Principal Database Administrator

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

Due to the nature of our work, US Citizenship is required for all positions.

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer related field or equivalent computer-related experience with at least 8 years of relevant, progressively responsible experience.
• Minimum of 8 years Oracle experience with strong knowledge and experience on Oracle technology architecture including RAC, Grid Infrastructure, WebLogic, Oracle e-Business Suite, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Microsoft Sql Server.
• Proven communication, problem-solving and analytical abilities with limited information.
• Must be able to perform root cause analysis of problems, provide solutions and communicate clearly to customers and management.
• Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail the ability to set clear priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in supporting 24/7 database production environments and be comfortable resolving support issues in stressful situations.
• Experience maintaining and patching Microsoft SQL Server.
• High degree of experience in supporting custom or packaged business applications in Oracle APEX/ORDS.
• Strong skills in shell scripting, PL/SQL and TSQL. 
• Knowledge and understanding of patching, cloning, backup, and recovery of Fusion environments.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion Applications (OFA) and migrating databases to the Oracle Cloud is a plus.
• Experience w Microsoft Azure is a plus.
• Experience with PeopleSoft, Maximo, Sunflower Assets, Plateau Training applications is a plus.
• Experience with other database technologies (MongoDB, Postgres) is a plus.
• Knowledge of Java, J2EE, Web Services (SOAP), HTML, XML, SSL is a plus.
• Experience maintaining and patching Oracle Exadata.
• Experience using Rubrik backup and recovery software is plus.
• The primary work location will be at the Losee Road facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada. 
• Work schedule will be 4/10s Monday through Thursday. (subject to change)
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Ability to obtain a HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification credential under the Department of Energy Order 206.2, ‘Identity, Credential, and Access Management,’ and Supplemental Directive NNSA SD 206.2, ‘Implementation of Personal Identity Verification for Uncleared Contractors.’

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

Annual salary range for this position is: $116,001.60 - $176,904.00.

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity. 

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Database Administrator (DBA) to join our team. The Principal DBA will have extensive experience with Oracle along with a proven track record of successfully migrating Oracle databases to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (PAAS).  This person is part of a production support team of DBAs that work on the installation, configuration and upgrade of Oracle software and related products across different OS environments (Linux, Windows) and hosted on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).  This DBA will also share responsibility for supporting and managing the Oracle R12 e-Business Suite Application and Microsoft Sql Server production and non-production environments.

The Principal DBA will work closely with the development group on database design and implementation projects.  This person will maintain backup and recovery plans, implement and maintain database security, perform capacity planning, and will be part of an on-call rotation.  The Principal DBA will work with vendors to determine upgrade paths and will maintain documentation and standards for DBA tasks.  This DBA will evaluate Oracle features and Oracle related products and will make recommendations for future activities and tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage numerous Oracle RDBMS databases and Oracle e-Business Suite Applications on Linux and Microsoft Windows environments both on-prem and in the Oracle Cloud.
• Design, plan, and execute database migrations from on-premises environments to the Oracle/Microsoft Cloud.
• Monitor database health and proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and issues.
• Research, plan, recommend, and implement patches, upgrades and installations for Oracle products, including quarterly CPU patches.
• Tune database environments to ensure performance and to meet service delivery expectations.
• Participate in the resolution of critical and complex design and implementation issues across projects.
• Ensure business continuity through design, implementation and testing of disaster recovery plans to ensure data integrity and availability.
• Administer and manage Oracle Fusion Applications across modules (ERP, HCM to name a few).
• Maintain OCI tenancy, including compute, networking, storage, identity, and security.
• Monitor system health and performance using Oracle tools like Oracle Cloud Monitoring, Oracle Management Cloud, and APM.
• Collaborate with functional teams for system configuration, updates, and issue resolution.
• Manage SRs (Service Requests) with Oracle Support and follow through to resolution.
• Provide mentoring to less experienced DBAs.
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.