job summary:
Fully engage in product quality efforts, including test case development, design and code reviews, regression testing, and automation, with an emphasis on reducing manual effort and increasing release quality.
Proactively identify opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, observability, and operational efficiency across database and application ecosystems.
Mentor junior and senior engineers alike, providing guidance on Oracle best practices, Exadata optimization strategies, and full-stack engineering approaches.
location: Westlake, Texas
job type: Contract
salary: $92 - 93 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Deep expertise in Oracle SQL and PL/SQL development, including complex query design, stored procedures, packages, triggers, and performance tuning.
- Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Exadata engineering, including performance optimization for Exadata-specific capabilities such as Smart Scan, Storage Indexes, Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC), partitioning, and parallel query execution.
- Proven experience with Oracle database architecture and administration concepts, including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, AWR/ASH analysis, and execution plan optimization.
- Strong experience in data analysis, data modeling, schema design, and implementation of high-performance data APIs.
- Expertise in diagnosing and tuning database performance bottlenecks across SQL, PL/SQL, storage, and infrastructure layers in mission-critical environments.
- Experience writing, maintaining, and optimizing batch processing solutions using technologies such as ETL/Informatica, Autosys, and Oracle-based scheduling or data movement frameworks.
- Strong understanding of fundamental design principles for building scalable, resilient, and maintainable applications.
- Experience with ATDD (Acceptance Test Driven Development) and writing automated tests for database and application code.
- Exposure to cloud and modern data technologies is a plus, including Snowflake, AWS S3, and hybrid data platforms.
- Strong interest in writing clean, testable, readable, maintainable, and high-performing code.
- Experience working in an Agile software delivery environment, with exposure to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
- Ability to translate business storyboards and use cases into robust technical solutions that provide strategic advantage.
- Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and debugging skills across both database and application layers.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance, helping team members grow and perform at their highest potential.
qualifications:
Lead the design and implementation of software and database solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements and align with the program's strategic direction.
Serve as a technical leader for Oracle database engineering, with a focus on Exadata optimization, scalability, reliability, and performance tuning.
Design and develop robust SQL/PLSQL-based services, data APIs, and batch frameworks to support critical business workflows.
Lead and participate in application design reviews, database design reviews, code reviews, and performance optimization efforts.
Drive engineering best practices for database development, ATDD, CI/CD, automated testing, and production readiness.
Partner with global development teams to establish and promote standard methodologies for software engineering and database performance management.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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