Oracle Database Administrator

You run the Oracle databases under a mission system that must be right every time it is read, on Linux, on premises and in Oracle Cloud, with backups you have proven you can restore. Full time, W-2, based in Fairfax, Virginia with some telework, starting October 2026.

Why this job exists

SPN Solutions has won a new contract to operate and modernize the information systems behind the Strategic National Stockpile, part of HHS's Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The Stockpile holds the nation's reserve of medicines and medical supplies for public health emergencies. When a hurricane, an outbreak or another emergency calls for those supplies, the systems this team runs are how the country knows what it has, where it is and how fast it can move. The platform is Oracle E-Business Suite, and the program is moving it to Oracle Cloud while raising the quality of the inventory data and tightening the integration with the warehouse partners that hold the stock. You would join at the start, on a new team, with real work to own from the first week.

Why people take this job

• A mission you can explain at the dinner table: the nation's emergency medical supplies
• Hybrid in Fairfax, Virginia with some telework, sensible core hours and federal holidays off
• A modern Oracle stack and a real cloud migration, not a maintenance backwater
• A new team being built now: early hires shape how the work is done and grow with it
• Certifications and training paid for, with time set aside to earn them
• A company small enough that the people who run it know your name and answer your messages

What you will do

• Administer Oracle Database 19c on Linux for the legacy and cloud environments: installation, upgrades, security controls, auditing and space management.
• Run the backup regime, test restores on a schedule, and maintain Data Guard standby and the recovery configuration.
• Use Oracle Enterprise Manager for monitoring, alerting and diagnostics; keep availability inside the service levels.
• Apply database patches on the customer's cycle with tested rollback; keep configuration baselines and STIG-aligned hardening current.
• Support the developers and integration team with schemas, database links, performance analysis and data migration between the legacy and cloud systems.
• Produce the compliance evidence the databases contribute to.
• Serve in the 24x7 on-call rotation.

What you need

• 7 or more years of Oracle database administration on UNIX or Linux.
• 3 or more years with Oracle Enterprise Manager, database security controls and auditing.
• Expert backup and recovery with RMAN, including proven restores and standby management.
• Performance diagnosis and SQL tuning.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain an HHS Tier 2 public trust determination.

What sets a candidate apart

• Oracle Certified Professional.
• Databases under Oracle E-Business Suite.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure database services.
• FISMA or FedRAMP environments.

Benefits

Pay is discussed with you directly when we speak. These are the benefits every full-time SPN employee receives.

• Medical and prescription coverage, dental and vision, with employer-subsidized premiums for employees and dependents
• 401(k) with employer match
• Group life insurance at no cost to you
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Paid time off, 11 federal holidays, paid sick leave, bereavement leave
• Parental leave
• Certification reimbursement (Oracle, OCI, AWS/Azure, PMP, ITIL, Security+, CISSP and others), an annual training budget and tuition assistance

Terms, and how to apply

• Full time, W-2, salaried (exempt), employed by SPN Solutions
• Target start: October 2026
• Hybrid: based at SPN's office in Fairfax, Virginia, with some telework; occasional days at the customer's Atlanta, Georgia campus when the work requires it
• Core hours 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern, Monday to Friday, with flexible start between 6:00 and 9:00 a.m. Eastern; federal holidays off
• Part of a 24x7 on-call rotation for emergency response and critical system support; a company phone is provided
• Occasional travel within the continental United States, reimbursed
• You must be a U.S. citizen and obtain and keep an HHS Tier 2 (moderate risk) public trust determination; no security clearance is required
• You complete HHS security, privacy and records management training before access, and cGMP training shortly after you start
• Work is done on customer-furnished or SPN-furnished equipment under HHS security rules

Apply through the link with your resume; it takes a few minutes and no cover letter is needed. A recruiter reads every application and answers within two business days. The process is short: one conversation with a recruiter, one technical conversation with the team, then a decision.

SPN Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. SPN participates in E-Verify.

Keywords: Oracle DBA, Oracle Database 19c, RMAN, Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Manager, OEM, Linux, Red Hat, backup and recovery, performance tuning, patching, OCI, FISMA, OCP, public trust, Fairfax VA, Northern Virginia, hybrid