Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Location: Hybrid (Minneapolis, MN | 3 Days Onsite, 2 Days Remote)

Employment Type: Contract

Are you an experienced Database Administrator looking for an opportunity to support critical infrastructure and enterprise-scale database environments? Trissential is seeking a Senior Database Administrator (Oracle & SQL Server) to join our client's Operational Technology (OT) DBA team supporting Distribution, Transmission, Nuclear, and other regulated business systems.

This role offers the opportunity to work with multiple database technologies, support mission-critical operations, and play a key role in ensuring data availability, performance, security, and business continuity.

What's in It for You?

Support critical energy infrastructure that impacts millions of customers

Work across Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB environments

Join a collaborative and highly skilled DBA team that values transparency, accountability, and knowledge sharing

Gain exposure to Operational Technology (OT), SCADA, and Nuclear systems

Contribute to high-profile projects, upgrades, and modernization initiatives

Expand your expertise in performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, automation, and enterprise database architecture

Enjoy a hybrid work model with a balance of onsite collaboration and remote flexibility

Opportunity for long-term engagement due to ongoing capital and technology initiatives

Your Role & Responsibilities

Create, maintain, and support databases across development, testing, and production environments

Analyze, test, implement, and optimize physical database designs to support business requirements

Administer Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB database environments

Manage database installations, upgrades, patching, migrations, and lifecycle activities

Perform database backup and recovery activities to ensure data integrity and system availability

Support business continuity, disaster recovery, and high availability initiatives

Monitor database performance and proactively identify opportunities for optimization

Conduct database environment audits and provide capacity planning recommendations

Maintain technical documentation and ensure environments remain current with supported patches

Develop and maintain automation solutions using PowerShell, Shell Scripting, KornShell, T-SQL, and PL/SQL

Partner with application support teams, developers, architects, technical managers, and system administrators

Drive data governance, data integrity, and sound data management practices

Utilize ServiceNow to manage operational requests, incidents, and support activities

Participate in an on-call rotation approximately every four weeks, providing seven-day coverage

Act as a subject matter expert and consultant on database-related initiatives, projects, and architecture discussions

Skills & Experience You Should Possess

5-8+ years of hands-on Database Administration experience within enterprise environments

Strong Oracle Database Administration experience including backup and recovery, performance tuning, and business continuity

Strong SQL Server Administration experience including backup and recovery, performance tuning, and business continuity

Experience supporting production, development, and testing database environments

Expertise in database builds, patching, upgrades, migrations, and maintenance

Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills

Experience with database automation and scripting technologies

Experience working with ServiceNow or similar ITSM tools

Excellent communication, relationship management, and collaboration skills

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities

Key Technical Environment

Oracle 12c, 19c, and 21c

Oracle RAC

Oracle ASM

Oracle Data Guard

Oracle Major Version Upgrades

PL/SQL

SQL Server Technologies

SQL Server 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

Replication

Database Mirroring

Log Shipping

Always On Availability Groups

Windows and SQL Server Clustering

SQL Server Major Version Upgrades

T-SQL

Additional Database Platforms

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MariaDB

Automation & Administration

PowerShell

Shell Scripting

KornShell

ServiceNow

Bonus Points If You Have

Utility, Energy, SCADA, Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Controls, or Nuclear industry experience

Experience supporting highly regulated environments

Experience with Oracle RAC, ASM, and Data Guard architectures

Experience with SQL Server Always On, clustering, replication, mirroring, and log shipping

Experience leading major database upgrades and migrations

Experience with distributed computing environments

Experience with business intelligence and reporting solutions

Exposure to machine learning, predictive analytics, or advanced reporting technologies

Experience supporting enterprise data governance initiatives

Education & Certifications You Need

Bachelor's degree in Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred

Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered

Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification preferred

Microsoft SQL Server certifications preferred

Additional database administration certifications are highly desirable

What We Offer

Competitive Compensation – $51-$61 per hour. Final compensation is determined based on skill alignment, years of experience, and fair, market-based rates by geography

Comprehensive Benefits for you and your dependents – Extensive Medical Plans, Dental, Vision, HSA with company contribution, company sponsored Life Insurance and Short / Long term disability insurance, a host of voluntary plans including legal, hospital, accident, pet wellness, and 401k with matching

Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off

Career Development and Advancement – Expleo is a global company in 29 Countries worldwide with a high focus on development

Strong Team Culture – Collaborate with experienced professionals who value precision, performance, and teamwork

Please note: This opportunity is available only to candidates who are authorized to work in the United States

Ready to Be Part of Something Exciting?

If you're a well-rounded Database Administrator who enjoys supporting complex Oracle and SQL Server environments while working on mission-critical systems, we want to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step in your career with Trissential

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