Oracle Database Administrator

Oracle Database Administrator - Northwich / Hybrid - Up to £60k

We're working with an established financial services organisation in Cheshire who are looking to recruit two experienced Oracle Database Administrators as they continue to invest in and develop their internal technology platforms.

The organisation operates a predominantly on-premises Oracle environment, supporting a range of business-critical banking applications and systems. They're looking for people with a strong background in Oracle database administration, particularly from an infrastructure and operational support perspective rather than a purely development-focused DBA background.

You'll join an established IT team, working closely with other DBAs, infrastructure engineers and application developers to ensure the performance, security and resilience of their Oracle estate.

The role offers hybrid working, with three days per week in their Northwich office and two from home, although new starters are generally expected to spend more time onsite during their initial three months.

What you'll be doing:

This is a varied, hands-on DBA position with responsibility for the ongoing administration, maintenance and improvement of Oracle databases and the Linux infrastructure they operate on.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and maintaining Oracle databases, ensuring availability, performance, capacity and security across production and non-production environments.
• Managing database backups, restores, recovery procedures and disaster recovery processes, including regular testing.
• Investigating and resolving database performance issues, carrying out tuning and optimisation where required.
• Supporting database patching, upgrades, migrations and environment refreshes.
• Administering and maintaining Oracle Enterprise Manager and supporting Oracle WebLogic environments.
• Working with the development team to support applications built using Oracle APEX and PL/SQL.
• Supporting high-availability and disaster recovery arrangements across the organisation's infrastructure.
• Using Linux shell scripting and automation to improve routine administration and operational processes.
• Contributing to database security, access controls and compliance requirements within a regulated environment.

What we're looking for:

The key requirement is solid commercial experience administering Oracle databases in a production environment. We're particularly interested in people who have worked within established infrastructure or database operations teams and are comfortable taking responsibility for business-critical systems.

Ideally, you'll have experience with:

• Oracle Database administration, preferably Oracle 19c or later.
• Backup and recovery, performance tuning, monitoring, patching and database maintenance.
• Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Oracle WebLogic administration or support.
• Linux operating systems and shell scripting.
• High-availability and disaster recovery technologies, ideally including Oracle Data Guard or RAC.
• Database security, troubleshooting and operational support.

Experience with Oracle Engineered Systems, virtualised infrastructure or automation tooling would be beneficial, although isn't essential.

We're not necessarily looking for someone who has worked in financial services previously, and there is scope to develop your knowledge of the organisation's specific Oracle technologies and infrastructure.

The most important thing is a strong foundation in Oracle database administration, a proactive approach to maintaining production systems and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.

The opportunity:

You'll be joining an established organisation with a relatively small, collaborative IT function, giving you the opportunity to work across a varied Oracle environment rather than being restricted to one narrow area of database administration.

There's ongoing investment in the technology estate, opportunities to develop your technical skills and the chance to work closely with experienced colleagues across infrastructure and development.

The role offers a salary of up to £60,000, a discretionary annual bonus, 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service), and additional benefits.

Hybrid working is available, with three days per week in Northwich and two days working from home.

If you're an experienced Oracle DBA looking for a varied, hands-on role within an established organisation, please get in touch for more information.

Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.