Oracle Database Administrator

🇺🇸 Villanova, PA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $111K - $123K 💻 Software Engineering 🗓️ February 21st, 2026

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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.