Data/ Oracle Engineer
Emirates Investment Authority · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ·
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- Software engineering
Emirates Investment Authority · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ·
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.
· 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).
· 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.
. 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.