Principal Database Administrator at Oracle
Nashville, TN
$91,400–$187,000from the description
Jun 30, 2026
Nashville, TN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor role focused on owning and evolving Oracle database platforms that underpin healthcare products. Day-to-day work spans high-availability architecture (RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate), performance tuning, backup and disaster recovery, and building automation to streamline operations. The position also leads cloud and Exadata modernization efforts and mentors other database engineers, suiting an experienced Oracle DBA with strong scripting skills and a track record on mission-critical production systems.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 12 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $106,921 (middle half $81,361–$138,439). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting carries the title 'Principal DBA' (Oracle's IC4 career level), but the actual scope — deep hands-on Oracle DBA work with technical leadership of a platform team — aligns with Senior on a standard market ladder. Staff or Principal would require org-wide architectural authority beyond a single platform; this role does not clearly demonstrate that.
No specific work location is stated in the posting; the compensation range is described as US-wide. Remote status is unspecified — the posting does not say the role is fully remote, so remote=false is used conservatively.
The degree requirement lists 'Bachelor's or Master's' with no 'or equivalent experience' language, so Bachelor's is treated as the minimum hard requirement.
Python and/or Perl are listed together under Minimum Qualifications as interchangeable scripting options; Python is used as the primary with Perl as the alternative.
OCI, Exadata, Oracle Autonomous Database, Terraform/Ansible, Kubernetes, and REST APIs all appear under the 'Preferred Qualifications' section and are marked accordingly.
The alt SOC 15-1243 (Database Architects) is noted because the role includes significant architecture and modernization responsibilities alongside core DBA operations, though day-to-day work is primarily administrative/operational.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Oracle Database Administration.
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