Technical Lead - IT Infrastructure & Support

We are seeking a Technical Lead to join our team supporting one of our largest enterprise clients. This is a hands-on technical role, ideal for a senior engineer with strong Oracle and containerisation experience, who enjoys coaching and guiding junior staff without formal line management responsibilities.

Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 + on-call allowance
Location: Derby, East Midlands
Clearance: SC Clearance is a bonus but can be obtained

The role offers the opportunity to work on critical IT infrastructure projects, alongside supporting and enhancing secure, high-availability environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical expertise across infrastructure, containerisation, and Oracle platform support
• Act as a technical point of escalation, resolving complex issues and ensuring stability of critical systems
• Support the Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) platform - focusing on infrastructure and platform support, not database administration
• Deliver a mix of project and BAU support work, with time structured between both
• Guide and coach junior technical staff, helping allocate project and support tasks within the team
• Participate in the on-call/standby rota (every 3-4 weeks), ensuring 24/7 support for the ODA platform
• Contribute to ongoing service improvement initiatives, adopting modern practices and technologies

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Oracle technologies, ideally Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) or similar infrastructure platforms
• Practical experience with containerisation, specifically Docker
• Broad IT infrastructure background (Windows/Linux servers, networking, virtualisation, backup, monitoring, etc)
• Experience working in secure, high-availability environments
• Ability to provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support to junior engineers

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Exposure to Kubernetes (planned future use)
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tooling
• Prior experience in enterprise or large-scale technical support environments
• Current security clearance (SC) - highly beneficial but not essential

Working Pattern

• Standard working hours (8-4 or 9-5)
• On-site presence required (five days per week). Flexibility possible for the right candidate (e.g., four days a week)
• On-call/standby rota every 3-4 weeks with additional payment
• Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance (British nationality)

Why Join?

This role is a chance to work on complex and critical enterprise systems in a secure environment, developing expertise across Oracle platforms and modern containerisation technologies. The position offers a balance of technical depth, project delivery, and tech leadership, in a supportive and collaborative environment.