforms, working across VM, bare metal, and cloud-consumed infrastructure.
Ensure business continuity by using Data Guard, Goldengate, and cloud-native backup/recovery strategies.
Apply security controls such as hardening VM and OS environments, ensuring minimal service exposure, SSH/network controls, file encryption, and separation of administrative roles.
Troubleshoot incidents and coordinate root-cause analysis in hybrid and multi-cloud Exadata environments.
Automate administration, monitoring, and reporting using SQL PL/SQL, Shell and Python for routine processes to improve service reliability.
Respond to security incidents by analyzing audit trails and logs; support investigations and forensic analysis as needed.
Minimum Requirement
Degree or equivalent and typically requires 7+ years of relevant experience.
Critical Skills
Deep, hands-on experience with Oracle Database (on-prem and cloud), Exadata, OEM, ODB@A, cloud automation, and scripting.
Expert level experience in Oracle RAC/ASM administration, Data Guard, Oracle Goldengate technologies.
Expertise in cloud lifecycles, VM technologies, backup/recovery automation, performance monitoring, and database tuning in enterprise and hybrid environments.
Understanding compliance frameworks, auditing standards, database security products, and audit reporting.
Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills for working with technical and compliance teams.
Working knowledge of Databricks concepts for analytics platform considerations.
Professionals in this role will ensure secure, compliant, efficient, and high-performance Oracle database operations—on-premises, on Exadata hardware, and in the cloud—while supporting the organization's regulatory, business continuity, and security objectives.
Candidates must be authorized to work in USA. Sponsorship is not available for this role.
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Our Base Pay Range for this position
$115,400 - $192,300McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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