

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.
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.






