Oracle is a leading technology company specializing in data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to drive innovation. They are seeking a Principal Cloud Database Architect to act as a trusted technical authority for customers modernizing their data estates, focusing on complex database environments and cloud deployments.
Responsibilities:
- Assess complex Oracle and non-Oracle database environments
- Lead MongoDB-to-Oracle migration strategies
- Architect production-grade cloud deployments across OCI, Azure, AWS and GCP
- Design resilient, high-availability database platforms
- Guide AI integration into transactional and analytical workloads
- Remove technical blockers during high-stakes migrations
- Translate field experience into repeatable best practices and architectural patterns
Requirements:
- 8–15+ years experience in enterprise database engineering or architecture
- Deep expertise in Oracle Database (SQL, PL/SQL; performance tuning; HA concepts)
- Experience with MongoDB or other document databases
- Proven experience migrating workloads between database platforms
- Strong experience migrating to cloud (OCI preferred; AWS, Azure or GCP valuable)
- Linux proficiency
- Scripting ability (Python, Bash or JavaScript)
- Strong understanding of JSON-based architectures and API-driven systems
- 3+ years in a customer-facing role (consulting, architecture, pre-sales, field engineering)
- Experience with Oracle Autonomous Database
- Experience with Oracle APEX or low-code application development
- Experience with high availability and disaster recovery architectures
- Familiarity with Snowflake or PostgreSQL
- Exposure to AI/ML integration with database platforms
- Experience in large-scale production modernisation programmes