Systems Engineer II - DataBase Patching Engineer (Remote)

Overview

This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s) : AZ, FL, GA, NC and TX.

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Patch Engineer to join our Infrastructure & Database Patch Management team. The ideal candidate will be a Subject Matter Expert with strong expertise in Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC) patching, OCI patch automation, Oracle RAC patching. Exposure to LCM Fleet operations for patching with OEM would be considered a strong plus. This role requires strong technical expertise in planning and executing patching cycles across ExaCC databases and infrastructure. Role will require managing and applying security patches, PSU / CPU updates, and critical fixes across Oracle environments while ensuring uptime, performance, and compliance with organizational standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and execute ExaCC patching lifecycle (compute nodes, DomU VMs, Grid Infrastructure and Databases).
• Plan, schedule and execute OCI patching cycles across ExaCC infrastructure and DomU OS images, compute OS instances.
• Experienced with OCI console, CLI and Rest APIs to apply, rollback and monitor patches.
• Automate patching workflows using Terraform, Ansible.
• Manage Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters) patching including GRID and RDBMS, both in-place and out-of-place patch ensuring high availability.
• Integrate and manage patching operations using LCM Fleet operations with OEM that includes gold image creation and deployment.
• Database patching in RAC and Data Guard enabled environments.
• Administer and troubleshoot Oracle ASM (Automatic Storage Management).
• Plan, schedule, and execute quarterly PSU / CPU, Third-Party and one-off patches with minimal downtime.
• Perform patch impact assessments, risk evaluations, and rollback strategies.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and cyber security teams to coordinate patch cycles.
• Maintain documentation of patching procedures, schedules, and standards.
• Troubleshoot patch-related issues, database failures, and post-patch anomalies and provide RCA with remediation.
• Drive process improvements to reduce downtime, manual errors, and patching cycle times.
• Strong understanding of investigation and remediation techniques for non-patch related vulnerabilities.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Systems engineer and systems programmer OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Systems engineer and systems programmer

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