As a member of the Support organization your focus is to deliver post-sales support and solutions to the Oracle customer base while serving as an advocate for customer needs This involves resolving post-sales technical questions regarding the use of and troubleshooting for our Electronic Support Services A primary point of contact for customers you are responsible for facilitating customer relationships with Support and providing advice and assistance to internal Oracle employees on diverse customer situations and escalated issues As a Principal Support Engineer you will offer strategic technical support to assure the highest level of customer satisfaction A primary focus is to create utilize automated technology and instrumentation to diagnose document and resolve avoid customer issues You are expected to be an expert member of the technical problem solving problem avoidance team routinely sought after to address extremely complex critical customer issues Services may be frequently provided by on-site customer visits Leading contributor individually and as a team member providing direction and mentoring to others Work is non-routine and very complex involving the application of advanced technical business skills in area of specialization Career Level - IC4 JOB DESCRIPTION This position is for a Principal Database Exadata Cloud DBA in the established Oracle Database Exadata Cloud support team The team s main responsibility is to troubleshoot resolve highly complex technical issues on Oracle Database Exadata cloud spanning across areas including Autonomous Database Database 23ai AI Vector search Autonomous Recovery Service Golden Gate cloud Data Guard Corruption Backup and Recovery RMAN ZDLRA Performance Memory Management Parallel query Query tuning Storage ASM RAC Security Networking etc The candidate should have good hands-on experience on OCI and Exadata platforms Experience working on multi cloud platforms Azure AWS Google would be a strong advantage The selected candidates are expected to work in partnership with customers other support engineers and developers to deliver a superior ownership experience to the customer The selected candidate will have opportunities to become an Expert Guru in Oracle Database Exadata Cloud technologies The candidate will be widely regarded as a subject matter expert in their current role and will demonstrate the ability to resolve complex problems and or identify acceptable workarounds He she should be able to perform their assigned duties with a great degree of independence requiring minimal direction The Engineer is expected to be a key member of the technical problem solving as well as problem avoidance team routinely sought after to address extremely complex critical customer issues The successful candidate will be located in India RESPONSIBILITIES The main role of a Support engineer is to troubleshoot highly complex technical problems in Oracle Database Exadata Cloud requiring high level of technical expertise Works directly with customers Participates in weekend rotation and shifts Participates in initiatives that improve overall product and documentation quality Participates in product platform testing Contributes to the improvement of internal generative AI and automation tools Drives improvements in product quality Serves as Situation Manager on highly sensitive Customer issues Consults with Management in directing resolution of critical Customer situations Consults with Customers on complex use of Oracle products Achieves knowledge transfer through development and delivery of training knowledge sessions mentoring etc Creates reviews Knowledge Articles Contributes significantly towards the My Oracle Support Database communities Analyzes work load determines best practices and implements changes to improve productivity Proactively contributes to increasing the team efficiency by sharing knowledge providing feedback about best practices writing tools utilities Who are we looking for QUALIFICATIONS Greater than 12 years of industry experience Technical degree i e BE B Tech M Tech MCA M Sc in Computer Science IT or proven professional and technical experience Oracle certifications including OCI foundation OCI AI foundation OCI multi cloud architect OCI Gen AI professional and AI vector search professional and OCP would be preferred TECHNICALSKILLS We are looking for a core technical person who has hands-on Database administration experience on OCI database Exadata cloud and worked as L3 level support engineer and or having equivalent knowledge He She should possess the following technical skills Strong knowledge on Exadata Exadata Cloud OCI and multi cloud architectures Strong Database architecture knowledge and administration Experience with cloud technologies from different vendors - Azure AWS and Google Extensive hands-on interaction with large Database management systems Thorough understanding of all latest Oracle database features Database 23ai and AI vector search Real Application Cluster RAC ASM Storage areas Autonomous Recovery Service ZDLRA Backup and Recovery RMAN Dataguard knowledge of various restore and recovery scenarios Performance Tuning Parallel query Query tuning Networking Partitioning Database Security Golden Gate Replication Linux concepts Administration - managing Kernel Parameters Partitioning and File systems PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Self-driven and result oriented Strong Problem solving analytical skills Strong customer support and client relation skills Ability to work effectively in high volume high pressure situations Ability Flexibility to work late shifts Effective communication verbal written Ability to Network internal external Strong willingness to learn new technologies skills Ability to Influence negotiate Team player Customer focused Confident and decisive Enthusiastic Ability to Coach share knowledge Ability to write technical Bulletins If this sounds like you we hope to meet you Life at Oracle and Equal Opportunity An Oracle career can span industries roles Countries and cultures giving you the opportunity to flourish in new roles and innovate while blending work life in Oracle has thrived through 40 years of change by innovating and operating with integrity while delivering for the top companies in almost every industry In order to nurture the talent that makes this happen we are committed to an inclusive culture that celebrates and values diverse insights and perspectives a workforce that inspires thought leadership and innovation Oracle offers a highly competitive suite of Employee Benefits designed on the principles of parity consistency and affordability The overall package includes certain core elements such as Medical Life Insurance access to Retirement Planning and much more We also encourage our employees to engage in the culture of giving back to the communities where we live and do business At Oracle we believe that innovation starts with diversity and inclusion and to create the future we need talent from various backgrounds perspectives and abilities We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to successfully participate in the job application interview process and in potential roles to perform crucial job functions That s why we re committed to creating a workforce where all individuals can do their best work It s when everyone s voice is heard and valued that we re inspired to go beyond what s been done before Disclaimer Oracle is an Equal Employment Prospect Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law Which includes being a United States Affirmative Action Employer https www oracle com corporate careers diversity-inclusion