Technical Leadership Advisor - Oracle Database

Overview

While this role can be ambiguous we need to have a combination of skills in these critical areas. There will be a need to demonstrate strong technical and business inputs to prioritize the most important work that will see through Oracle's database offerings into future states of technology; such as the age of Agentic AI.

10–20+ years in software engineering / database administration / data architecture roles. Previously a Principal Engineer, Database Architect, Data Platform Lead, or Engineering Manager for data-heavy systems. Experience in cloud-native architectures (AWS/GCP/Azure), especially with managed RDBMS services. Comfortable reading different coding languages such as C or C++. Bonus:
Experience in a Chief Architect or Technical Advisor role in a fast-paced, matrixed organizations.

• Deep Hands-on Experience With Major RDBMS Platforms:
  Oracle, SQL Server, Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, DB2, or newer cloud-native RDBMS like Amazon Aurora, Google Cloud Spanner, or Azure SQL.
• Database architecture and performance tuning experience.
• Data modeling (OLTP and OLAP) and strong SQL/query optimization background.
• Experience with high availability, replication, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.
• Understanding of No
  
  SQL vs RDBMS trade-offs, for broader context.
• Experience in migration strategies (e.g., Oracle to Postgre
  
  SQL, on-prem to cloud).

• Experience designing data architectures for enterprise-scale applications.
• Familiarity with data governance, data lineage, and compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.).
• Ability to assess and align technology decisions with business objectives.
• Comfortable evaluating buy vs build decisions and vendor solutions.

• Acts as a force multiplier for the CTO or Chief Architect.
• Capable of leading initiatives and coordinating between multiple technical teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills — can produce executive-level artifacts and detailed technical docs.
• Cross-functional influence – can work across engineering, operations, product, and even customer-facing roles.
• Excellent at prioritization, project planning, and follow-through.

• Trusted advisor to senior tech leaders.
• Able to mentor engineers and drive alignment without direct authority.
• Strong meeting facilitation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Diplomacy and discretion — can handle sensitive conversations and decisions.

• Agentic Product
• Cloud Native Application Security Engineering
• Data Backup and Recovery
• OLTP Database Administration Data Management
• Proof Of Concept Architecture Design
• SQL Software Development