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Posted 21 July, 2026

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Randstad Technologies
Blackpool, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Oracle / OCI)

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Contract Type: Contract

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Duration: 12 Months

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Location: Hybrid (60% On-site in Blackpool or Newcastle)

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Role Overview: We are seeking a highly operational Senior Infrastructure Engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Exadata. In this role, you will balance complex infrastructure design with critical day-to-day BAU operational support, managing highly available, mission-critical database environments. You will act as a major incident manager, drive infrastructure automation, and bring specialist knowledge to upskill the existing engineering team.

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Key Responsibilities:

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    Deliver expert, hands-on BAU operational support and act as the escalation point for major service-related incidents.

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    Configure, support, and maintain Oracle Base Database and Exadata environments.

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    Write, debug, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.

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    Manage data migration projects and conduct migration testing across public cloud environments.

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    Implement and maintain robust security procedures, including network segregation and data encryption (at rest and in transit).

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    Mentor existing team members, providing specialist technical guidance on OCI and Exadata best practices.

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Must-Have Technical Skills:

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    Strong, recent experience (within the last 5 years) in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Exadata.

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    Extensive Oracle RDBMS (11.2-23ai) experience in Linux/AIX environments.

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    Deep expertise in supporting Oracle RAC (including ASM, AFD, HANFS, TAF).

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    Strong proficiency with Dataguard setup, OEM, OCI's DB Management, and RMAN Backup & Recovery.

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    Experience with data migration tooling (Datapump, Golden Gate, ZDM).

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    Public Cloud experience (OCI and AWS).

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    Version control and CI/CD tools (Git/GitLab, including OIDC authentication).

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Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.