Oracle DBA

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• We are looking for an experienced Oracle Database Administrator in enterprise environments.
• We need extensive hands‑on expertise in Oracle RAC administration, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• We require proven experience with Oracle Data Guard setup, monitoring, maintenance, switchover, and failover operations.
• We need strong knowledge of Oracle performance tuning and optimization, including SQL tuning, AWR, ASH, ADDM, and execution plan analysis.
• We require advanced experience with RMAN backup and recovery, including backup strategy design, restoration, recovery testing, and disaster recovery planning.
• We need strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills in complex Oracle database infrastructures.
• We require experience supporting high‑availability and mission‑critical database environments.
• Experience with Oracle GoldenGate is desirable.
• Knowledge of HashiCorp Vault is desirable.
• Exposure to database automation, scripting, and infrastructure management tools is desirable.
• Experience supporting large‑scale enterprise database platforms is desirable.
• A bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.
• Oracle certifications such as OCP or OCM are desirable.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are preferred.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross‑functional teams is preferred.

Responsibilities

• We will administer, maintain, and support Oracle database environments across production, testing, and development landscapes.
• We will design, implement, and manage Oracle RAC configurations to ensure high availability, scalability, and failover capabilities.
• We will configure, monitor, and support Oracle Data Guard environments, including physical and logical standby databases, switchover, and failover activities.
• We will perform proactive database monitoring and troubleshooting to maintain system health, availability, and performance.
• We will lead database performance tuning initiatives by analyzing SQL execution plans, optimizing queries, and identifying system bottlenecks.
• We will monitor database resource utilization and recommend improvements to enhance performance and efficiency.
• We will develop and execute backup and recovery strategies using Oracle RMAN, ensuring successful database restoration and disaster recovery preparedness.
• We will conduct backup validation, recovery testing, and regular disaster recovery exercises.
• We will manage database patching, upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management activities with minimal business disruption.
• We will implement and maintain database security standards, user access controls, and compliance requirements.
• We will collaborate with infrastructure, application, and support teams to ensure seamless database operations and issue resolution.
• We will create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and best practice guidelines.
• We will provide on‑call support and participate in incident management and root cause analysis when required.

Technologies

• Support
• Oracle
• SQL
• Security

We are seeking an experienced Oracle DBA for a contract running from 29 July 2026 to 30 November 2026, based in Sheffield with three days a week in the office. This is an inside IR35 role paying up to £375 per day via umbrella. We are looking for someone who can manage mission‑critical Oracle database environments with a strong focus on availability, performance, disaster recovery, and operational excellence. Oracle GoldenGate and HashiCorp Vault experience would be an advantage.

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