Lead Oracle Administration Engineer

About Apexon

Apexon is a digital-first technology services firm specializing in accelerating business transformation and delivering human-centric digital experiences. We have been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation.

Apexon brings together distinct core competencies – in AI, analytics, app development, cloud, commerce, CX, data, DevOps, IoT, mobile, quality engineering and UX, and our deep expertise in BFSI, healthcare, and life sciences – to help businesses capitalize on the unlimited opportunities digital offers. Our reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of engineering services, a dedication to solving clients’ toughest technology problems, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital, Apexon now has a global presence of 15 offices (and 10 delivery centres) across four continents.

We enable #HumanFirstDIGITAL.

You'll Be Responsible For (Responsibilities)

• The Sr. TechOps Systems Engineer will help manage all aspects of the production 24x7 datacenters, disaster-recovery datacenters, internal R&D datacenters, and all internal and customer-facing remote access network connectivity.
• Responsibilities will include Like Installing, managing and upgrading development, QA and production Linux systems; installing, managing and upgrading development and QA databases.
• Supporting customer-facing gateway VPNs managing corporate networks/
• Performance analysis, capacity planning, and scalability monitoring.
• Auditing and enforcement of network security and security policies; maintenance of systems at remote datacenter and automated site-to-site failover systems.
• The Sr. TechOps Systems Engineer will be expected to spend approximately 60% of time in Linux systems administration, 30% in database and other data storage systems administration and 10% in internal corporate system management.
  
  

Skills Required

• At least five years experience administering production-grade SaaS applications (or internally-facing applications of a similar profile) on Linux systems in a 24x7 business-critical environment.
• Experience deploying containerized Tomcat-based applications including automated cluster deployment, integration with CI/CD systems, experience with container management systems such as Kubernetes a plus.
• Strong experience in complex systems analysis applied to proactive planning and rapid response emphasizing site stability and performance
• Experience (ideally in a full-stack administration role) with Oracle, Hadoop, and Cassandra data stores.
• Experience with SOLR search index servers in mission-critical clustered multisite configurations.
• Familiarity with the development of scripts to aid in streamlining maintenance and other processes; bash or Perl scripting is preferred, but we’re relatively agnostic.
• Experience in administration in both on-prem and elastic cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP) systems (migration to cloud experience a strong plus)
• Experience implementing monitoring and alerting systems capable of supporting high SLAs
• Experience with email delivery systems intricacies – DKIM, whitelisting, etc.
• Experience integrating disparate systems in a secure manner via VPNs, PGP/GPG, secure FTP, SSH, etc.
• General experience with LAN/WAN networking, Cisco routers in enterprise/campus roles, NAT/PAT, Cisco- and IP Tables-based firewalls and VPNs, and the concepts surrounding VLANs.
• Understanding of DNS as well as routing protocols such as RIP and BGP.
• Ability to analyze and diagnose networking problems through the use of standard network tools such as packet sniffers and analyzers.
• Experience with load balancing, and network site failover via BGP for example. F5 L7 load balancing, including SSL offloading and DPI.
• Proven ability to develop and write procedures and document processes. Familiarity with writing and maintaining policy documentation is a plus.
• Thorough understanding of data network security options in a TCP/IP environment including firewalling concepts, separation of privileges, intrusion detection, and incident response.
  
  

You'll Have (Qualification & Experience)

• 5 years of experience with Oracle Admin Role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Networking, MIS, or a related field and at least 5 years' applicable experience. More experience will be considered a bonus.
  
  

Our Commitment To Diversity & Inclusion

Did you know that Apexon has been Certified? by Great Place To Work, the global authority on workplace culture, in each of the three regions in which it operates: USA (for the fourth time in 2023), India (seven consecutive certifications as of 2023), and the UK.Apexon is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and promoting diversity in the workplace. We take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity for all qualified individuals. Apexon strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind and provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to gender, race, color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. You can read about our Job Applicant Privacy policy here Job Applicant Privacy Policy (apexon.com)

Our Perks And Benefits

Our benefits and rewards program has been thoughtfully designed to recognize your skills and contributions, elevate your learning/upskilling experience and provide care and support for you and your loved ones. As an Apexon Associate, you get continuous skill-based development, opportunities for career advancement, and access to comprehensive health and well-being benefits and assistance.

We Also Offer

• Group Health Insurance covering family of 4
• Term Insurance and Accident Insurance
• Paid Holidays & Earned Leaves
• Paid Parental Leave Learning & Career Development
• Employee Wellness