About Equinix 

Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the leading global interconnection platform and most significant data center provider. With more than 145 data centers on five continents and $3+ billion in annual revenue, we dream big and hire people who want to help us build a historically significant company. 

We seek a bright and enthusiastic Oracle Cloud SaaS & PaaS Admin.  Join the team to maintain and shape up Oracle Cloud SAAS/PAAS ecosystems for Enterprise applications at one of America's Fastest Growing Technology Companies (Forbes). 

Opportunities 

Equinix offers wide-ranging opportunities in Information Technology. It has implemented Oracle Cloud  SAAS-PAAS ERP application ecosystems. This position will give the chance to work in a culture that thrives on innovation and delivering results while building solid relationships with technologists and the business community.   

About the Group 
 

Enterprise Applications -The corporate application team at Equinix focuses on implementing and continuing to maintain the next-generation software applications for Equinix to scale and support Equinix’s internal ecosystems. 

 
About the Position 
As Oracle Cloud Admin in the Corporate application division, you would work on some of our latest ventures to implement, enhance, and maintain cutting-edge SaaS/PaaS business applications. You will be helping us with coordination, documentation, test execution, conducting POC, implementing new technologies, post-production maintenance, and support of the SaaS/PaaS enterprise applications. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Hands-on configurations, testing, troubleshooting, and monitoring of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. 

• Provisioning and managing compute instances (VMs), storage services (Object Storage, Block Volume), and network components (VCNs, subnets, security lists) within OCI.  

• Implementing and managing cloud networking configurations, including routing, load balancing, and VPNs.  

• Monitoring cloud resource utilization and optimizing costs.  

• Defining and enforcing access control policies using Identity and Access Management (IAM).  

• Implementing security best practices like encryption, patching, and vulnerability scanning.  

• Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards.  

• Creating scripts and workflows to streamline repetitive tasks. 

• Monitoring cloud services for performance issues, including resource utilization, latency, and availability.  

• Diagnosing and resolving issues related to cloud infrastructure components.  

• Learn and adapt to new technologies in a short duration. 

• Work with the team of analysts and leads, implementing new cloud business applications and integrations for Equinix. 

• Assist in Implementing product features/proof of concept code that Equinix could use to expand its business objectives and application landscape. 

• Assist in coordinating the activities of the Oracle Application Admin services.  

• Provides first-line support to IT Development, Product, AMS team, and internal stakeholders. 

• Partner with other system owners to ensure data and system access and security.  

• Execute System integration testing. 

• Coordinate user acceptance testing for new system or enhancement releases.  This involves assisting with creating test cases and follow-up to ensure users complete testing per the schedule. 

Minimum Qualifications  

• Proficient in Oracle Apex, OIC, Oracle VBCS, ORDS, PCS,  GIT, Oracle SQL, JAVA, Shell Scripts, Bash, Python, Webservices/APIs and Oracle PLSQL 

• Strong understanding of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services, including computing, storage, networking, database, and security features. 

• Knowledge of networking concepts (subnetting, routing, firewalls) 

• Experience with security best practices in a cloud environment 

• Understanding of ITIL or other service management frameworks 

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting abilities  

• Good knowledge of SFTP, Security, and encryption technologies. 

• Worked with well-known applications like Salesforce, Service Now, Workday, Bank Statements, Oracle R12, Bloomberg, and other enterprise applications. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, IT, or related field. 

• 4-8 years of experience working within the IT organization of a large multinational company  

• Strong written and oral communication skills 

• Preference to computer science, mathematics, and related fields of study.  

• Willingness to travel occasionally if needed