Oracle Exadata Platform (Database) Engineer - Candidate from VA, MD and DC ONLY - Fully Remote - Contract Role

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.

We are seeking candidates with deep experience with Oracle Exadata (on-prem or OCI / Database@Azure), including architecture, performance characteristics, HA/DR concepts, and operational support. The selected candidate will have strong Oracle Database administration skills (11g/12c/19c+), including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, patching, backup/recovery, and performance tuning.

- Education Level: Bachelor''s Degree - Computer Science or IT related field. In lieu of a Bachelor''s degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
- Experience: 5 years Experience perform full data management duties, including migration and continuous integration/delivery.
- Must have: Oracle Exadata Migration Engineer

**Top 5 Mandatory Skills**
(1) Oracle Exadata Platform Expertise - Hands on experience with Exadata architecture, performance characteristics, HA/DR, and operational support (on prem or OCI / Database@Azure).
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) Production Operations & Cross Team Coordination - Experience supporting production migrations, coordinating change windows, handling escalations, and collaborating across DBA, infrastructure, and application teams.