Data Architect- Fully Remote

We are seeking a highly experienced Oracle Database Architect to lead the design, optimisation, and governance of our Oracle database estate, with a specific focus on Oracle Exadata platforms. Based in our London office, this role is central to our mission to deliver high-performance, scalable, and secure database services to support critical business applications. As a strategic and hands-on role, the Oracle Database Architect will shape our database infrastructure strategy, advise on Exadata performance tuning and capacity planning, and work closely with developers, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to ensure robust and future-proof database solutions. Serve as the technical authority for the design, architecture, and performance of Oracle database platforms, with an emphasis on Exadata for Production workloads. Deliver and maintain strategic roadmap for Trafiguras use of Oracle technologies. Lead the implementation, maintenance and optimisation of Oracle platforms, including smart scans, hybrid columnar compression, and storage indexes. Define and enforce best practices around database performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, and capacity planning. Work collaboratively with application teams to align data architecture with application performance and scalability goals. Design and review data models, physical schemas, and partitioning strategies for large-scale transactional and analytical systems. Oversee database versioning, patching, and platform upgradesensuring minimal downtime and business disruption. incumbent to Oracle, or Oracle to alternative database offering, e.g. AWS Redshift). Implement and enforce database security policies and compliance standards. Collaborate with application architects, platform engineers, developers and business analysts to deliver consistent and resilient data services. Correct budgeting for Oracle database technologies Document technical designs, configurations, and operational procedures. Solid understanding of Oracle Exadata including configuration / patching. Experience using OEM including installation, upgrades, administration and monitoring. Hands-on experience deploying and managing Oracle RAC, Dataguard, ASM, RMAN, Performance Tuning, backup, restore, recovery, cloning, installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, security and troubleshooting. Good understanding of programming languages such as Python, ksh, Ansible etc. Very good understanding of Delphix and the deployment of virtual databases. Strong knowledge of security and compliance controls within Oracle database environments Knowledge of database licensing models and optimisation strategies for enterprise cost control Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or Oracle Certified Master (OCM) certification. Bachelors degree in computer science; information technology or a related field. Relevant Oracle certifications are highly desirable. Minimum of 10 years of experience in Infrastructure working with Oracle. Strategic planning Unix, VMware & Storage Teams Outsourced IT management Trafigura Group IT provides shared services across the Trafigura group of companies, offering services at scale where it makes economic sense. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status. #