Ascendum Solutions

Database Engineer

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This role is for a Database Engineer focused on Oracle deployed on AWS, with a contract length of "unknown" and a pay rate of "unknown." Key skills include Oracle Database Administration, cloud migration (AWS/Azure), and automation. Location is hybrid in Westlake, Texas.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
560
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🗓️ - Date
April 15, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Boston, MA
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Linux #Unit Testing #Azure #Scripting #Groovy #Scala #Jenkins #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Databases #Database Administration #Cloud #Azure cloud #DevOps #Continuous Deployment #Automation #Oracle #Deployment #GitHub #Public Cloud #Python #Replication #Database Systems #Artifactory #Shell Scripting #Java #Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters)
Role description
This role will be focused heavily on Oracle deployed on AWS. Open to Westlake, Texas location as well. About the Role As a Database Engineer you will work within the Data Platform space, on our Oracle Engineering team. You will work with a highly collaborative, multi-functional technical team that is committed to improving the value of our technology solutions. You will be responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining the enterprise-level database systems that store, organize, and manage an organization's critical data. This role is a hybrid of software engineering and database expertise, focused on building foundational database solutions and best practices for engineering teams. Responsibilities • Design, maintain and enhance database solutions for the AWS and Azure cloud and on-prem platforms. • Oracle database administration, platform engineering and automation to create a highly available and scalable environment. • Work with DevOps team to build/configure/debug pipelines and automation. • Build and deploy data solutions in AWS and Azure. • Design and implement highly resilient Oracle database platforms, using distributed database. • Configure alerts and monitors using tools like Data Dog, OEM and OTEL to create a highly available platform. • Participate in US on-call schedule for production support and maintenance of high availability database systems. • Evaluate and propose best-of-breed tools and engineering best-practices. • Participate in code review and unit testing and provide support on issues in development or production. Qualifications • 12+ experience in Oracle Database Administration / Performance Engineering / Replication Engineering across multiple platforms -- Linux and Engineered systems. Required Skills • Experience working in a large database hybrid environment that includes both on-prem and public cloud resources. • Experience working on various Cloud Options (AWS/Azure - fully managed/IAAS) including practical expertise in migrating databases from on-premises to public cloud. • Strong experience in production support and maintenance of high availability database systems. • Expertise and experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools such as GitHub, Artifactory and Jenkins. • Ability to automate various administrative tasks using Python, Groovy, Jenkins, Java, and/or shell scripting skills. • Expertise in Golden Gate replication on Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) & Exadata. Preferred Skills • A good understanding of Oracle RAC related performance challenges. • Think innovatively and have the ability to automate various administrative tasks.