DBA+OCI Admin Consultant

Job Overview:

• We are looking for a highly proficient Cloud Database Engineer with extensive expertise in DevOps, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) core database administration, and multi-cloud environments.
• The successful candidate will lead initiatives in cloud automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), database platform engineering, and cloud modernization efforts.
• This position demands a DevOps-first approach, with significant experience managing Oracle databases within OCI and hybrid multi-cloud infrastructures.

Primary Responsibilities:

• OCI Cloud Management
• Design, deploy, and oversee OCI services including Compute, Storage, Networking, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Monitoring, and Security
• Establish OCI landing zones, implement cloud governance policies, resource tagging, and cost optimization strategies
• Configure OCI Monitoring, Logging, Analytics, Cloud Guard, Security Zones, and Operations Insights
• Manage OCI networking components such as Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN), Dynamic Routing Gateways (DRG), FastConnect, VPN, Load Balancers, and DNS services
• Support OCI Backup, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, and Business Continuity solutions
• Core Database Administration
• Administer Oracle Database instances including versions 11g, 12c, 19c, 23ai, and 26ai within enterprise environments
• Manage Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard, RMAN, GoldenGate, and Multitenant architectures
• Execute installations, upgrades, migrations, patching, cloning, and performance tuning activities
• Support backup and recovery operations, disaster recovery testing, and overall database lifecycle management
• Monitor database health, availability, capacity, and security compliance
• Multi-Cloud Platform Support
• Maintain Oracle workloads across OCI, AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms
• Design and implement hybrid cloud and multi-cloud architectures
• Lead cloud migration projects, platform modernization, and workload optimization initiatives
• Integrate cloud-native monitoring, security, and automation frameworks across various cloud providers
• Develop standardized deployment and operational models across multiple cloud environments

Technical Skill Set:

• Mandatory DevOps proficiency
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
• Git, GitOps
• Python scripting
• Designing CI/CD pipelines
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• DevSecOps best practices
• OCI Cloud services: Compute, Storage, Networking
• OCI IAM and Security services
• OCI Monitoring, Logging, and Analytics
• OCI Cloud Guard and Security Zones
• OCI Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions
• OCI Resource Manager
• Oracle Database Administration
• Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard
• RMAN Backup and Recovery
• GoldenGate replication technology
• OEM Monitoring tools
• Performance tuning and optimization
• Multi-cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP
• Designing hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
• Implementing cloud migration strategies

Additional Skills:

Experience with Enterprise Applications, specifically Oracle Apps DBA roles, is considered a valuable asset.