Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ferguson is a Fortune 500 company that provides quality supplies across various industries, aiming to simplify complex projects for its customers. They are seeking a Senior Oracle Database Administrator to lead and support critical data systems, focusing on high availability and disaster recovery solutions while collaborating with engineering and operations teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide support for Oracle databases, including configuration, tuning and troubleshooting
- Proactively monitor system health, tune SQL queries, optimize indexes, and manage database configurations to prevent performance degradation
- Lead performance tuning and troubleshooting efforts, identifying bottlenecks and implementing effective solutions
- Design, implement, and support high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) strategies, including Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters), Oracle Data Guard, SQL Server Always on Availability Groups and Failover clustering
- Deploy and upgrade multiple versions of Oracle (e.g., 12c, 19c) and Microsoft SQL Server on physical, virtual, and cloud environments
- Implement robust security measures, manage user permissions, access controls, apply patches, and ensure compliance with data governance policies
- Collaborate with development, infrastructure and operations to support data-driven initiatives
- Establish and test comprehensive backup strategies to guarantee rapid recovery from system failures or data corruption
- Maintain documentation for Oracle data models, dictionaries, and configurations
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship of fellow DBAs and contributes to strategic database planning
- Participate in a rotational on-call schedule (approximately every 5 weeks, shared across a team of five), providing 24x7 production support during assigned weekends
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (Master's a plus)
- 5+ years DBA experience in enterprise, 24/7 environments; 8+ years preferred for lead-level candidates
- Strong experience with both Oracle and SQL Server in high-volume, production environments
- Hands-on experience with RAC, Data Guard, Always On, clustering, and failover strategies
- Proven ability in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and scripting (PowerShell, Python, or similar)
- Experience mentoring others, acting as an escalation point, and contributing to database strategy (for lead candidates)
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and ability to manage priorities in an on-call environment
- OCP and/or Microsoft SQL Server/Azure certifications preferred
- WMS or supply chain systems experience preferred; general understanding of distribution/logistics environments helpful
Benefits
- Health
- Dental
- Vision
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- A 401(k) with a company match
- Mental health coverage
- Gender affirming and family building benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Associate discounts
- Community involvement opportunities
- Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible
Company Overview
Since 1953, Ferguson has been a leading source of quality supplies for a variety of industries. It was founded in 1953, and is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.ferguson.com/.