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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Database Administration Senior Advisor- Hybrid - **Company:** Cigna - **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Confluence, JIRA, User Authentication, Profiling, Code Review, Databases, System Configuration, Database Servers, Database Security, Oracle Data Guard, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Middleware, Oracle Exadata, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Web Servers, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Online Analytical Processing, NetBackup, Operational Databases, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Cloudera, Recovery Manager (RMAN), Microsoft SharePoint, Software Engineering, PL-SQL, Data Storage Management, Oracle Enterprise Manager, System Availability, Information Technology, Physical Design, User Administration, Servicenow, Microservices - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gmnwgs ## About the Role * Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field and 3 years of experience in any database administration role. Will also accept a Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience. ## Description Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc. seeks a Database Administration Senior Advisor for the Tampa, FL location responsible for full lifecycle database administration including design, setup, monitoring, performance tuning, disaster recovery, cloning, migrations., * Design, implement, and support production databases across cloud and on-premises environments. * Collaborate on cloud-native architecture for mobile backends and microservices. * Ensure database security, integrity, and availability using user management, auditing, profiling, authentication, and encryption. * Conduct performance tuning at database, OS, and network levels. * Implement disaster recovery and backup strategies. * Participate in data modeling, logical/physical design, and application development. * Middleware and OLAP integration. * Configure databases to work with middleware, web servers, and OLAP tools * Maintain documentation in Confluence and SharePoint. * Provide 24/7 production support and log tasks in Jira and ServiceNow., * Must have experience with: Providing DBA support for Oracle 19c, 18c, 12c, 11g and Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c(OEM) databases; * Installation, setup, and configuration of Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c and monitoring databases; * Installation, configuration and monitoring of MongoDB; * Installation, configuration, and monitoring of PostgreSQL; * Creating, configuring, and monitoring Hive and Kudu databases in Cloudera Hadoop; * Data modeling and database logical and physical design; * Managing Oracle 19c, 18c, 12c & 11g environments on Linux and Exadata with features for data partitioning, RAC, Data Guard, Golden Gate Replication; * Exadata X8, X7, X6-2; * Upgrading databases from 12c/18c to 19c; * Setting up Oracle high availability (RAC- Real Application Cluster and ASM-Automatic Storage Management) on Oracle and Red hat Linux platforms; * Providing 24*7 production database support for all databases using Linux, DB tools and technologies; * Configuring Hot/Cold Backup, Recovery, and Cloning of databases using RMAN with VERITAS Net Backup; * Recovering databases in case of disaster incidents using RMAN level-0 backups, Standby databases or Fast Recovery Area; * Ensuring availability, security and integrity of assigned databases; * Documenting best practices and troubleshooting documents in a central repository; * Configuring database server to work with middleware, web servers and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP); * ZDLRA; PL/SQL; Ansible; and * Code reviews of database objects. ## Related Videos - [Database Magic behind 40 Million operations/s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/748-database-magic-behind-40-million-operations-s) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Integrate your Cognitive Assistant with 3rd-party DBs and software](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/249-integrate-your-cognitive-assistant-with-3rd-party-dbs-and-software) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology)