Data/ Oracle Engineer

Purpose

The Data / Oracle Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise data platforms and Oracle-based systems that support business applications, reporting, analytics, and digital initiatives across the organization. An ideal candidate will have hands-on experience supporting databases, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise applications within an Oracle Cloud environment.

The role provides hands-on technical expertise in Oracle databases, data engineering, integrations, and performance optimization, ensuring data availability, integrity, security, and scalability. Operating within a sovereign wealth fund environment, the role requires strong technical discipline, documentation rigor, and adherence to governance and change management standards.

Core Responsibilities

• Oracle Database Engineering \& Administration
• Design, implement, and support Oracle database environments across development, test, and production
• Perform database administration tasks including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, backup, and recovery
• Monitor database performance and availability, conduct tuning, and resolve complex performance issues
• Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions (e.g., Data Guard, RMAN, Autonomous Database, Exadata, OCI Load Balancer)
• Data Engineering \& Integration
• Design and develop data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and integrations between Oracle databases and enterprise applications
• Design and implement Oracle Fusion use cases in response to evolving business requirements across HR, Finance, and other functional domains
• Support data ingestion from multiple sources including ERP, HR, finance, and business systems
• Develop and maintain data models, schemas, and transformations to support reporting and analytics needs
• Ensure data consistency, accuracy, and reconciliation across systems
• Analytics \& Insights
• Support enterprise analytics solutions across Oracle Cloud and Oracle Fusion environments (e.g., Oracle Analytics Cloud, Fusion Analytics Warehouse)
• Design and maintain analytical data models, dashboards, and reports to support business decision-making across HR, Finance, and other domains
• Enable data integration and ingestion from Oracle Fusion and OCI sources into analytics platforms using standard Oracle tools and services
• Performance, Reliability \& Optimization
• Proactively identify and resolve data and database performance bottlenecks
• Optimize SQL queries, PL/SQL procedures, indexing strategies, and data structures
• Support capacity planning and growth forecasting for data platforms
• Ensure system stability and minimize downtime through proactive monitoring
• Security, Governance \& Compliance
• Implement database security controls including access management, encryption, auditing, and segregation of duties
• Ensure compliance with internal IT governance, data security standards, and audit requirements
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, configuration records, and change logs
• Support internal and external audits by providing technical evidence and documentation
• Cloud, Automation \& Modernization
• Support Oracle solutions in Oracle cloud environments
• Automate database and data operations using scripting and tooling where appropriate
• Support modernization initiatives such as data platform upgrades, system consolidation, and integration with analytics platforms
• Incident, Change \& Support
• Participate in incident resolution, root cause analysis, and problem management for data and database issues
• Execute approved changes in accordance with change management procedures
• Provide second- and third-level support for Oracle and data-related issues

Requirements

**Education \& Qualifications**

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• Oracle certifications such as OCI Foundations Associate, OCI Integration Cloud Professional, Autonomous Database Cloud Professional or data engineering certifications are an advantage

Experience Requirements

• 7-10 years of experience in Oracle database administration and data engineering roles
• Strong experience working with enterprise Oracle environments in financial services, government, or high-availability organizations preferred
• Proven experience supporting mission-critical systems and data platforms
• Experience working in structured IT environments with strong governance and change control

Technical Expertise / Skills / Knowledge

• Strong expertise in Oracle Fusion Environment, SQL, PL/SQL, performance tuning, and backup/recovery
• Experience with data integration tools, ETL frameworks, and data pipelines
• Knowledge of data modeling, reporting, and analytics enablement
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and scripting (Shell, Python, etc.)
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is an advantage
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills