Oracle DBA; IRS MBI

Oracle DBA (IRS MBI)

Location: New Carrollton, MD 20784
Security: Current IRS MBI Access
Location note: On‑Site with potential for remote from Wash DC Metro Area

Anakim Consulting Inc. has an opening for a senior level Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to support full lifecycle management of Oracle database systems in a mission‑critical environment. Current IRS MBI security credentials are required to be considered for this opening.

• Contribute to a high‑performing, motivated workgroup
• Manage and maintain Oracle database systems, ensuring their health, performance, and security
• Provide database administration ensuring database performance, security, and high availability
• Maintain data integrity, implementing security protocols, and providing expert‑level support of DB environment
• Perform routine and on‑demand database maintenance tasks, including patching, upgrades, and backups
• Implement and manage security protocols, including encryption and authentication, to ensure data compliance
• Develop and maintain automation scripts to streamline routine administrative tasks
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization to resolve database‑related performance issues
• Provide application support and engage in troubleshooting for database issues
• Participate in an on‑call support rotation to provide 24/7 support
• Execute change management processes for all database modifications
• Assist with capacity planning
• Manage users and schemas
• Coordinate with Oracle Support Services for issue resolution and technical guidance

• U.S. citizenship (no dual citizenship)
• Current public IRS MBI security credentials are required for consideration
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related discipline
• 7+ years of overall experience and proven experience as an Oracle Database Administrator Ability to work in a collaborative, team‑oriented environment
• Core DBA skills including:
• Expertise in software installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching
• Proficiency in database creation, migration, and conversion
• Networking experience with listener creation, configuration, and TNS
• High availability and disaster recovery, and knowledge of backup, recovery, and clustering
• Implementing solutions like Data Guard for high availability and disaster planning
• Database security including compliance, vulnerabilities, remediation, database authentication (SSL) and encryption
• Performance monitoring and tuning to ensure optimal database performance
• Shell scripting and automation using tools such as cron
• Reporting
• Data modeling, database design, and data integrity
• Programming with PL/SQL and database utilities
• Basic skills with Linux, storage, and network concepts
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to interact at all levels
• Excellent time management

• ICCE and eServices preferred

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