Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Platform Engineer

Role: Senior Infrastructure Engineer

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Location : Hybrid Blackpool/Newcastle
Duration: 12-month contract
Job Description:
We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with strong, recent hands-on experience in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Exadata to join a high-profile programme.
Core Purpose of the Role
This is a senior technical role focused on:
Leading and supporting Oracle-based infrastructure services in OCI and Exadata environments
Providing BAU operational support alongside complex design and problem-solving
Acting as a technical SME and escalation point, including major incident management
Supporting team upskilling and knowledge sharing
Contributing to cloud and infrastructure strategy and delivery
Essential Skills & Experience
Candidates must demonstrate strong, recent experience (within last 5 years) in:
Oracle & Database Technologies
Oracle RDBMS (11.223ai)
Oracle Exadata and Base Database in OCI
Oracle RAC, ASM, AFD, HANFS, TAF
Data Guard configuration and support
RMAN backup and recovery
OEM and OCI Database Management
Patching, upgrades, and high availability mission-critical environments
Cloud & Infrastructure
Strong OCI experience (critical requirement)
AWS experience (especially network segregation/security)
Linux and/or AIX environments
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) including debugging
Security & DevOps
Network segmentation in cloud environments
Data encryption (in transit and at rest, Oracle-focused preferred)
OIDC authentication (GitLab runners)
Git repository management xwzovoh
Data Migration & Tools
Datapump, GoldenGate, ZDM
Migration testing in Oracle/AWS environments
Additional Desirable Experience
Oracle Multitenant, TDE, TLS
Exadata configuration and optimisation
Supporting highly available enterprise database platforms
Key Requirements Summary
Deep OCI + Exadata expertise (must-have)
Strong Oracle DBA/infrastructure background
Ability to support BAU while contributing to design and strategic work
Proven experience in enterprise-scale, mission-critical environments