IT & Software

Principal Technical Operations Engineer

Oracle Corporation

Belfast · County Antrim · United Kingdom

Overview

As a Principal Engineer in Oracle Cloud’s Northern Ireland sovereign cloud group, you will own the operation of critical production environments, including systems and databases. You’ll drive availability, performance, and supportability, guiding junior engineers and coordinating cross-team incident resolution. You’ll apply deep Oracle Cloud Infrastructure knowledge to complex production problems at scale, with 24/7 operations in a secure, government-focused context. This role offers a chance to shape sovereign cloud capabilities and collaborate across partners to meet mission-critical requirements.

Pay / Benefits
  • competitive benefits
  • flexible medical
  • life insurance
  • retirement options
  • volunteer programs
  • disability inclusion support
Responsibilities
  • Install, monitor, maintain, support, and optimize production server hardware and software
  • Provide escalated technical support for complex issues and lead problem management
  • Coordinate escalated cases with internal resources and third-party vendors; manage storage infrastructure
  • Assist with OS, application upgrades, patching, and standardization projects within Oracle stack
  • Lead communications with partners to resolve complex problems
  • Mentor junior engineers to build their skills
  • Support 24/7 operations with day/night shift rotations
Key requirements
  • Linux system administration
  • Kubernetes
  • Cloud
  • Exadata
  • Networking
  • Database
  • Storage
  • Compute
  • Virtualization
  • Troubleshooting
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet
  • Experience in incident bridges; cloud operations and incident management
  • Customer-focused with passion for delighting customers
  • Security clearance willingness for government projects
  • Ability to learn quickly and mentor others
  • Customer focus
  • Mentorship
  • Strong communication
  • Linux System Administration
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform

Reference: WJ-747_30143924

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