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Job Summary:
North Carolina State University is seeking an experienced Enterprise Database Administrator to support the OIT Oracle enterprise databases. The role involves ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and security of enterprise-class database platforms, including Oracle Exadata engineered systems, while collaborating with various teams and contributing to technology planning.
Responsibilities:
• Ensure the availability, performance, security, and recoverability of 19C+ enterprise Oracle databases (including RAC and multitenant) through proactive monitoring, OEM management, patching, and incident response.
• Design, implement, and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies aligned with enterprise SLAs and compliance requirements.
• Diagnose and resolve complex database performance and reliability issues, collaborating with application teams, infrastructure teams, and Oracle support as needed.
• Apply Oracle security technologies to protect enterprise data and mitigate risk.
• Participate in an after‑hours on‑call rotation to support critical database services.
• Collaborate with team members, peers, customers, and management on processes, procedures, documentation, and strategic direction.
• Contribute to technology planning by recommending improvements to database platforms, standards, and long‑term strategy.
• Administer and optimize Oracle Exadata engineered systems to maximize performance, availability, and resource efficiency.
• Perform system‑level administration, including patching, capacity planning, health checks, and integration with enterprise monitoring and backup solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Exadata incidents spanning database, storage, network, and operating system layers.
• Support the Linux operating system underpinning Exadata environments, coordinating OS patching and performance tuning.
• Apply Exadata‑specific capabilities and best practices to support enterprise workloads and service levels.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Oracle Exadata engineered systems, perform system-level administration including patching, capacity planning, and troubleshooting complex incidents across database, Linux OS, storage, and network layers.
• Stay current with Oracle and Exadata technologies, patches, and architectural changes, assessing relevance to the University’s environment.
• Architect and implement standards, automation scripting, and disaster recovery strategies; evaluate vendor roadmaps and technology trends to recommend future-state database platforms and adoption strategies.
• Develop and refine backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies aligned with enterprise SLAs.
• Create automation and scripting solutions to improve reliability, consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Recommend future-state database and platform strategies based on technology trends, risks, and enterprise needs.
• Participate in the lifecycle management for enterprise database and Exadata environments by coordinating capacity planning, patching, and upgrades while balancing operational risk with system availability.
• Evaluate vendor roadmaps, new features, and emerging technologies to inform adoption strategies.
• Develop and maintain documentation, operational standards, and technical reference materials.
• Ensure the availability, performance, security, and recoverability of enterprise database services through proactive monitoring and incident response.
• Diagnose and resolve highly complex database and Exadata issues across database, operating system, storage, and network layers.
• Lead root cause analysis for major incidents manage vendor escalations (Oracle Support) and participate in the after-hours on-call rotations.
• Partner with cross-functional OIT teams to advise on solution design and operational readiness; maintain thorough technical documentation and contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing and mentoring.
• Demonstrate ownership and accountability for assigned platforms and customer-impacting issues from initiation through resolution.
• Communicate technical concepts, risks, and solutions clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Master’s degree and one year of relevant experience; or Bachelor’s degree and 2 or more years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience as an Oracle database administrator on 19c+
• Experience working on a Linux platform
• Must demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
• Must be able to work in a team environment, sharing and collaborating
• Must be able to work independently and manage time in an interrupt-driven environment
Preferred:
• Advanced experience supporting and administering enterprise Oracle databases, including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, OEM, and Oracle security technologies
• Demonstrated ability to lead or contribute to complex technical initiatives and root-cause analysis efforts
• Experience working in higher education or similarly complex enterprise environments
Company:
North Carolina State University is a public research university that provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. Founded in 1887, the company is headquartered in Raleigh, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.