Senior Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

The Role This position requires a highly technical engineer with strong recent experience across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Exadata, Oracle database technologies and cloud-based infrastructure automation. Alongside project delivery, you will also provide BAU operational support to ensure critical services remain secure, resilient and performant. Key Responsibilities * Design, support and optimise Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) environments. * Manage and maintain Oracle databases including RAC, Data Guard and RMAN Backup & Recovery. * Support Exadata and Base Database deployments within OCI. * Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible. * Perform database patching, upgrades, migration testing and environment optimisation. * Configure and maintain highly available Oracle database environments. * Implement and maintain security controls including network segregation, encryption and secure authentication. * Manage repositories using Git and support CI/CD delivery practices. * Support database migration activities using Data Pump, GoldenGate and Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM). * Essential Experience * Strong recent experience (within the last five years) working with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). * Hands-on experience with Exadata and OCI database services. * Oracle Database administration experience across Oracle 11.2 through to 23ai. * Expertise in Oracle RAC, ASM, AFD, HANFS and TAF. * Data Guard setup, configuration and administration. * RMAN Backup and Recovery. * Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and OCI Database Management. * Database patching, upgrades and lifecycle management. * Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical environments. * Linux and/or AIX operating system experience. * Experience with AWS cloud technologies would be beneficial. Desirable Experience * Oracle Multitenant * Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) * TLS implementation * GoldenGate * Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) * OIDC authentication for GitLab runners Interested? If you wish to apply, please send: * Your latest CV - Availability / notice period * Confirmation of your OCI and Exadata experience * Your required day rate