Senior Oracle Database Engineer

Ampcus Inc; Owings Mills (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc is seeking a highly motivated Senior Oracle Database Engineer in Owings Mills, MD. This role demands hands-on Oracle Exadata platform expertise for large-scale database migrations and ongoing operational support. Ideal candidates will have deep experience with Oracle Database administration, including RAC and Data Guard, alongside strong client-side connectivity skills. The minimum requirement is a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or IT, with 5 years of relevant experience required. Join our talented team for a rewarding career with great opportunities!

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience managing data, including migration and continuous integration/delivery.
• Expertise in Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server, and similar databases.
• Excellent communication skills with analysts, developers, and project managers.

Responsibilities

• Support large-scale database migrations and ongoing production operations.
• Collaborate with DBA, infrastructure, and application teams.
• Troubleshoot migration issues and ensure production stability.

Skills

Oracle Exadata Platform Expertise

Oracle Database Administration & Migration

Oracle Client Connectivity & Integration

Application Migration & Validation Support

Production Operations & Cross Team Coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or IT

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title

Senior Oracle Database Engineer.

Location

Owings Mills, MD.

Job Description

• We are seeking an engineer with hands‑on Oracle Exadata platform expertise combined with strong Oracle client/application‑side experience to support large‑scale database migrations and ongoing production operations.
• Core platform skills.
• Deep experience with Oracle Exadata (on‑prem or OCI / Database@Azure), including architecture, performance characteristics, HA/DR concepts, and operational support.
• Strong Oracle Database administration skills (11g/12c/19c ), including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, patching, backup/recovery, and performance tuning.
• Experience executing and supporting Oracle database migrations from VM‑based or traditional environments to Exadata, including cutover planning and validation.
• Client / application‑side expertise.
• Strong understanding of Oracle client connectivity, including JDBC/ODP.NET, OCI clients, TNS, DNS‑based redirection, and connection string behavior.
• Ability to support application teams during migrations, including connectivity validation, performance verification, and post‑migration troubleshooting.
• Experience working with enterprise applications (e.g., Pega, portal, middleware platforms) that depend on Oracle databases.
• Operational and collaboration skills.
• Ability to partner closely with DBA, infrastructure, and application teams during pre‑migration prep, migration events, and post‑cutover support.
• Experience supporting production migrations, including change management, outage coordination, and escalation handling.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and validation in enterprise environments (e.g., performance baselining, post‑migration checks).

Top 5 Mandatory Skills

• Oracle Exadata Platform Expertise: Hands on experience with Exadata architecture, performance characteristics, HA/DR, and operational support (on prem or OCI / Database@Azure).
• Oracle Database Administration & Migration: Strong DBA skills (19c preferred) including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, backup/recovery, patching, and executing VM to Exadata migrations with production cutovers.
• Oracle Client Connectivity & Integration: Deep understanding of Oracle client side connectivity (JDBC, ODP.NET, OCI clients, TNS, DNS based redirection, connection strings) and how applications consume Oracle databases.
• Application Migration & Validation Support: Ability to work directly with application teams to validate connectivity, performance, and functionality during and after Exadata migrations, including troubleshooting issues at the app/DB boundary.
• Production Operations & Cross Team Coordination: Experience supporting production migrations, coordinating change windows, handling escalations, and collaborating across DBA, infrastructure, and application teams.

Required Skills

• Oracle Exadata Migration Engineer.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server and similar databases, Expert.
• Ability to communicate effectively with analysts, developers, tests, and project managers in both oral and written form., Advanced.
• Ability to work minimal supervision., Advanced.
• High-level of analytical and troubleshooting skills., Expert.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications., Advanced.
• Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SL), Advanced.

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree.

Education Details

• Computer Science or IT related field.

Experience

• 5 years’ Experience perform full data management duties, including migration and continuous integration/delivery.

In Lieu of Education

• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.