Oracle DBA Technical Architect /Lead (Oracle DB Migration to Azure Exadata) 100% Remote

Summary: The role of Oracle DBA Technical Architect / Lead focuses on leading the migration of Oracle databases to Azure Exadata, requiring extensive hands-on experience and technical leadership. The position demands collaboration with solution architects to create scalable migration architectures while ensuring adherence to enterprise standards. The candidate will provide guidance to migration engineers and act as a technical escalation point throughout the migration lifecycle. This is a long-term contract position that is 100% remote, primarily based in Frisco, Texas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and own the technical architecture for Oracle DB migration to Azure Exadata/ExaCS, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects to translate business and technical requirements into scalable migration architectures.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership in designing, validating, and optimizing Oracle DB configurations (RAC, DG, ASM, multitenancy).
• Guide Migration Engineers on implementation best practices, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Ensure integration with Azure services, security models, and governance frameworks.
• Conduct technical reviews, risk assessments, and architecture validations throughout the migration lifecycle.
• Support sizing, capacity planning, and high availability strategies.
• Maintain documentation of architecture decisions, technical standards, and migration patterns.
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex issues during migration and post-migration phases.

Key Skills:

• Strong expertise in Oracle DB (11gR2, 12c, 19c) architecture and engineering, especially on Exadata platforms (X7 or later).
• Deep understanding of RAC, Data Guard, ASM, multitenancy, and performance tuning.
• Experience architecting solutions on Exadata X-9/X-11 and cloud platforms (Azure, OCI).
• Familiarity with Azure networking, security, and governance models.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive architectural decisions.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Knowledge of Oracle licensing and cost optimization strategies is a plus.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT