Oracle Exadata Platform (Database) Engineer - Candidate from VA, MD and DC ONLY - Fully Remote - Contract Role

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Elite Technical, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! Oracle Database Engineer (Exadata Platform) We are seeking an engineer with hands-on Oracle Exadata platform expertise combined with strong Oracle client/application-side experience to support large-scale database migrations and ongoing production operations. We are seeking candidates with deep experience with Oracle Exadata (on-prem or OCI / Database@Azure), including architecture, performance characteristics, HA/DR concepts, and operational support. The selected candidate will have strong Oracle Database administration skills (11g/12c/19c+), including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, patching, backup/recovery, and performance tuning. Required Skills • Education Level: Bachelor''s Degree - Computer Science or IT related field. In lieu of a Bachelor''s degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience. • Experience: 5 years Experience perform full data management duties, including migration and continuous integration/delivery. • Must have: Oracle Exadata Migration Engineer • • Top 5 Mandatory Skills • • • Oracle Exadata Platform Expertise - Hands on experience with Exadata architecture, performance characteristics, HA/DR, and operational support (on prem or OCI / Database@Azure). • Oracle Database Administration & Migration - Strong DBA skills (19c+ preferred) including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, backup/recovery, patching, and executing VM to Exadata migrations with production cutovers. • Oracle Client Connectivity & Integration - Deep understanding of Oracle client side connectivity (JDBC, ODP.NET, OCI clients, TNS, DNS based redirection, connection strings) and how applications consume Oracle databases. • Application Migration & Validation Support - Ability to work directly with application teams to validate connectivity, performance, and functionality during and after Exadata migrations, including troubleshooting issues at the app/DB boundary. • Production Operations & Cross Team Coordination - Experience supporting production migrations, coordinating change windows, handling escalations, and collaborating across DBA, infrastructure, and application teams.