Senior Database Platform Engineer

About the role

As a Senior Database Platform Engineer you will help transform Oracle database operations into a fully automated, secure, and scalable platform. Working within an agile delivery team you will design and maintain automation across the entire database lifecycle, delivering reliable, auditable and resilient database services while minimizing manual intervention.

Key responsibilities

• Automate the complete Oracle database lifecycle – provisioning, cloning, refresh, reconfiguration, backup, restore and de‑commissioning – using Terraform, Ansible and scripting.
• Develop and operate automated workflows for day‑to‑day tasks such as restarts, resizing, parameter changes, Oracle Home switches and incident recovery.
• Implement GitOps practices to manage database configuration and parameters with full version control and auditability.
• Build and enhance backup, recovery and disaster‑recovery automation, including Data Guard Broker switchovers and DR testing.
• Maintain immutable OS and Oracle Home images to eliminate configuration drift and reduce maintenance effort.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience as an Oracle DBA or Database Engineer in a production, mission‑critical environment.
• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a comparable field.
• Proven experience automating operations with Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu, Git, CI/CD pipelines and scripting in Python or Shell.
• Solid understanding of public cloud platforms, preferably OCI, and Linux‑based environments.

Required skills

• Oracle Database (installation, patching, upgrades, Data Guard, RMAN, TDE, cloning, refreshes, performance troubleshooting)
• Infrastructure as Code tools – Terraform / OpenTofu, Ansible
• Scripting – Python, Shell
• Version control and GitOps – Git, CI/CD pipelines
• Public cloud – OCI, Linux, Kubernetes, storage and networking concepts, secrets management

What we offer

• Hybrid and flexible working model to support work‑life balance.
• Inclusive, diverse culture that values authentic contributions.