Autonomous Database Engineer (Cloud DBA & DevOps) - UK
Remote
Reading, United Kingdom
Full Time
23-04-2025
Job Specifications
Job Description
The Autonomous Database Team is responsible for building the Cloud service framework powering various Oracle Autonomous Database cloud services, including Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW) and Autonomous Transaction Processing (ATP). The framework automates deployment, scaling and management of databases in the cloud. It is built on top of Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Layer.
The Autonomous Database cloud service framework features APIs to handle all lifecycle management operations of databases. It also performs operations autonomously based on internal and external events. The team has the unique opportunity to make significant contributions to the full stack of Oracle technology, from database kernel to cloud service platform and to customer-facing portals.
You will be responsible for deploying fixes for the Autonomous Database service with a deep focus on architecture, production operations, performance management, deployment and release engineering. You will work with multiple cross-functional teams helping deliver new and outstanding experiences to our stakeholders while ensuring reliability and performance. The successful candidate will be expected to interface with both senior management and the various delivery teams across OCI and database security and compliance architecture team to define and maintain our compliance posture in an environment of increasing regulatory expectations and growth.
We are a dynamic and enthusiastic team with great emphasis on go-getters and proactive individuals.
Overview from oracle.com with links to other collateral:
https://www.oracle.com/autonomous-database/
In this role you will need to:
Operate and performs maintenance to cloud database services running within the region.
Assess, prioritize, and communicate risks and urgency to leadership and engineering teams
Take ownership of the implementation and production operations of a wide array of core system platform solutions
React to production deficiencies by continuously implementing automation, self-healing, and real-time monitoring to production systems
Ensure thorough documentation of incidents through company-standard reporting methods.
Stay informed of cloud infrastructure stacks
Preferred Qualifications:
At least a Bachelor’s degree, in Computer Science, MIS or another technical field, or equivalent work experience.
Solid experience with Linux.
Experience troubleshooting complex software and/or networking issues.
Knowledge on Cloud computing architecture, primarily Identity, Compute and Networking
Expert level experience, understanding, implementation and troubleshooting of Oracle Database technology including RAC, Dataguard, ASM, RMAN preferred.
Development skills utilizing Python, shell, SQL, Terraform
Prior DevOps or continuous delivery and deployment experience preferred
Strong communication and analytical skills
Proven ability to quickly learn new technical domains and then train others.
This is full-remote role but you are required to obtain Gov Security Clearance.
Career Level - IC3
Qualifications
Career Level - IC3
About Us
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We're a cloud technology company that provides organizations around the world with computing infrastructure and software to help them innovate, unlock efficiencies and become more effective. We also created the world's first - and only - autonomous database to help organize and secure our customers' data. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offers higher performance, security, and cost savings. It is designed so businesses can move workloads easily from on-premises systems to the cloud, and between cloud and on-premises and other ... Know more
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