TL;DR

Principal Oracle/MQ Architect (Data Pipelines): Leading the design and evolution of enterprise-scale Oracle database pipelines, driving strategy across Oracle platforms, change data capture (CDC), messaging and MQ frameworks. Focus on mapping complex mainframe structures to Oracle, hands-on PL/SQL engineering, and troubleshooting MQ architecture across diverse environments.

Location: Onsite in Irvine, CA, United States of America

Salary: $138,100.00–$234,800.00 per year

Company

Ingram Micro is a leading technology company driving the global information technology ecosystem, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts.

What you will do

  • Take end-to-end ownership of the Oracle database pipeline, including mainframe-sourced data replication.
  • Act as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring database architectures accurately reflect business processes.
  • Perform hands-on engineering using PL/SQL, including advanced performance tuning.
  • Design, support, and troubleshoot MQ architecture across mainframe, Linux, and cloud environments.
  • Provide day-to-day operational support, rapid incident response, and cross-domain debugging across various data flows.
  • Serve as a critical technical lead for multi-year modernization programs, including Mainframe Re-platforming and GCP data migration.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, science and math or related technical discipline.
  • 7–10 years of continuous relevant technical experience in Data Architecture, Database Administration, or Middleware support, with a strong focus on Oracle, CDC, and MQ ecosystems.
  • Advanced proficiency in Oracle database engineering, PL/SQL development, data reconciliation, and performance tuning.
  • Extensive source-system expertise across mainframe technologies (IMS, DB2, VSAM).
  • Thorough knowledge of Change Data Capture (CDC) processing and JDB ingestion.
  • Deep, hands-on experience with message queuing (MQ) architecture and cross-team debugging.
  • Experience with cloud data migrations (preferably GCP) and modernization of legacy mainframe systems.
  • English: B2 required.

Culture & Benefits

  • Access to healthcare benefits, paid time off, and parental leave for U.S.-based employees.
  • 401(k) plan and company match.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage and basic life insurance.
  • Wellbeing benefits.
  • Opportunities to work across multiple international time zones with offshore teams and external vendors.
  • Eligibility for merit increases, annual bonus or sales incentives, and long-term incentives based on position level and individual performance.

Hiring process

  • Ability to pass a drug test.
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment (post offer) background check.