Hire Pre-vetted Oracle Engineers

What is an Oracle Engineer?

An Oracle Engineer is a database specialist who designs, implements, and maintains Oracle Database systems—enterprise-grade database platforms that power mission-critical business applications in banking, healthcare, manufacturing, and enterprises globally. Oracle Engineers do more than manage databases—they design scalable data architectures, optimize query performance, implement disaster recovery solutions, and ensure database security and compliance. Whether you need someone to migrate to Oracle, scale existing Oracle installations, optimize performance, or implement Oracle Cloud, a skilled Oracle Engineer brings deep database expertise and enterprise systems knowledge.

What makes Oracle Engineers valuable is their ability to manage database systems that handle massive data volumes and thousands of concurrent users while maintaining ACID compliance and uptime requirements. They understand Oracle's sophisticated features deeply enough to design elegant solutions to complex data problems. This is why mission-critical organizations trust Oracle specialists. When you hire through Torc, you're getting someone who builds database systems designed to run reliably for decades.

Technology Stack

Oracle Database

• Oracle Database 19c, 21c, 23c

• Oracle Enterprise Edition features

• Oracle Cloud Database (DBaaS)

• Pluggable databases (PDB) architecture

Administration & Maintenance

• Database installation & patching

• Backup & recovery strategies

• Storage management & tablespaces

• User management & security

Performance Tuning

• SQL query optimization

• Index design & maintenance

• Execution plan analysis

• Memory & I/O optimization

High Availability & Disaster Recovery

• Data Guard & standby databases

• Real Application Clusters (RAC)

• Backup & recovery (RMAN)

• Replication & synchronization

Development & Integration

• SQL & PL/SQL programming

• Stored procedures & functions

• Triggers & packages

• Integration with application frameworks

Key Qualities to Look For on an Oracle Engineer

Deep Database Knowledge — They understand Oracle's sophisticated features—not just surface-level commands but how the database engine works under the hood. They can optimize queries that others consider slow.

Performance Tuning Focus — They optimize databases for real-world workloads. They read execution plans, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions that dramatically improve performance.

Reliability & Uptime Commitment — They treat databases as critical infrastructure. They plan for failures, implement redundancy, and maintain systems that enterprises depend on running 24/7/365.

Architecture & Planning — They design database solutions that scale with business growth. They make capacity planning decisions, design disaster recovery, and implement solutions that are maintainable over decades.

Problem Diagnosis — They troubleshoot complex database issues methodically. They can read logs, interpret performance metrics, and isolate root causes in complex environments.

Continuous Improvement — They stay current with Oracle updates, new features, and industry best practices. They evaluate new technologies like Oracle Cloud and recommend when to adopt them.

Project Types Your Oracle Engineers Handle

Database Design & Optimization — Designing and tuning database schemas for performance. Real scenarios: Schema optimization for query performance, index design, partitioning strategies.

Migration Projects — Migrating to Oracle from other databases or older Oracle versions. Real scenarios: Homogeneous migrations, heterogeneous migrations, zero-downtime migrations.

High Availability Implementation — Implementing disaster recovery and high availability solutions. Real scenarios: Data Guard setup, RAC implementation, backup & recovery strategy design.

Performance Tuning — Optimizing underperforming databases. Real scenarios: SQL tuning, slow query optimization, memory tuning, I/O optimization.

Security & Compliance — Implementing Oracle security features and compliance requirements. Real scenarios: Encryption implementation, audit logging, compliance monitoring, access control.

Oracle Cloud Migration — Moving on-premises Oracle databases to Oracle Cloud. Real scenarios: Database as a service (DBaaS) implementation, cloud architecture design.

Replication & Integration — Setting up data replication and integration with other systems. Real scenarios: Golden Gate setup, change data capture (CDC) implementation, data synchronization.

Interview questions

Question 1: "Describe a complex database optimization project you led. What was slow, how did you diagnose the issue, and what optimization techniques did you apply?"

Why this matters: Tests database tuning expertise—the core skill for Oracle Engineers. Reveals whether they use systematic approach (identify bottleneck, measure, optimize, verify) versus trial-and-error. Shows understanding of Oracle's sophisticated tuning options.

Question 2: "Walk me through how you'd design a high-availability disaster recovery solution for a critical Oracle database. What technologies would you use and how would you test it?"

Why this matters: Tests ability to design for reliability and recovery—critical for mission-critical systems. Reveals whether they understand Oracle's HA/DR options, can make appropriate technology choices, and think about testing. Shows strategic thinking about uptime.

Question 3: "Tell me about a database migration project you handled—either migrating TO Oracle, from Oracle, or upgrading Oracle versions. What were the challenges and how did you ensure zero or minimal downtime?"

Why this matters: Tests practical migration experience and understanding of Oracle's complexity. Reveals whether they plan carefully, understand dependencies, can execute under pressure. Shows ability to minimize business disruption.