Senior Oracle Database Administrator

TEKsystems; Zaandam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems Global Services seeks a Senior Oracle DBA / Platform Automation Engineer to join a skilled database engineering team. You will manage and modernize large Oracle environments, embracing automation, IaC, and platform engineering for a cloud-based Oracle Database@Azure platform.

You will design and implement automation to reduce manual work, work with Exadata environments, and collaborate across cloud, security, and networking teams to drive reliability and self-service capabilities.

Qualifications

• Strong Oracle database fundamentals with production experience.
• Automation and IaC focus; Terraform/Ansible experience valued.
• Experience with Oracle Database@Azure and Exadata is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain enterprise-scale Oracle databases.
• Work with Oracle Database@Azure and Oracle Exadata platforms.
• Improve reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with engineers to boost stability and efficiency.
• Design automation for DBA tasks; reduce manual work.
• Contribute to platform modernization and self-service capabilities.

Skills

Oracle Database

Automation

Scripting

Infrastructure as Code

Exadata

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Oracle Database@Azure

Job description

TEKsystems Global Services is supporting a leading organization within the retail and consumer goods industry that is undergoing a significant cloud and database platform transformation. We are seeking a Senior Oracle DBA / Platform Automation Engineer to join a highly skilled database engineering team responsible for managing and modernizing large-scale Oracle database environments.

This role is ideal for professionals who combine strong Oracle database expertise with a passion for automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and platform engineering. The successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing operational efficiency, reducing manual processes, and supporting the evolution of a modern Oracle Database@Azure platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and maintain enterprise-scale Oracle database environments.
• Work with Oracle Database@Azure and Oracle Exadata platforms.
• Contribute to database reliability, scalability, performance, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with database engineers to improve platform stability and efficiency.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Design and implement automation solutions for database administration and operational processes.
• Reduce manual effort through repeatable and scalable automation frameworks.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform.
• Create configuration management and deployment automation with Ansible.
• Standardize deployment, provisioning, and operational workflows.

Platform Modernization

• Support the ongoing development of an Oracle Database@Azure environment.
• Improve provisioning, patching, configuration, and maintenance processes.
• Drive consistency and automation across database platforms.
• Contribute to platform engineering best practices and self-service capabilities.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including cloud, infrastructure, networking, security, and database specialists.
• Participate in design discussions, architecture reviews, and technical decision-making.
• Promote automation and operational best practices across engineering teams.

Required Skills

Oracle Database

• Solid understanding of Oracle database architecture and operational management.
• Experience supporting production-critical Oracle environments.

Note: Extensive "DBA guru" experience is not required. Strong Oracle fundamentals combined with automation expertise are highly valued.

Hands-on experience with:

• Terraform
• Ansible
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Operational automation
• Scripting and process optimization

Experience with:

• Oracle Exadata

Preferred Skills

• DevOps methodologies
• Cloud infrastructure automation
• Database monitoring and observability tools
• Collaborative team of experienced database and infrastructure engineers.
• International and English-speaking environment.
• Strong focus on innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.

Location

• Zaandam (hybrid set up - 2 days on-site)
• Language: English (Dutch is a plus)