Randstad Technologies
Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Oracle / OCI)
Contract Type: Contract
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Hybrid (60% On-site in Blackpool or Newcastle)
Role Overview: We are seeking a highly operational Senior Infrastructure Engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Exadata. In this role, you will balance complex infrastructure design with critical day-to-day BAU operational support, managing highly available, mission-critical database environments. You will act as a major incident manager, drive infrastructure automation, and bring specialist knowledge to upskill the existing engineering team.
Key Responsibilities:
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Deliver expert, hands-on BAU operational support and act as the escalation point for major service-related incidents.
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Configure, support, and maintain Oracle Base Database and Exadata environments.
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Write, debug, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.
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Manage data migration projects and conduct migration testing across public cloud environments.
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Implement and maintain robust security procedures, including network segregation and data encryption (at rest and in transit).
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Mentor existing team members, providing specialist technical guidance on OCI and Exadata best practices.
Must-Have Technical Skills:
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Strong, recent experience (within the last 5 years) in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Exadata.
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Extensive Oracle RDBMS (11.2-23ai) experience in Linux/AIX environments.
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Deep expertise in supporting Oracle RAC (including ASM, AFD, HANFS, TAF).
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Strong proficiency with Dataguard setup, OEM, OCI's DB Management, and RMAN Backup & Recovery.
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Experience with data migration tooling (Datapump, Golden Gate, ZDM).
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Public Cloud experience (OCI and AWS).
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Version control and CI/CD tools (Git/GitLab, including OIDC authentication).
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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