Lead Oracle Database Engineer
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Lead Oracle Database Engineer migrating business-critical data systems from legacy platforms to Oracle at Ticketmaster. Collaborate globally to build scalable database platforms for millions of transactions.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and own specific database migration workstreams from planning through to delivery
- Take full accountability for quality, timelines, and technical decisions within your areas
- Collaborate with the wider team to ensure consistency across the project
- Contribute to defining technical standards, best practices, and architectural patterns
- Ensure effective communication to stakeholders within your workstreams
- Deliver and maintain Linux based systems within an Infrastructure as a Code environment
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex database, replication, and system-level issues
- Leverage AI tools to enhance automation development, problem-solving, and operational efficiency
- Ensure all Oracle configurations meet best-in-class standards and industry best practices
- Perform complex schema conversions, data mapping, and migration strategies
- Rigorously test database configurations, replication setups, failover scenarios, and performance characteristics
- Provide comprehensive evidence and documentation of testing, quality, and compliance
- Implement proactive monitoring and alerting
- Provide database expertise to collaborating teams
- Leverage your expert Linux systems knowledge to support the team
- Opportunity to build Ansible playbooks and automation tools to manage database provisioning, patching, backup, replication, and operational tasks at scale
- Work with architects and fellow leads to maintain technical standards
- Conduct code/playbook reviews and ensure quality gates are met
- Actively contribute to the architecture and strategy of the database landscape
- Challenge and defend technical decisions in a collaborative expert, data driven environment
- Maintain and produce technical and project documentation
- Identify opportunities for further automation and process improvement
- Mentor and provide guidance to DBAs working within your workstreams
- Share knowledge and collaborate with fellow technical leads
- Keep leadership informed of progress, risks, and blockers
Requirements:
- Strong expertise in Oracle database administration - installation, configuration, performance tuning, backup/recovery, security
- Proven experience leading technical workstreams or projects
- Experience working on large-scale database migration projects
- Hands-on experience with replication technologies - Data Guard, GoldenGate, or SharePlex
- Experience working with multiple RDBMS platforms beyond Oracle
- Expert-level Linux systems administration skills - able to troubleshoot at OS level
- Scripting and programming skills for automation and tooling development
- Genuine passion for learning new technologies and staying current with latest developments
- Open to learning and leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and problem-solving
- Proven ability to define and maintain technical standards and quality practices
- Strong understanding of broader IT infrastructure and networking
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
- Flexible with working times to collaborate with global teams across different time zones.
Benefits:
- Flexible working hours
- Remote work options
- Excellent benefits package including tickets to concerts and festivals
- Generous vacation
- Healthcare
- Retirement benefits
- Student loan repayment
- Tuition reimbursement
- Six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents including fostering



















