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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Database Administrator - **Company:** Gandiva Insights - **Location:** Boston, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $124,800.0 - $135,200.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Database, Cluster Analysis, Databases, Linux, DevOps, Distributed File Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Oracle Exadata, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Kerberos (Protocol), Korn Shell, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Linux Servers, Logical Volume Manager, Simple Mail Transfer Protocols, Microsoft SQL Server, Network Time Protocols, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Site Reliability Engineering Practices, Ansible, Standard Sql, Shell Script, PL-SQL, SQL Databases, TCP/IP, Oracle Linux, Virtualization Technology, Software Vulnerability Management, Scripting, Oracle Enterprise Manager, System Availability, Database Optimization, Software Troubleshooting, OpenSSH, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, ZFS File System, Database Backup, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Sql Tuning, Servicenow - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=071525d96603f5c2 ## About the Role * 5+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience. * Strong Oracle 19c experience. * Strong ASM and RAC experience. * Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills. * Strong SQL performance-tuning experience. * Experience analyzing execution plans and SQL traces. * Strong Korn Shell/Shell scripting experience. * Strong Linux fundamentals. * Experience with database backup and recovery. * Strong troubleshooting and RCA skills. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field. * Strong communication and collaboration skills. * Ability to support rotating on-call and after-hours production support. Preferred Skills * Oracle Exadata * Oracle GoldenGate * Oracle Enterprise Manager * Oracle ZFS / ZDLRA * Python * SQL Server * ServiceNow * Azure / AWS / OCI * Cloud database environments * Automation and operational improvement, * 5+ years of enterprise Linux System Administration experience. * Strong Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) experience. * Strong experience with FPP, HA, clustering, virtualization, and storage. * Hands-on Ansible experience. * Strong Bash or Python scripting skills. * Experience with LVM, NFS, and automount. * Strong troubleshooting and performance-tuning skills. * Experience with enterprise compute, storage, and networking. * Strong communication and problem-solving skills. ## Description We are seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator with strong scripting and SQL performance-tuning skills. The primary focus of this role will be Oracle database administration, performance tuning, automation, and supporting large-scale database environments., * Administer and support hundreds of Oracle database environments. * Support Oracle RDBMS, ASM, RAC, and related infrastructure. * Monitor databases using Oracle Enterprise Manager and other monitoring tools. * Analyze SQL execution plans, SQL traces, indexing strategies, and performance issues. * Perform database performance tuning and query optimization. * Perform database patching, upgrades, migrations, cloning, backup, and recovery. * Develop automation using Korn Shell/Shell scripting, Python, SQL, and PL/SQL. * Configure and support Oracle GoldenGate replication. * Support Oracle Exadata environments. * Assist with database architecture and cloud migration initiatives. * Support On-Prem and Cloud database environments. * Troubleshoot production incidents and perform root-cause analysis. * Maintain database administration standards, procedures, and best practices. * Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and client-facing teams., We are seeking an experienced Senior Linux / Database Administrator to support large-scale enterprise infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate will have strong Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL), automation, high availability, storage, virtualization, and SRE experience., * Administer, monitor, and performance-tune Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) environments. * Design, build, and manage Linux servers, storage, virtualization, and infrastructure. * Manage high availability, clustering, and load-balanced environments. * Perform capacity planning, performance optimization, and scalability initiatives. * Implement SRE practices including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets. * Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, and deployment using Ansible. * Develop self-healing and automated infrastructure solutions. * Manage LVM, NFS, automount, and distributed file systems. * Administer DNS, NTP, LDAP/Kerberos, SMTP, and OpenSSH. * Troubleshoot TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, and RPC-related issues. * Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions. * Lead incident response, RCA, and postmortem activities. * Perform OS patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and security hardening. * Develop scripts using Bash and/or Python. * Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, application, security, and infrastructure teams. ## Related Videos - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1520-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Turning Container security up to 11 with Capabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/718-turning-container-security-up-to-11-with-capabilities) - [Hacking MSSQL on Cloud. 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