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# Senior Oracle Cloud Database Engineer

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Mesa, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Cloud Database, Databases, Oracle Data Guard, Disaster Recovery, Oracle Exadata, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Recovery Manager (RMAN), PL-SQL, SQL Databases, Scripting, System Availability, Database Performance, Cloud Migration, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.kforce.com/find-work/search-jobs/#/detail/MTY5Nn5XUUd-MjE4NjQ1M1Axfjk5/

## About the Role

* 8+ years of Oracle Database Administration experience
 * 3+ years of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) experience
 * Experience supporting large-scale enterprise database environments
 * Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred)
 * Strong expertise with RAC, ASM, Exadata, Data Guard, GoldenGate, RMAN, and performance tuning
 * Strong Linux administration and scripting skills
 * Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving abilities

## Description

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Oracle Cloud Database Engineer in Mesa, AZ. Overview: We are seeking a Senior Oracle Cloud Database Engineer to support and optimize enterprise Oracle database environments across both on-prem and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This role focuses on database architecture, cloud migrations, performance tuning, automation, high availability, security, and disaster recovery. Key Responsibilities:

 * Design, implement, and maintain Oracle databases in OCI and hybrid environments
 * Support Oracle Autonomous Database, Exadata, Data Guard, GoldenGate, RMAN, RAC, and ASM technologies
 * Lead cloud migration initiatives from on-prem Oracle environments to OCI
 * Optimize database performance, reliability, and security
 * Manage backups, recovery, monitoring, patching, and upgrades
 * Automate administrative tasks using Terraform, SQL, PL/SQL, Python, Bash, or PowerShell
 * Troubleshoot complex production issues and support mission-critical applications


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