Oracle/SQL Server Database Administrator

DirectClient: Texas Health and Human Services Commission(HHSC)
Solicitation Number: 529701759
Title: Oracle and SQL Server Database Administrator 
Location: 701 W. 51st, Austin, Texas 78751
Duration: 9/1/2026 to 8/31/2027 with possible extension
Last date for submission: August 3, 2026 (12.00 PM-CST)
 
Important Note: Position will be 3 days remote with 2 days (Wednesdays and Fridays) required to be onsite. Texas local candidates only.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
The contractor role is for a Senior Database Administrator (Database Administrator III) and will perform advanced database administration tasks for databases used by applications with complex data models, workflows, and reports. Assists the team in creating and maintaining logical and physical data models. The successful candidate will work with Full-stack Java applications on HHSC’s cloud platform (Azure/AWS) within an Agile (Scrum) environment. The role will involve migrating data from Oracle applications to SQL schemas and loading it into collections. Additionally, the candidate will optimize database performance during and after migration, identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, and implement monitoring solutions to track database health and performance metrics. The DBA III works on activities including but not limited to database tuning, indexing, customization, transformation, data migrations/conversions, installations, troubleshooting, upgrades, patching, user management, security of data at rest and in motion, disaster recovery, clustering for high availability and load balancing, data backup, purging and archiving, implementation of database policies, data replication and backup to secondary sites like disaster recovery environments, procedures for the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of the sensitive and business-critical databases. The role will involve working closely with the team to create and maintain logical and physical data models, with a primary focus on Oracle and Azure Microsoft SQL. This role will require converting Oracle Stored Procedures and Functions to Azure SQL.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements:
Years    Required/Preferred    Experience
10    Required    Database experience
8    Required    Experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL - (or similar)
8    Required    Experience with Relational Database Administration - (SQL Server or Oracle, for example)
8    Required    Experience in database design, analysis and performance tuning
8    Required    Experience in database structures, data analysis, performance tuning
8    Required    Experience designing enterprise applications and/or services
8    Required    Experience creating technical and functional design documentation
8    Required    Experience within software development Life Cycle using Agile methodology – (Scrum, for example)
8    Required    Experience with multi-tier system/application development – (SOA, Microservices, 3-Tier applications, for example)
8    Preferred    Experience with large volume databases, high availability, and disaster recovery infrastructure
6    Preferred    Experience with Azure
6    Preferred    Ability to Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into Azure SQL
3    Preferred    Experience in DevOps technology including CI/CD pipeline and build and deployment tools such as Git
3    Preferred    Experience in Java/J2EE Enterprise Development
1    Preferred    Azure certification is preferred
1    Preferred    DBA Associate certifications are preferred