Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Oracle / OCI) Contract Type: Contract Duration: 2 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.