Cleared Site Reliability Engineer - Database

Oracle; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 79,100 - 158,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Oracle is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to work on improving their cloud services with a focus on security, scalability, and performance. Candidates must hold U.S. citizenship, have an active TS/SCI w/ poly security clearance, and be ready for shift work. Responsibilities include partnering with development teams to enhance service architecture and troubleshooting complex issues. The position offers a competitive salary range from $79,100 to $158,200 annually, along with comprehensive benefits including insurance, paid time off, and 401(k).

Qualifications

• Must possess U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI w/ poly security clearance.
• Experience managing production cloud services is necessary.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with development teams to improve service architecture.
• Act as escalation for complex issues not yet documented.
• Be available on shifts and weekends.

Skills

Problem-solving for cloud infrastructure

Software design and deployment

Large-scale distributed systems design

Capacity planning and demand forecasting

Tools

Terraform

Oracle Database

Linux

RMAN

Exadata

Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance

Job description

Job Description

Work with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team on the shared full stack ownership of a collection of services and/or technology areas. Understand the end-to-end configuration, technical dependencies, and overall behavioral characteristics of production services. Responsible for the design and delivery of the mission‑critical stack, with focus on security, resiliency, scale, and performance. Authority for end-to-end performance and operability. Partner with development teams in defining and implementing improvements in service architecture.

Articulate technical characteristics of services and technology areas and guide Development Teams to engineer and add premier capabilities to the Oracle Cloud service portfolio. Understand and communicate the scale, capacity, security, performance attributes, and requirements of the service and technology stack. Demonstrate clear understanding of automation and orchestration principles. Act as ultimate escalation point for complex or critical issues that have not yet been documented as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Utilize a deep understanding of service topology and their dependencies required to troubleshoot issues and define mitigations. Understand and explain the effect of product architecture decisions on distributed systems. Professional curiosity and a desire to develop deep understanding of services and technologies.

Relevant Skills

• Solve complex problems related to infrastructure cloud services and build automation to prevent problem recurrence.
• Design, write, and deploy software to improve the availability, scalability, and efficiency of Oracle products and services.
• Design and develop designs, architectures, standards, and methods for large‑scale distributed systems.
• Facilitate service capacity planning and demand forecasting, software performance analysis, and system tuning.

Responsibilities

Must possess U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI w/ poly security clearance to be eligible for consideration.

Technical Expertise

• Terraform, Infrastructure as Code
• Oracle Database
• Linux
• RMAN
• Exadata
• Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance

Other Desired Experience

• Prior SRE experience managing production cloud services.
• Prior experience in releasing and maintaining cloud services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Production experience managing systems or database environment.
• Experience with a general‑purpose systems language such as Python, Perl, Unix Shell, SQL, PL/SQL, or Rust.

This position will require being available in shifts and weekends.

Qualifications

Disclaimer: Certain U.S. customer or client‑facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Career Level - IC3

Compensation and Benefits

US: Hiring range in USD from $79,100 - $158,200 per year. Eligible for bonus and equity.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short‑term disability and long‑term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Pre‑tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) savings and investment plan with company match
• Paid time off, flexible vacation, accrual rates stated above
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave, 72 hours upon hire, refreshed yearly, up to 112 hours
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

Accessibility and Inclusivity

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Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.