Full job descriptionJob 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:
*Deliver expert, hands-on BAU operational support and act as the escalation point for major service-related incidents.

*Configure, support, and maintain Oracle Base Database and Exadata environments.

*Write, debug, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.

*Manage data migration projects and conduct migration testing across public cloud environments.

*Implement and maintain robust security procedures, including network segregation and data encryption (at rest and in transit).

*Mentor existing team members, providing specialist technical guidance on OCI and Exadata best practices.

Must-Have Technical Skills:
*Strong, recent experience (within the last 5 years) in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Exadata.

*Extensive Oracle RDBMS (11.2-23ai) experience in Linux/AIX environments.

*Deep expertise in supporting Oracle RAC (including ASM, AFD, HANFS, TAF).

*Strong proficiency with Dataguard setup, OEM, OCI’s DB Management, and RMAN Backup & Recovery.

*Experience with data migration tooling (Datapump, Golden Gate, ZDM).

*Public Cloud experience (OCI and AWS).

*Version control and CI/CD tools (Git/GitLab, including OIDC authentication).

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.