About The Role At Sofico , we power the automotive finance, leasing, and fleet mobility industry with mission-critical software solutions running for top-tier enterprise clients worldwide.

The Database & Performance team is a specialized group within Platform Infrastructure responsible for Sofico's database ecosystem and performance engineering capabilities.

As a Senior DBA / OCI Expert , you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, performance, and cost efficiency of Sofico Cloud's Oracle landscape. You will join a team of senior database professionals and act as one of the key experts for Oracle technologies and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) .

Your role goes beyond traditional database administration, combining database engineering, platform infrastructure, automation, cloud operations, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.

This is a highly visible role where you will influence architectural decisions, drive operational excellence, and help scale Sofico's cloud platform for the future.

What You'll Do

- Design, operate, and optimize Oracle database environments running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), including Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure
- Manage and continuously improve Oracle technologies such as Data Guard, RAC, and GoldenGate
- Analyze and resolve complex database and platform incidents, performing deep root cause analysis and implementing preventative measures
- Drive database performance optimization through execution plan analysis, indexing strategies, workload tuning, and capacity planning
- Collaborate with the wider Platform Infrastructure team to manage OCI environments and Azure-OCI connectivity
- Own database backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies for Sofico Cloud
- Plan and execute database patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management with minimal operational impact




- Automate operational tasks using Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and scripting frameworks
- Coordinate the deployment and onboarding of new customer database environments
- Act as a technical escalation point for database-related challenges across the organization
- Contribute to governance, documentation, standards, and operational best practices
- Monitor and optimize Oracle licensing usage and infrastructure costs across the platform

What You Bring

- Extensive experience as a Senior Oracle DBA supporting large-scale production environments
- Strong hands-on expertise with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Experience with Oracle Exadata, Exascale Infrastructure, Base Database Services, and Autonomous Databases
- Deep understanding of Oracle database internals and performance tuning techniques
- Expertise in AWR, ASH, SQL tuning, execution plan analysis, and capacity modelling
- Proven experience with Oracle Data Guard, RAC, backup and recovery strategies, and disaster recovery planning
- Experience configuring and supporting Oracle GoldenGate replication environments
- Strong understanding of database upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, Shell scripting, or similar tools
- Knowledge of OCI networking, security principles, and cloud governance
- Understanding of Oracle licensing models and their financial impact
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a distributed team
- Documentation-driven and committed to operational excellence
- Excellent communication skills in English

Nice to Have

- Experience operating mission-critical SaaS platforms
- Exposure to Microsoft Azure environments and hybrid cloud connectivity
- Experience with SQL Server administration
- Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and SRE practices
- Experience supporting highly available and globally distributed systems

📌 Senior DBA - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Expert (m/f/d) (Madrid)
🏢 Sofico
📍 Madrid