Oracle GoldenGate Engineer

job summary:
We are seeking an experienced Oracle GoldenGate (OGG) Engineer to join our Healthcare Analytics & Insights Managed Services team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, configuring, tuning, and maintaining real-time Change Data Capture (CDC) pipelines that stream critical healthcare data into enterprise Operational Data Store landing zones. You will collaborate closely with ETL developers and database specialists to ensure high-availability, low-latency data replication that powers core analytics and business operations.

location: Telecommute
job type: Contract
salary: $50 - 55 per hour
work hours: 9am to 6pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain Oracle GoldenGate CDC pipelines replicating enterprise source system tables (claims, membership, provider, enrollment, and encounter data) from Oracle OLTP source databases to enterprise ODS landing zones in near real-time.

Configure and manage the full GoldenGate process lifecycle, including Extract (log-based CDC from Oracle redo/archive logs), Data Pump (trail file transmission across network), and Replicat (apply DML changes to target landing zone databases).

Monitor and maintain GoldenGate replication health across active pipelines through lag monitoring, trail file management, disk space governance, and proactive alerting for Extract/Replicat abends.

Perform GoldenGate performance tuning via Extract parallelism, Replicat threading (Integrated / Parallel Replicat), HANDLECOLLISIONS configuration, and target database bulk apply optimization.

Manage replication across large-scale table sets (500+ tables), maintaining table-level configurations, DDL replication handling, and schema change management.

Implement conflict detection and resolution (CDR) strategies using HANDLECOLLISIONS, REPERROR handling, and custom conflict resolution routines for multi-source replication environments.

qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

5 to 8 years of hands-on experience in production Oracle GoldenGate deployment, configuration, and monitoring.

Proven expertise in log-based Change Data Capture (CDC), Oracle redo/archive log mining, and supplemental logging.

Strong database and SQL skills (Oracle, DB2) with experience supporting large-scale, high-transaction environments (500+ tables).

Solid understanding of Managed Services SLA models, ITSM frameworks (ServiceNow), and production support standards.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [email protected].


Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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