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Villanova University

Oracle Database Administrator

🇺🇸 Villanova, PA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $111K - $123K 💻 Software Engineering 🗓️ February 21st, 2026
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Edtech.com's Summary

Villanova University is hiring an Oracle Database Administrator responsible for designing, implementing, administering, and optimizing the university's Oracle database environments across on-premises and cloud platforms. The role includes supporting Oracle-based administrative applications like Ellucian Banner, ensuring system availability, security, and performance while collaborating with various technical teams to maintain stable and high-performing systems.

Highlights

  • Administer and maintain Oracle databases, including installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve performance, availability, and integrity issues in databases and related applications.

  • Optimize database performance using tuning, indexing, and resource monitoring.

  • Support Ellucian Banner environments and configure Oracle components accordingly.

  • Manage backup and recovery strategies for data protection and system resilience.

  • Collaborate with system administrators and application teams on Windows, Linux, IIS, and Tomcat platforms.

  • Ensure security compliance through user access management and auditing.

  • Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, with a minimum of 5 years' Oracle DBA experience.

  • Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree, experience with higher-education administrative systems, Oracle DBA certifications, and familiarity with cloud database services like OCI, AWS RDS, or Azure.

  • Salary range is $110,800 to $123,100, dependent on qualifications and other factors.