What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Engineer position at Crescens Inc.?
Job Title: Oracle OCI cloud engineer
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 6 months
Type: Contract
*some after-hours and weekend hours required based on workload
*candidate must participate in on-call rotation
Is candidate willing and able to work ONSITE in Richmond, VA 100% of the time once restrictions are
lifted? This is REQUIRED
Required Skills:
- 10 years of hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and related technologies: Oracle Application Express 18 and higher (APEX)
- Oracle Rest Data Services 22 and higher (ORDS)
- Oracle WebLogic Server 14(both fusion middleware and weblogic suite)
- Oracle Database 19c and 26ai Container Database (CDB) and Pluggable Database (PDB)
- Experience with upgrading Oracle Database from 19c to 26ai
- Proficiency in Linux/Unix, including shell scripting
- PDB cloning
- RMAN and backup/recovery procedures
- WebLogic administration(patching/maintenance)
- Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) 24ai
- PSU Patching oracle db using Fleet Management Tool
- Experience with DBaaS in OCI
- Proficiency in Gitlab and Ansible scripting
- Oracle dataguard
Additional Requirements:
- Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and architecture
- Ability to design and implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions
- Experience with Oracle OEM Cloud Control for monitoring and management
- Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and JavaScript
- In-depth knowledge of database security best practices
- Expertise in performance tuning and optimization
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities
- Ability to provide 24/7 support and troubleshoot critical issues
Desirable Skills:
- Certification in Oracle technologies such as OCIP, OCP, or OCE
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
- Understanding of microservices architecture and API integration
Responsibilities:
- Design and manage Oracle OCI environments, including database, middleware, and infrastructure components
- Develop and maintain Oracle APEX applications and ORDS services
- Configure and administer Oracle WebLogic Server and related technologies
- Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, and conversions
- Implement and manage backup, recovery, and replication strategies using RMAN and other tools
- Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and data protection
- Monitor and optimize database performance, implementing tuning recommendations
- Implement and automate routine tasks using shell scripting and tools like Ansible
- Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to ensure seamless application deployment Proactively identify and resolve potential issues, providing timely support
- Document and train on best practices for Oracle OCI environment management
Required:
- oracle database 12c
- oracle database 11g
- oracle grid control to include version 13c
- oracle weblogic 12c/fusion middleware
- oracle apex administration and support
- oracle db migration from solaris to linux (database 12c/11g)
- oracle database backup/restore /rman/dataguard
- oracle performance tuning/database maintenance/management
- on-call production support
- oracle cloud setup/AWS /Azureadministration
- Windows/sql server/IIS administration