PeopleSoft Technical Consultant

Title: Oracle Exadata Architect (OCI) - Remote
Location: Remote
Clearance Required: Reliability Clearance (Mandatory)
Employment Type: Contract / Full-Time (6 Months
Experience Required: 10+ Years Overall | 5+ Years in Oracle Exadata Architecture
Payrate: C$85/Hr. - C$90/Hr.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Exadata Architect with strong expertise in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Exadata solutions. This is a senior architecture role responsible for the planning, design, implementation strategy, and modernization of enterprise Oracle database environments.

The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of Oracle Exadata architecture, OCI services, high availability solutions, disaster recovery strategies, performance optimization, and cloud migration initiatives. This position focuses on architecture and strategic design rather than day-to-day database administration activities.

Must-Have Skills

Oracle Exadata Architecture

• Extensive experience designing and architecting Oracle Exadata environments.
• Expertise in Exadata X-Series platforms and Exadata Cloud Service.
• Strong understanding of Exadata storage architecture, Smart Scan, Hybrid Columnar Compression, Storage Indexes, and performance optimization.
• Experience creating enterprise-level database architecture roadmaps.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

• Hands-on experience designing cloud-native Oracle database solutions on OCI.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • OCI Networking
  • Compute
  • Storage
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Load Balancers
  • Monitoring & Logging
  • Security Services
• Experience with Exadata Cloud@Customer and Exadata Database Service.

Database Architecture

• Oracle Database 12c/19c/21c architecture and design.
• Oracle RAC architecture.
• Oracle Data Guard.
• High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.
• Backup and recovery strategies.
• Capacity planning and scalability design.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Design and architect enterprise-scale Oracle Exadata environments on OCI.
• Develop target-state architecture and modernization strategies.
• Create architecture blueprints, technical standards, and best practices.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide recommendations for performance and scalability improvements.

Cloud Transformation

• Design migration strategies from on-premises Oracle environments to OCI.
• Assess existing database environments and recommend cloud adoption approaches.
• Architect hybrid and multi-environment Oracle solutions.
• Define cloud governance and security standards.

Performance & Optimization

• Analyze database workloads and architect performance optimization strategies.
• Design high-performance database infrastructures using Exadata capabilities.
• Recommend storage, compute, and network optimization approaches.

High Availability & Disaster Recovery

• Design enterprise HA and DR solutions utilizing:
  • Oracle RAC
  • Data Guard
  • OCI Disaster Recovery Services
• Establish recovery objectives and resiliency standards.

Security & Compliance

• Design secure Oracle database architectures.
• Implement data protection and encryption strategies.
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Develop architecture standards aligned with security best practices.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance.
• Present architecture recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.
• Mentor engineering and database teams.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of Oracle database experience.
• 5+ years of Oracle Exadata architecture experience.
• Strong experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Proven experience architecting large-scale Oracle database platforms.
• Deep understanding of:
  • Oracle RAC
  • Data Guard
  • ASM
  • Exadata Storage Architecture
  • High Availability Solutions
• Experience designing enterprise backup and recovery strategies.
• Strong documentation and architecture governance skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Oracle Certified Master (OCM)
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certifications
• Oracle Exadata Implementation Specialist Certification
• Experience with Exadata Cloud@Customer
• Experience with enterprise cloud migration programs
• Government or public-sector project experience
• Previous experience working in regulated environments

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• OCI DevOps
• Kubernetes on OCI
• Oracle GoldenGate
• Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
• Data Warehousing and Analytics Platforms
• Multi-cloud integration experience