Senior Oracle GoldenGate Migration Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-25
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IT/Tech
Database Administrator, Data Engineering, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer
9th Way Insignia is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business bringing transformative technology to our government customers so they can achieve their missions. Our specialties include cybersecurity, cloud modernization, software development, data analytics, enterprise architecture, enterprise IT, analytics, process automation, and artificial intelligence. Learn more about 9th Way Insignia at
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The Office of Performance Analysis and Integritymanagesand enhances the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) whichresideson one Oracle M8 Supercluster database and thirteen application servers. Our team provides the technical servicesrequiredto sustain EDW applications to include Project Management, Data Warehouse Management, Advanced Analytics, Tableau Server Administration/Tableau Desktop Administration, Technical Collaboration Support, Lessons Learned, Executive Orders and Special Projects, Architectural Enhancement, and Cloud Migration.
We also provide management, enhancement, integration, implementation, maintenance, modernization, and infrastructure support for EDW applications as well as enhancement and maintenance of business intelligence capabilities and predictive analytics. 9thWay Insignia is looking for a Senior Oracle Golden Gate Migration Engineer to join and lead this team.
We are seeking a hands-on Senior Oracle Golden Gate Migration Engineer to support migration of the VA Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) from an on-premises Oracle environment to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) within the VA Enterprise Cloud environment. The selected candidate will lead the migration of Oracle Golden Gate from Classic Architecture to Microservices Architecture, configure secure connectivity between OCI-hosted Golden Gate services and on-premises source systems, and validate reliable, accurate data replication throughout the migration and stabilization period.
Responsibilities:- Lead the migration of Oracle Golden Gate from Classic Architecture to Microservices Architecture in OCI.
- Assess and document existing Golden Gate Extract, Pump, Replicat, trail, checkpoint, credential, parameter-file, and monitoring configurations.
- Design, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot Golden Gate Microservices components in the target OCI environment.
- Establish and validate secure hybrid connectivity between OCI-hosted Golden Gate services and on-premises source systems.
- Configure and maintain Golden Gate processes, endpoints, credentials, trails, monitoring, and replication parameters.
- Execute migration testing, replication validation, cutover rehearsals, deployment, rollback, and post-implementation stabilization activities.
- Monitor and troubleshoot replication lag, Extract/Replicat failures, network interruptions, data inconsistencies, mapping conflicts, duplicate transactions, and performance issues.
- Collaborate with OCI infrastructure, network/security, Oracle DBA, Informatica, and EDW technical teams to resolve dependencies and support migration readiness.
- Support OCI setup, configuration, provisioning, access/privilege planning, capacity planning, monitoring, and operational-readiness activities.
- Create and maintain technical designs, configuration documentation, test plans, validation evidence, cutover procedures, rollback procedures, and operations runbooks.
- Support change control, issue management, root-cause analysis, knowledge transfer, and production-readiness reviews.
- Follow applicable VA security, architecture, configuration-management, and change-control processes.
- Minimum 10yearsof relevant experience inhands-on Oracle Golden Gate administration, configuration, deployment, troubleshooting, and production support experience.
- Direct experience migrating or upgrading Oracle Golden Gate from Classic Architecture to Microservices Architecture.
- Hands-on OCI implementation experience, including provisioning, configuration, deployment, or hybrid connectivity support.
- Experience supporting Oracle Database 19c environments.
- Strong SQL skills and practical understanding of Oracle transaction processing and replication behavior.
- Experience with migration testing, data validation/reconciliation, cutover planning, and rollback planning.
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain required VA suitability/access authorization.
- Direct experience deploying OCI Golden Gate while maintaining…
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