Oracle OCI Multi Cloud Engineer

Oracle 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 del