Job Title: Senior Database Administrator (Senior DBA) Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid) Duration: Direct Hire
Department: IT / Enterprise Applications
Overview: Client is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support and optimize critical enterprise database environments, with a primary focus on Oracle (Exadata) and secondary support for SQL Server. This role will play a key part in maintaining high-performance transactional systems while supporting a major enterprise initiative to modernize and decommission legacy Order Management System (OMS) infrastructure. This is a hands-on, operationally focused DBA role supporting primarily on-premise environments. The ideal candidate thrives in smaller, collaborative teams and enjoys working across database performance optimization, system modernization, and data lifecycle management initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Administer and optimize Oracle database environments, including Exadata infrastructure.
Provide secondary DBA support across SQL Server environments.
Support decommissioning of legacy OMS systems, including:
Untangling legacy database dependencies and integrations
Archiving and migrating historical data
Supporting system retirement and data lifecycle strategy
Monitor and optimize database performance across transactional, event-driven, and application-integrated workloads.
Execute and maintain backup and recovery strategies.
Perform database performance tuning and capacity planning.
Partner with application teams and infrastructure teams to support production systems.
Participate in on-call rotation (approximately every 3 weeks; remote during on-call week).
Contribute to documentation, process improvement, and operational standards.
Hard Requirements:
5+ years of Database Administration experience.
Strong Oracle DBA experience in enterprise environments.
Hands-on experience with Oracle Exadata (required).
Experience with performance tuning, backup, and recovery.
Experience working primarily in on-premise database environments.
Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
Bonus / Preferred Qualifications:
Exposure to MongoDB (nice to have; environment is being phased out).
Experience supporting ERP, OMS, or supply chain-related systems.
Experience supporting data migration, archival, or legacy system decommissioning initiatives.
Experience working in smaller DBA teams or lean infrastructure organizations.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 125000.00/Yearly.
