Job DescriptionOracle OCI Multi-Cloud Engineer / Associate Manager
Location: London, hybrid
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced OCI & Multi-Cloud Engineer / Solution Architect with deep expertise in Oracle technologies and hyperscaler cloud platforms. This is a senior technical role responsible for designing, delivering, and operating Oracle-centric cloud architectures across OCI, Azure, AWS, and GCP. The successful candidate will combine strong Oracle database and EBS administration skills with cloud and solution architecture expertise, playing a key role in data centre exit programmes, cloud migrations, and the design of secure, scalable landing zones. The role requires the ability to operate as a trusted technical advisor - translating complex business requirements into robust, deliverable solution designs.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture
- Act as Solution Architect across Oracle and multi-cloud programmes, owning the end-to-end technical solution from initial requirements through to delivery and handover
- Engage with business and technical stakeholders to elicit, shape, and translate requirements into viable, cost-effective solution designs
- Produce and present solution proposals, architecture options papers, and business cases to senior stakeholders and governance boards
- Lead architecture assurance and design authority reviews, ensuring solutions meet security, performance, resilience, and compliance requirements
- Define solution patterns and reference architectures for Oracle cloud workloads that can be reused across programmes
- Manage technical risk throughout the solution lifecycle, identifying issues early and proposing mitigations
- Work closely with programme and project managers to ensure solution integrity is maintained through delivery
- Support pre-sales and bid activity by contributing to RFP/RFI responses, statements of work, and effort estimation
Cloud Architecture & Design
- Design and deliver High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD) for Oracle and multi-cloud infrastructure solutions
- Architect and build Cloud Landing Zones across OCI and hyperscaler platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), including network topology, identity, governance, and security guardrails
- Define and implement multi-cloud integration patterns including hybrid connectivity, cross-cloud networking, and unified identity management
- Produce architecture documentation, solution blueprints, and technical runbooks
- Lead technical design workshops and engage with stakeholders at all levels
Oracle Database Administration
- Administer and optimise Oracle Database environments (11g, 12c, 19c and above) on-premises and in cloud
- Manage Oracle Database Service deployments across OracleDB@Azure, OracleDB@AWS, and OracleDB@GCP
- Perform database performance tuning, patching, backup and recovery, and capacity planning
- Manage Oracle RAC, Data Guard, and ASM environments
- Support Oracle Advanced Security features including TDE, audit vault, and database firewall
Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)
- Administer and support Oracle EBS environments (R12.1, R12.2) including patching, cloning, and upgrades
- Perform EBS cloning (full and rapid clone) for development, test, and DR environments
- Lead and deliver EBS migrations to cloud (OCI, Azure, AWS), including lift-and-shift and re-platform approaches
- Configure and manage EBS shared application tier, concurrent managers, and autoconfig
- Manage EBS integrations, middleware, and WebLogic/OHS components
- Work with functional teams to support EBS application patching and critical patch updates (CPUs)
Data Centre Exit & Cloud Migration
- Lead data centre exit programmes, including asset discovery, dependency mapping, wave planning, and cut-over execution
- Deliver database migration projects using Oracle Data Pump, GoldenGate, RMAN, and cloud-native migration services (DMS, OCI DMS)
- Execute lift-and-shift, re-platform, and re-architecture migration strategies based on business requirements
- Manage migration runbooks, rollback plans, and post-migration validation
- Assess on-premises workloads for cloud readiness and produce TCO/ROI analysis
Linux & Infrastructure
- Administer Linux environments (RHEL, Oracle Linux, CentOS) including kernel tuning, storage configuration, and performance optimisation for Oracle workloads
- Manage storage configurations for Oracle (ASM, NFS, block storage) in cloud and on-premises environments
- Script and automate infrastructure tasks using Shell, Python, Ansible, or Terraform
- Configure and manage Oracle Hugepages, NUMA, and OS-level tuning for database performance
DevOps & Automation
- Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools - Terraform, Ansible, OCI Resource Manager - to automate cloud provisioning
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and database change deployment
- Implement monitoring and observability solutions (OCI Monitoring, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana)
- Automate routine DBA and EBS administration tasks
Required Skills & Experience
Oracle & Database
- Solid experience in Oracle Database administration (11g, 12c, 19c)
- Strong experience with Oracle RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, ASM
- Solid Oracle EBS administration (R12.1/R12.2) experience, including cloning and patching
- Proven experience of EBS migration to cloud (OCI preferred, Azure/AWS a plus)
- Experience with Oracle GoldenGate or other replication/CDC tools
- Familiarity with Oracle Exadata (on-premises or cloud)
Cloud & Multi-Cloud
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) - compute, networking, storage, database services
- Experience deploying OracleDB@Azure, OracleDB@AWS, or OracleDB@GCP
- Proficiency with at least one additional hyperscaler: Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Proven track record designing and building Cloud Landing Zones (OCI Landing Zone, Azure Landing Zone, AWS Control Tower/Landing Zone Accelerator)
- Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity (FastConnect, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, VPN)
Solution Architecture
- Proven experience operating as a Solution Architect on complex, multi-workload programmes
- Ability to produce and own HLDs and LLDs to enterprise standards
- Experience presenting solutions to architecture review boards, design authorities, and senior stakeholders
- Skilled in options analysis and trade-off documentation (e.g. build vs buy, lift-and-shift vs re-platform)
- Experience supporting pre-sales, bids, and commercial engagements including effort estimation and SoW authoring
- Experience conducting technical due diligence and cloud readiness assessments
Data Centre Exit
- End-to-end experience of DC exit programmes including discovery, planning, wave execution, and decommission
- Proficiency with migration tools: Oracle Data Pump, GoldenGate, RMAN, AWS DMS, Azure Database Migration Service
Linux & Scripting
- Strong Linux/Unix administration skills (RHEL / Oracle Linux preferred)
- Scripting proficiency: Bash, Python
- Experience with Terraform and/or Ansible for infrastructure automation
Desirable Additional Skills
- Experience with Oracle Autonomous Database
- Knowledge of Oracle Licensing implications in cloud environments (BYOL, BYOS, ULA considerations)
- Experience with DR strategy design and testing (RTO/RPO planning)
- Exposure to container platforms (Kubernetes, OKE, AKS, EKS)
- Design and implement cloud security architectures aligned to CIS Benchmarks, NCSC Cloud Security
- Understanding of ITIL service management and change control processes
- Experience working in financial services, public sector, or regulated industries
Personal Attributes
- Strong communicator able to engage technical teams and non-technical stakeholders - including C-suite and board-level audiences
- Confident presenting complex technical solutions clearly and concisely in written and verbal form
- Ability to work independently and lead technical delivery across multiple workstreams
- Comfortable working in complex, multi-vendor environments with competing priorities
- Proactive in identifying risks and proposing mitigations
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QualificationJob Qualifications
Required
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Certified - Architect Associate or Professional
- At least one hyperscaler certification: Microsoft Azure AZ-104 / AZ-305, AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect
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