Senior Oracle Database Engineer

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.

Lumen and / or its clients will not provide equipment (Laptop, monitor, etc.) to the selected contractor. The contractor must have their own equipment. Access to a virtual desktop set up (software) will be provided by Lumen's client, allowing the user access to the required systems and technology.

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), 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.

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.

Preferred Qualifications 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 The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes them ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs. Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time. Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging. Additional Skills: 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.