Oracle Cloud DBA Lead

Accenture Federal Services

Oracle Applications DBA Lead for long-term O&M of OCI environments, ensuring operational stability and performance for federal clients.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $116,900 - $243,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudLinuxOracleRPAServiceNowShell ScriptingSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the technical Oracle Applications DBA lead for long-term Operations & Maintenance (O&M) of OCI environments, owning operational stability, performance, and continuous service improvement across the engagement lifecycle.
Lead and manage large-scale O&M activities including production support, release management, environment migrations, environment refreshes and cloning, and complex infrastructure troubleshooting.
Perform and oversee hands-on Oracle EBS Applications DBA functions including adop patching, AutoConfig, full APPL_TOP cloning, Concurrent Manager configuration and tuning, OAM, Forms/Reports administration, Workflow, and XML/BI Publisher.
Lead platform and cloud migration initiatives, including Solaris to Linux migrations onto Exadata and OCI.
Deliver Oracle Infrastructure and Cloud Data/BI solutions, ensuring operational outcomes align with client SLAs and business expectations.
Plan, schedule, and execute quarterly security patch cycles for the full Oracle stack, including CPU/RU database patches and RUP/AD/TXK, WebLogic, OHS, JDK, and APPL_TOP patches.
Design and operate centralized monitoring and alerting frameworks for high availability components.
Implement and manage OEM Cloud Control monitoring, including agent deployment and configuration, metric thresholds, incident rules.
Lead Oracle performance tuning across database and application tiers, supporting development teams with SQL and execution plan analysis.
Own disaster recovery readiness end to end, including Data Guard configuration and alerting, scheduled DR testing (switchover and failover validation).
Drive automation of routine DBA tasks through scripting and RPA to reduce manual effort.
Own ITIL-aligned Incident, Problem, and Change Management for DBA workstream.
Establish and govern deployment and change management processes for database changes.
Establish, document, and enforce SOPs and operational standards under formal document management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience with platform migrations (Solaris to Linux, on-premises to Exadata/OCI) and large-scale environment refresh and cloning operations.
Demonstrated experience designing DR strategies and executing end-to-end DR testing with full documentation.
Strong automation and scripting skills (shell scripting required, RPA and Ansible a plus) applied to monitoring, deployments, and routine DBA task automation.
Solid ITIL-based service management experience including Incident, Problem, and Change Management, KEDB and knowledge base administration, and ServiceNow.
FedRAMP or equivalent federal compliance experience including security controls, access audits, and audit-ready documentation.
Strong process orientation with proven ability to define best-practice frameworks, author and maintain SOPs, enforce standards, and drive team conformance in complex operational environments.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills across technical and executive audiences.
Demonstrated ability to build, recruit, onboard, manage, and coach high-performing delivery teams. Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business or IT related area.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
retirement plans
paid time off
flexible work arrangements
professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

Oracle EBS Applications DBAAdop PatchingAutoConfigFull APPL_TOP CloningSQL Performance TuningData Guard ConfigurationShell ScriptingRPAAnsibleEnvironment Refresh

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsStakeholder ManagementTeam BuildingCoaching

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree