Oracle Database Administrator

🇺🇸 Villanova, PA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $111K - $123K 💻 Software Engineering 🗓️ March 24th, 2026

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Villanova University is hiring an Oracle Database Administrator. The role involves designing, implementing, administering, and optimizing the university's Oracle database environments on-premises and in the cloud while supporting enterprise administrative applications like Ellucian Banner. This position requires collaboration with technical teams to ensure system availability, reliability, security, and performance aligned with institutional goals.

Highlights

Administer, monitor, and maintain Oracle databases including installation, patching, upgrades on on-premises and cloud platforms.

Troubleshoot and optimize database and application performance, ensuring data integrity and availability.

Support Oracle-based administrative applications, primarily Ellucian Banner.

Manage backup and recovery strategies and ensure security compliance via user access management and auditing.

Collaborate with system and application teams to support Windows, Linux, IIS, and Tomcat environments interfacing with databases.

Required to have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with a minimum of 5 years Oracle DBA experience.

Strong knowledge of Oracle RDBMS, RMAN backup/recovery, Linux and Windows server environments, and Ellucian Banner integration.

Compensation ranges from $110,800 to $123,100, based on qualifications and budget.

Position is full-time, exempt, in the Enterprise-Wide Systems department at Villanova University.

Preferred candidates hold a Master's degree, have experience with higher-education systems and cloud database services, and possess Oracle DBA certifications (OCP/OCA).