OCI, MySQL, MariaDB, Database Administrator (NO C2C/H1B/1099)
Job Description
Job Description
Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)
Experience: 12+ Years
Employment Type: W2
Work Schedule: 40 Hours/Week
Overtime: Straight Time (Exempt) – Additional OT as required
Education: Master's Degree in IT or Engineering (Oracle Certification preferred/required as specified)
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator (DBA) with 12+ years of enterprise-level experience in Oracle, MySQL, and MariaDB database administration. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in database performance tuning, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, database automation, AWS cloud database services, and enterprise database migrations.
The candidate will be responsible for managing complex database environments, ensuring high availability, optimizing database performance, implementing security best practices, and supporting critical enterprise applications.
Key Responsibilities & Required Skills
- Perform database administration, performance monitoring, analysis, optimization, and tuning for Oracle, MySQL, and MariaDB.
- Design, implement, and support database backup, restore, and disaster recovery solutions using enterprise platforms such as Commvault.
- Perform database cloning, replication, and copy data management using Dell EMC AppSync and Commvault.
- Automate routine database administration tasks using Jenkins, Ansible, Control-M, Azure DevOps, and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
- Deploy, configure, administer, and support databases in AWS environments, including EC2, RDS, Aurora, MariaDB, and MongoDB.
- Utilize AWS monitoring, logging, and observability services.
- Install, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and support Oracle, MySQL, and MariaDB database platforms.
- Apply database security patches, updates, and vulnerability remediations following vendor best practices.
- Lead Oracle database migrations from IBM AIX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
- Perform cross-platform endian conversions, storage architecture redesign, and data migrations using RMAN Convert, Data Pump, and GoldenGate.
- Conduct application compatibility assessments, performance benchmarking, cutover planning, and risk mitigation to minimize downtime and business disruption.
- Collaborate with executive leadership, management teams, developers, DBAs, and infrastructure support teams.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of hands-on experience in Oracle, MySQL, and MariaDB database administration.
- Strong experience in enterprise database performance tuning and optimization.
- Expertise in database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery architecture.
- Hands-on experience with Commvault and Dell EMC AppSync.
- Experience with database automation tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, Control-M, Azure DevOps, and OEM.
- Strong AWS database administration experience.
- Experience with Oracle database migration from IBM AIX to RHEL.
- Knowledge of RMAN Convert, Data Pump, and GoldenGate.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
Education & Certifications
- Master's degree in Information Technology or an Engineering-related field.
- Oracle Certification.
Additional Information
- Hybrid work arrangement (onsite and telework), subject to interview and County approval.
- Standard work schedule of 40 hours per week.
- Approximately 4 hours of overtime per week may be required, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Overtime is paid at the hourly rate.
- Participation in the County's on-call rotation is mandatory.
- Must be available to respond to after-hours incidents, troubleshoot outages, coordinate with technical teams, and restore services.
\nCompany Description
About us:
The Norland Group has been in operation successfully since 1996. We are a strong believer of people management, professionalism and accountability. We only make promises when we are certain we can fulfill them. Our business focuses on fulfilling the needs of commercial and government customers in administrative services, workforce mobilization, information technology, engineering, project management services.
Our Mission Statement
Our main goal is to provide career advancement opportunities to our associates. We are committed to bringing our customers exceptional support services with the highest quality, integrity, and innovation. We believe that we are the stepping stone for our associates to advance their careers and to live a better life. Everyone should have a chance to live a successful and happy life. We operate our business based on those values and we choose employees who value the same principles.
Company Description
About us:\r\n\r\nThe Norland Group has been in operation successfully since 1996. We are a strong believer of people management, professionalism and accountability. We only make promises when we are certain we can fulfill them. Our business focuses on fulfilling the needs of commercial and government customers in administrative services, workforce mobilization, information technology, engineering, project management services.\r\nOur Mission Statement\r\n\r\nOur main goal is to provide career advancement opportunities to our associates. We are committed to bringing our customers exceptional support services with the highest quality, integrity, and innovation. We believe that we are the stepping stone for our associates to advance their careers and to live a better life. Everyone should have a chance to live a successful and happy life. We operate our business based on those values and we choose employees who value the same principles.