Sr. Oracle Database Administrator

Monday, August 24, 2026 Bethesda MD United States Full-time

Maximus is currently seeking a Sr. Oracle Database Administrator.

This position is remote with the expectation for occasional in-person meetings in Bethesda, MD and requires the ability to obtain Public Trust suitability determination.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide insight into the changing database storage, utilization, life-cycle management, and privacy requirements for the company's products to ensure they are aligned with the company's overall technical vision.
• Work strategically with the Development Team and Management to design and implement industry leading solutions.
• Lead and participate in internal meetings to align and collaborate with Developers, communicate vision and objectives, provide progress reports, explain recommendations, and troubleshoot issues.
• Ensure that new technology solutions are designed for optimal access and usefulness, leveraging existing technologies when possible.
• Own responsibility for generating technical specifications to support business requirements while recommending and implementing the best technology solutions to meet those requirements.
• Define monitoring requirements for databases and lead efforts for continual improvements and proactive monitoring.
• Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees across the organization within area of expertise.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Generate technical specifications to support business requirements while recommending and implementing the best technology solutions to meet those requirements.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training to more junior colleagues.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 10+ years of relevant professional experience required.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

• Work will be remote with the expectation for occasional in-person meetings in Bethesda, MD.
• 10 years of experience in conducting Oracle database administration.
• Extensive experience in administering Oracle database in standalone and multitenant architecture on Windows/Linux/Unix on premises and in cloud environments.
• Extensive experience in Oracle data guard implementation, RMAN backups, export/import, GoldenGate setup and configuration, and job scheduling and monitoring.
• Strong SQL and PL/SQL, performance tuning, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Oracle client.
• Experiences with Oracle version 19c, Oracle on Linux, and MySQL on Ubuntu are preferred.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience with federal database security standards spanning NIST 800-53, NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), FedRAMP, FISMA, STIG Hardening, Database Auditing, Zero Trust Architecture, Continuous Monitoring.
• Shell scripting, Python, Ansible, Terraform.
• Database encryption, Identity and Access Management, Vulnerability remediation.
• Experience supporting large enterprise environments.
• Experience with database performance tuning.
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery.
• Experience supporting US federal environments.

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Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Accommodations

Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com.

Minimum Salary

$ 175,000.00

Maximum Salary

$ 195,000.00