Senior Database Administrator & Operations Engineer
Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Groton, MA, USA
RemoteRemote work is available anywhere in the United States.
DevOps & InfrastructureDatabase Administration
About the job
Requirements
- A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience with Oracle databases.
- Knowledge of Oracle Database 10g, 11g, and 12c.
- Knowledge of Oracle Middleware WebLogic 11g and 12c.
- Experience with Oracle PSU patching, Oracle Database performance tuning, Oracle Active Data Guard, Oracle database backups using Recovery Manager, Oracle table partitioning, Oracle Export Import Utility, Linux shell scripting, and PostgreSQL relational database management systems.
- Ability to participate in a Managed Services on-call rotation.
Responsibilities
- Test databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
- Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in files.
- Modify existing databases and database management systems.
- Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify database identifiers to the management system, or direct others in coding descriptions.
- Perform Oracle database administration.
- Participate in daily operational activities for customer databases.
- Monitor production, test, and development database environments and address issues affecting system performance, scalability, and availability.
- Resolve database bugs and address database security vulnerabilities.
- Analyze trends and report potential problems or improvement areas concerning internal and customer databases.
- Tune performance by analyzing Oracle AWR, ADDM, and ASH reports.
- Set up, configure, and support Physical Standby and Active Data Guard databases for high availability, including failover and switchover mechanisms.
- Set up and configure Oracle database backups using the Recovery Manager utility for disaster recovery.
- Manage database users, roles, and privileges.
- Provide technical support to customers.
- Plan database refreshes from production to non-production environments to test application changes.
- Engineer migration plans for Oracle databases from on-premises environments to Amazon Web Services and devise suitable migration approaches.
- Improve database query workflows by implementing Oracle table partitioning.
- Use the Oracle Export Import Utility, including Classical and Data Pump methods, for object-level granular migration.
- Validate Oracle database object code and correct errors.
- Engineer parameter modifications in database management systems.
- Automate statistics collection on enterprise database servers to keep data dictionary views, tables, and schemas current.
- Work with DevOps teams to review CPM backups periodically and establish continuous delivery to development teams.
- Develop test cases and database proofs of concept.
- Participate in the Managed Services on-call rotation.
About the company
RedIron Technologies helps retailers achieve quick wins with minimal risk by addressing current pain points while shaping future customer experiences. It provides advisory and implementation support to realize fast, tangible improvements in operations and customer experience. It analyzes challenges, identifies practical, quick changes, and creates a roadmap that balances immediate fixes with future enhancements, then helps execute to deliver measurable results. Its goal is to enable short-term gains while building capabilities and plans that improve customer experiences over time, differentiating itself by a practical, low-risk path tailored to each retailer.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Groton, Connecticut
Founded
2000
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- RedIron’s July 22, 2026 website refresh keeps RI-Broker front and center.
- Flooid’s September 2026 pages still feature RedIron, reinforcing ecosystem visibility.
- Retailers still need traceability and implementation services for complex store-stack integrations.
What critics are saying
- No 2026 funding, acquisition, or hiring announcements surfaced, leaving growth opaque.
- Retailers adopting vendor-native APIs in 2026-2027 commoditize RI-Broker and crush margins.
- Flooid’s 2020 partnership framing signals an aging moat and crowded integration market.
What makes RedIron Technologies unique
- RI-Broker is platform-agnostic middleware connecting disparate retail systems end-to-end.
- RedIron claims 20+ years and 1,300 retailers, including Hallmark and Trader Joe’s.
- Flooid’s February 25, 2020 partnership validates RedIron’s integration role in retail.
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