OCI Database Engineer

OCI Database Engineer - Leading Tech Consultancy - Relocation opportunity to Muscat ✈️

Location - Muscat, Oman (Onsite) - Relocation and visa provided

Start Date - ASAP

About our client

A leading Tech and Digital Transformation company based in Oman.

We’re looking for a skilled Oracle Cloud (OCI) Database Engineer to join our client's team to manage, optimise, and secure Oracle database systems on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy and operate Oracle DB services in OCI (Autonomous, Cloud Service, Exadata, DB Systems).
• Lead on‑premises to OCI migrations (Data Pump, RMAN, GoldenGate, Data Guard).
• Conduct capacity planning, performance tuning, backup/DR strategy, security (TDE, auditing, role management).
• Automate tasks with Terraform, OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, PL/SQL, Python, Bash.
• Monitor systems (OCI Monitoring, AWR/ASH) and execute patches/maintenance.
• Support developers (schema, indexing, modelling) and maintain documentation.
• Collaborate across teams (apps, security, infrastructure) and mentor junior DBAs.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years’ experience as an Oracle DBA or Database Engineer, preferably with cloud‑hosted Oracle database services (Oracle cloud experience preferred).
• Strong experience in Oracle database administration: installation, configuration, RMAN, Data Pump, Data Guard, GoldenGate, AWR/ASH, SQL/PL‑SQL tuning.
• Familiarity with Autonomous Database and Exadata Cloud is a plus.
• Solid understanding of backup & recovery, high availability, patching and database security controls.
• Hands‑on experience with Terraform, OCI CLI, automation/scripting (Python, Bash).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; problem‑solving and critical‑thinking abilities.
• Fluent in English.

Working Conditions & Benefits:

• Onsite role in a corporate environment (no travel required).
• Sunday to Thursday work schedule, 8 AM to 5 PM.
• An Excellent salary package
• Medical insurance provided, annual air ticket, 24 working days of leave, end‑of‑service benefits per Omani law.

If you’re an experienced Oracle DBA/Database Engineer open to relocation to Oman with cutting‑edge cloud infrastructure in a stable, established organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV or reach out via LinkedIn message.