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Experience with OEM, RMAN, cloud platforms (AWS, OCI, or Azure), and scripting/automation is preferred\nThis customer-facing role requires strong troubleshooting and communication skills\nCandidates must hold or obtain an AWS Associate Solutions Architect certification within 12 months of employment\n U.S. Citizenship or Green Card status is required due to ITAR requirements\nJoin Datavail as a Junior Oracle DBA and play a key role in shaping mission-critical systems and next-generation Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solutions. You'll work directly with enterprise clients, tackling complex challenges across Oracle 9i -26ai, engineered systems, and cloud platforms (AWS, OCI, Azure). This is a chance to leverage your expertise in performance tuning, high availability, replication, and automation while collaborating with a team of top-tier DBAs. We value innovators who can optimize today's environments and architect tomorrow's solutions. 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This is a long-term, customer-facing role requiring deep technical expertise and strong communication skills\nEducation & Certification\nAssociate's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent technical experience\nOracle Database certification or coursework preferred\nAWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, or OCI Foundations certification preferred\nCore Skills & Experience\nRDBMS Systems\n\nRequired:\n1-3 years of experience supporting Oracle databases (academic, internship, or professional experience)\nUnderstanding of Oracle Database concepts and architecture\nFamiliarity with Oracle versions 11g through 23ai\nLinux and Windows administration understandingPreferred:\n\nExposure to Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)\nExposure to Oracle Data Guard and RAC environments\nFamiliarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, OCI, or Azure\nPreferred Database Experience\nExperience performing database monitoring and routine maintenance activities\nUnderstanding of backup and recovery concepts using RMAN\nExperience installing, patching, or upgrading Oracle databases\nFamiliarity with Oracle security concepts including user management and privileges\nExposure to high availability technologies such as RAC and Data Guard\nUnderstanding of database health checks, capacity monitoring, and performance analysis\nSQL & Performance Fundamentals\nSQL development and troubleshooting skills\nUnderstanding of indexes, statistics, and query execution plans\nAbility to identify and escalate database performance issues\nFamiliarity with Oracle performance monitoring tools and reportsDatabase Administration\n\nSupport backup, recovery, and database maintenance operations\nAssist with database installations, patching, and upgrades\nFollow ITSM/ITIL processes for incident, request, and change management\nCreate and maintain operational documentation\nAssist with automation tasks using SQL, Shell scripting, Python, or PowerShell\nLearn and support high availability and disaster recovery solutions under senior DBA guidanceReporting & Analytics\n\nAbility to gather and analyze basic database performance metrics\nAssist in maintaining reports related to database availability, capacity, and backup success\nBasic understanding of data warehousing and ETL concepts is a plusAI & Productivity Tools\n\nFamiliarity with AI-assisted productivity and development tools such as Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, or similar platforms\nAbility to leverage AI tools for research, documentation, troubleshooting, scripting assistance, and operational efficiency\nInterest in emerging AI technologies and their application to database administration and automation","description_format":"text","description_chars":4661,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Information Technology","Databases & DBMS","Cloud Consulting & Migration"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T10:30:33Z"}],"liveness":{"score":36,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.646,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":24,"expected_fill_days":20,"reasons":["conf:39","velocity","win:tail","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/datavail-database-administrator","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/datavail-database-administrator.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-28T23:09:52Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":723,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4277,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-29T00:00:00Z"}}}