Preferred Qualifications
Oracle Technical Support is dedicated to assisting our customers and partners in resolving problems experienced during implementation, administration and maintaining the Oracle Aanlytics products (BIEE, OAC, BI APPS). The Oracle Analytics products and tools are mission critical tools for our customers. The support personnel contribute to continuous product and service improvement by identifying complex issues, performing product and documentation reviews, taking initiative for process improvement and internal systems design.
As a Senior Support Engineer, you will offer strategic technical support to assure the highest level of customer satisfaction. A primary focus is to create/utilize automated technology and instrumentation to diagnose, document, and resolve/avoid customer issues. You are expected to be an experienced member of the technical problem solving/problem avoidance team, routinely sought after to address complex, critical customer issues. You are to interface and collaborate with teams at Oracle development and devOps. No travel to customer side is required. You will offer support to our customers through web conferences, phone calls and web updates from your assigned Oracle office.
Job duties are varied and complex utilizing independent judgment. May have project lead role. 4 years experience with Core products or five years experience with Applications products and have a technical degree i.e., BS Computer Science/Management Information Systems/Science/ Engineering/Math/Physics/Chemistry with a 3.0 GPA OR (for Applications) proven professional/ technical experience, i.e., demonstrating an understanding of Applications at a functional and technical level (preferably Oracle).
Candidate is expected to have demonstrated knowledge in the following areas:
* Advanced database skills (DB2, Oracle, Sybase, Informix, MS SQL Server).
* Candidate should have strong SQL skills and ability to understand complex SQL statements. Database administration and data modeling experience would be a plus.
* Knowledge of operating systems (WINDOWS, LINUX).
* Hands on Linux shell commands to configure servers, track memory & disk usage, file management and permissions is required.
* Hands on experience in Weblogic Application server administration and deployment of web applications on Weblogic is required.
* Experience in Cloud Infrastructure and Cloud Deployments. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) experience is desired.
* Experience in supporting client/server and Web based applications.
* Knowledge of dimensional data model (cubes, star schemas) and dimensional databases (Essbase, Oracle OLAP) and data warehouse is a plus.
* Experience with browser technologies (products, plug-ins) on different platforms CGI, MS-IIS knowledge or experience.
* Experience with security/authentication systems like SSO/LDAP (SiteMinder, Oracle Identity Manger, Oracle OID, Microsoft AD) preferred.
* Previous technical support experience an advantage.
* Strong customer service skills and an eagerness to excel along with trouble-shooting skills and tenacity in problem solving.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Attention to detail and the ability to learn quickly.
* Advanced knowledge and working experience of Oracle Business Intelligence products (OAC, BIEE, BI APPS) is a plus.
As a member of the Support organization, your focus is to deliver post-sales support and solutions to the Oracle customer base while serving as an advocate for customer needs. This involves resolving post-sales non-technical customer inquiries via phone and electronic means, as well as, technical questions regarding the use of and troubleshooting for our Electronic Support Services. A primary point of contact for customers, you are responsible for facilitating customer relationships with Support and providing advice and assistance to internal Oracle employees on diverse customer situations and escalated issues.
As a Sr. Support Engineer, you will be the technical interface to customers, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Value-Added Resellers (VARs) for resolution of problems related to the installation, recommended maintenance and use of Oracle products. Have an understanding of all Oracle products in their competencies and in-depth knowledge of several products and/or platforms. Also, you should be highly experienced in multiple platforms and be able to complete assigned duties with minimal direction from management. In this position, you will routinely act independently while researching and developing solutions to customer issues.
Job duties are varied and complex utilizing independent judgment. May have project lead role. 4 years experience with Core products or five years experience with Applications products and have a technical degree i.e., BS Computer Science/Management Information Systems/Science/ Engineering/Math/Physics/Chemistry with a 3.0 GPA OR (for Applications) proven professional/ technical experience, i.e., demonstrating an understanding of Applications at a functional and technical level (preferably Oracle)
Oracle is an Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veterans status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Redwood City, CA
Oracle Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, sells, hosts, and supports application, platform, and infrastructure solutions for information technology (IT) environments worldwide. The company provides services in three layers of the cloud: Software as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Infrastructure as a Service. It offers human capital and talent management, enterprise resource planning, customer experience and relationship management, procurement, supply chain and project portfolio management, business analytics and enterprise performance management, and industry-specific application software, as well as financial management and governance, and risk and compliance applications.
The company also licenses its Oracle Database for storage, retrieval, and manipulation of data; and Oracle Fusion Middleware software to build, deploy, secure, access, extend, and integrate business applications, as well as automate business processes. In addition, it provides development tools, identity management, and business analytics software solutions for mobile computing development to address the development needs of businesses; Java, a software development language; and big data solutions. Further, the company provides Oracle Engineered Systems, servers, storage, industry-specific hardware, and hardware support products, as well as operating systems, virtualization, management, and other hardware-related software.
Additionally, it provides consulting services, including IT strategy alignment, enterprise architecture planning and design, initial software implementation and application development and integration, security assessments, and ongoing software enhancements and upgrade services; and customer support and education services. It serves businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and resellers. Oracle Corporation has a partnership agreement with Microsoft Corp. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.