Database Engineer Consultant - Dell Technologies

OpenTalent; Karnataka; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTalent in Karnataka, India, seeks a Database Engineer Consultant to evaluate new database technologies, set standards, and manage development and production Oracle environments with emphasis on security, availability, and performance.

You will automate provisioning, patching, monitoring, and administration using Terraform, Ansible, Python, and CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with application, infrastructure, and platform teams to support mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• 13–15 years of hands-on Oracle Database Administration and Support in large enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Oracle technologies: RAC, ASM, Data Guard, GoldenGate, RMAN, performance tuning, upgrades, and migrations.
• Experience implementing DevOps and automation with Terraform, Ansible, Python, Shell Scripting and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven experience supporting high-availability, DR, and OCI cloud-based Oracle environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer, support, and optimize Oracle databases including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, GoldenGate, and Multitenant architectures.
• Lead modernization, upgrades, migrations, DR, and cloud adoption initiatives across on-premises and OCI workloads.
• Design and implement automation for provisioning, patching, monitoring, and administration.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and platform teams to support mission-critical systems and resolve production issues.

Skills

Oracle DBA

DevOps practices

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

OCI

Job description

Database Engineer Consultant

Evaluates new database technologies and tools in the industry. Sets database system administration and programming standards, applies database technology to business problems, manages development and production database environments with emphasis on security, availability, and performance. Determines appropriateness of data for storage and optimum storage organization. Creates sustainable and maintainable tools to automate database provisioning, patching, monitoring, metrics, maintenance, and administration.

• Administer, support, and optimize Oracle database environments, including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, GoldenGate, and Multitenant architectures, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
• Lead database modernization, upgrade, migration, disaster recovery, and cloud adoption initiatives across on-premises and cloud-hosted Oracle workloads.
• Design and implement automation solutions using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), scripting, and DevOps practices to streamline database operations and deployments.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and platform teams to support mission-critical systems, resolve complex production issues, and maintain service-level commitments.
• Utilize monitoring, observability, and AI-driven operational capabilities to enhance reliability, capacity planning, incident management, and continuous service improvement.

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role: Essential Requirements

• 13-15 years of hands-on experience in Oracle Database Administration and Support within large enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Oracle Database technologies, including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, GoldenGate, RMAN, performance tuning, upgrades, and migrations.
• Experience implementing DevOps and automation practices using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, Shell Scripting, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven experience supporting high-availability, disaster recovery, and cloud-based Oracle database environments, particularly Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills with the ability to manage critical production environments.

Desirable Requirements

• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), Oracle Certified Master (OCM), OCI Cloud, DevOps, or related certifications; Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with AI/AIOps platforms, observability tools, and intelligent automation capabilities for database and infrastructure operations.