Origin is hiring a Database Administrator to support our mission and our utility-industry clients. You will design, deploy, and maintain secure, high-performance database environments across cloud and hybrid architectures, ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance for Utilities applications and the Origin SmartCity SaaS platform.

What You'll Do

Design, deploy, and administer database architectures across development, test, production, and public environments for Origin and its clients.
Perform Oracle database installations, patching, upgrades, and migrations for Oracle Utilities products like CC&B, C2M, and MDM.
Implement backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability configurations including RAC and Data Guard.
Monitor and tune performance across environments to maximize uptime and reliability.
Provide recommendations for SQL query performance tuning, especially for slow-running queries and reports.
Enforce database security, access controls, and encryption per Origin and client IT standards.
Investigate and resolve user-reported issues while tracking and mitigating recurring problems.
Manage hybrid (on-premises and cloud) architectures and ensure data synchronization and integrity.
Design change management and versioning strategies to minimize service disruption.
Develop disaster recovery and business continuity plans for 24/7 utility SaaS operations.
Collaborate with architects, project managers, and developers to align database capabilities with project needs.
Communicate clearly with internal teams and client stakeholders via presentations, documentation, and incident updates.
Document configurations, changes, incidents, and performance improvements for transparency.
Translate utility business requirements, such as meter-to-cash and outage response, into effective database solutions.
Build dashboards to report uptime, availability, and performance metrics to clients.
Act as the database service owner, ensuring SLA adherence and root-cause resolution.
Partner with utility operations and field teams to design data flows and database solutions.
Deliver training and documentation for client technical teams on database usage and reporting.

What We're Looking For

Expertise in Oracle Database Administration (12c/19c/23ai), SQL, and PL/SQL.
Proven experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) database services.
Basic knowledge of OUAF technical architecture.
Skills in performance tuning, monitoring, backup and recovery, and security controls.
Experience with database migration, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle automation for provisioning, cloning, and decommissioning.
Ability to manage multi-environment setups (dev/test/prod) and tenant isolation.
Experience with containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker) and DBaaS in utility SaaS platforms.
Familiarity with chargeback and show-back metrics for shared services.
Knowledge of data privacy and compliance standards (NERC CIP, GDPR, CCPA) and auditing controls (PCI, SOC2).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
Proven effectiveness collaborating across distributed teams.
Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
A commitment to continuous learning and staying updated on Oracle technology.
Accountability for meeting service-level objectives and uptime targets.

Nice to Have

Experience maintaining and troubleshooting OUAF environments, including WebLogic and Fusion Middleware.
Knowledge of supporting SaaS applications like billing, CIS, and MDM and their underlying databases.
Ability to align database operations with SaaS release cycles and CI/CD patterns.
Experience integrating third-party SaaS modules for utilities and maintaining data consistency.