Senior Oracle Database Engineer( Exadata)

Job Description:

Required Skills Oracle Exadata Migration Engineer

• We are seeking an engineer with hands on Oracle Exadata platform expertise combined with strong Oracle client/application side experience to support large scale database migrations and ongoing production operations.

Core platform skills

• Deep experience with Oracle Exadata (on prem or OCI / Database@Azure), including architecture, performance characteristics, HA/DR concepts, and operational support
• Strong Oracle Database administration skills (11g/12c/19c+), including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, patching, backup/recovery, and performance tuning
• Experience executing and supporting Oracle database migrations from VM based or traditional environments to Exadata, including cutover planning and validation

Client / application side expertise

• Strong understanding of Oracle client connectivity, including JDBC/ODP.NET, OCI clients, TNS, DNS based redirection, and connection string behavior
• Ability to support application teams during migrations, including connectivity validation, performance verification, and post migration troubleshooting
• Experience working with enterprise applications (e.g., Pega, portal, middleware platforms) that depend on Oracle databases

Operational and collaboration skills

• Ability to partner closely with DBA, infrastructure, and application teams during pre migration prep, migration events, and post cutover support
• Experience supporting production migrations, including change management, outage coordination, and escalation handling
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and validation in enterprise environments (e.g., performance baselining, post migration checks)

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or IT related field

Experience: 5 years Experience perform full data management duties, including migration and continuous integration/delivery.

In Lieu of Education

In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
• Knowledge of Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server and similar databases, Expert
• Ability to communicate effectively with analysts, developers, tests, and project managers in both oral and written form., Advanced
• Ability to work minimal supervision., Advanced
• High-level of analytical and troubleshooting skills., Expert
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications., Advanced
• Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SL), Advanced
• The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes them ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs.
• Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time.
• Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence.
• Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.

Oracle Exadata Platform Expertise

• Hands on experience with Exadata architecture, performance characteristics, HA/DR, and operational support (on prem or OCI / Database@Azure).
• Oracle Database Administration & Migration
• Strong DBA skills (19c+ preferred) including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, backup/recovery, patching, and executing VM to Exadata migrations with production cutovers.
• Oracle Client Connectivity & Integration
• Deep understanding of Oracle client side connectivity (JDBC, ODP.NET, OCI clients, TNS, DNS based redirection, connection strings) and how applications consume Oracle databases.
• Application Migration & Validation Support
• Ability to work directly with application teams to validate connectivity, performance, and functionality during and after Exadata migrations, including troubleshooting issues at the app/DB boundary.
• Production Operations & Cross Team Coordination
• Experience supporting production migrations, coordinating change windows, handling escalations, and collaborating across DBA, infrastructure, and application