Emirates Investment Authority
Data/ Oracle Engineer
Emirates Investment AuthorityUnited Arab Emirates1 day ago
Full-timeInformation Technology
Purpose

The Data / Oracle Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise data platforms and Oracle-based systems that support business applications, reporting, analytics, and digital initiatives across the organization. An ideal candidate will have hands-on experience supporting databases, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise applications within an Oracle Cloud environment.

The role provides hands-on technical expertise in Oracle databases, data engineering, integrations, and performance optimization, ensuring data availability, integrity, security, and scalability. Operating within a sovereign wealth fund environment, the role requires strong technical discipline, documentation rigor, and adherence to governance and change management standards.

Core Responsibilities

  • Oracle Database Engineering & Administration
  • Design, implement, and support Oracle database environments across development, test, and production
  • Perform database administration tasks including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, backup, and recovery
  • Monitor database performance and availability, conduct tuning, and resolve complex performance issues
  • Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions (e.g., Data Guard, RMAN, Autonomous Database, Exadata, OCI Load Balancer)
  • Data Engineering & Integration
  • Design and develop data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and integrations between Oracle databases and enterprise applications
  • Design and implement Oracle Fusion use cases in response to evolving business requirements across HR, Finance, and other functional domains
  • Support data ingestion from multiple sources including ERP, HR, finance, and business systems
  • Develop and maintain data models, schemas, and transformations to support reporting and analytics needs
  • Ensure data consistency, accuracy, and reconciliation across systems
  • Analytics & Insights
  • Support enterprise analytics solutions across Oracle Cloud and Oracle Fusion environments (e.g., Oracle Analytics Cloud, Fusion Analytics Warehouse)
  • Design and maintain analytical data models, dashboards, and reports to support business decision-making across HR, Finance, and other domains
  • Enable data integration and ingestion from Oracle Fusion and OCI sources into analytics platforms using standard Oracle tools and services
  • Performance, Reliability & Optimization
  • Proactively identify and resolve data and database performance bottlenecks
  • Optimize SQL queries, PL/SQL procedures, indexing strategies, and data structures
  • Support capacity planning and growth forecasting for data platforms
  • Ensure system stability and minimize downtime through proactive monitoring
  • Security, Governance & Compliance
  • Implement database security controls including access management, encryption, auditing, and segregation of duties
  • Ensure compliance with internal IT governance, data security standards, and audit requirements
  • Maintain accurate technical documentation, configuration records, and change logs
  • Support internal and external audits by providing technical evidence and documentation
  • Cloud, Automation & Modernization
  • Support Oracle solutions in Oracle cloud environments
  • Automate database and data operations using scripting and tooling where appropriate
  • Support modernization initiatives such as data platform upgrades, system consolidation, and integration with analytics platforms
  • Incident, Change & Support
  • Participate in incident resolution, root cause analysis, and problem management for data and database issues
  • Execute approved changes in accordance with change management procedures
  • Provide second- and third-level support for Oracle and data-related issues

Requirements

Education & Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
  • Oracle certifications such as OCI Foundations Associate, OCI Integration Cloud Professional, Autonomous Database Cloud Professional or data engineering certifications are an advantage

Experience Requirements

  • 7-10 years of experience in Oracle database administration and data engineering roles
  • Strong experience working with enterprise Oracle environments in financial services, government, or high-availability organizations preferred
  • Proven experience supporting mission-critical systems and data platforms
  • Experience working in structured IT environments with strong governance and change control

Technical Expertise / Skills / Knowledge

  • Strong expertise in Oracle Fusion Environment, SQL, PL/SQL, performance tuning, and backup/recovery
  • Experience with data integration tools, ETL frameworks, and data pipelines
  • Knowledge of data modeling, reporting, and analytics enablement
  • Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and scripting (Shell, Python, etc.)
  • Experience with cloud-based data platforms or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is an advantage
  • Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills

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