Oracle DBA

Oracle DBA

£450/day overall assignment rate to umbrella

Remote working

3-6 month initial contract

A financial services organisation is seeking a Database Engineer to join its specialist database team, supporting a large-scale enterprise database estate.

This is a hands-on role focused on the administration, support and continuous improvement of Oracle databases, alongside exposure to SQL Server and other legacy databases. You’ll be responsible for ensuring database platforms remain secure, resilient and high-performing through proactive monitoring, incident management, backup and recovery activities, upgrades and platform maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Administration and support of enterprise database platforms, primarily Oracle.
• Database monitoring, performance optimisation and capacity management.
• Backup, recovery and disaster recovery management using RMAN.
• Incident investigation and resolution across production environments.
• Database patching, upgrades and infrastructure changes.
• Supporting automation and operational improvement initiatives.
• Assisting with database migrations and cloud transformation projects.
• Working closely with infrastructure, application and security teams.
• Participation in an on-call support rota.

Key Requirements

• Strong Oracle DBA experience in production environments.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle RMAN backup and recovery.
• Linux administration experience.
• Experience supporting business-critical systems and resolving production incidents.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work within structured change and operational processes.

Desirable Experience

• Oracle RAC, Data Guard and high-availability technologies.
• SQL Server, MariaDB or Sybase administration.
• Performance tuning and optimisation.
• AWS or Azure cloud platforms.
• Automation and scripting (Python, Shell, PowerShell or Ansible).
• Experience within financial services or another regulated environment.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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