Oracle DevOps Engineer: Automate & Elevate Database Ops

Swift Transportation; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Swift is seeking an Oracle DevOps Engineer to join the Database Platform team in Virginia. The role focuses on automating Oracle database operations, improving reliability, and delivering scalable solutions across the Oracle estate.

You will combine engineering instinct with a passion for automation and continuous improvement. This hands-on position emphasizes challenging manual processes, building automation, and evolving the platform with DevOps practices, collaborating with DBAs and platform

Qualifications

• 3-7 years in a systems engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or database engineering role.
• Experience developing automation using Ansible.
• Python or shell scripting experience.
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development practices.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to identify repetitive work and engineer practical solutions to eliminate manual effort.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions for Oracle database administration and platform operations.
• Write and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflows.
• Develop Python and shell scripts to automate operational tasks, reporting, monitoring, and remediation activities.
• Analyze recurring operational issues and transform manual procedures into reliable, reusable automation.
• Support Oracle database platforms, including installation, configuration, patching, health checks, and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with DBAs, infrastructure teams, and application teams to deliver scalable platform solutions.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
• Participate in problem management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and automation standards.
• Help drive a DevOps culture focused on efficiency, reliability, and operational excellence.

Skills

Ansible

Python

Shell scripting

Linux

Git

CI/CD

Analytical thinking

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

CI/CD platforms

Job description

Swift is seeking an Oracle DevOps Engineer to join the Database Platform team in Virginia. The role focuses on automating Oracle database operations, improving reliability, and delivering scalable solutions across the Oracle estate.

You will combine engineering instinct with a passion for automation and continuous improvement. This hands-on position emphasizes challenging manual processes, building automation, and evolving the platform with DevOps practices, collaborating with DBAs and platform