Core Banking Platform Engineer – Oracle FLEXCUBE / EOD Operations

Cameron Kennedy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cameron Kennedy is seeking a hands-on Core Banking Platform Engineer in London to own the stability and performance of Oracle FLEXCUBE, ERP, FCCM, and related systems. You will manage end-of-day batches, monitor health, and support deployments with external vendors.

Required are 3+ years in core banking platforms, Linux/AIX administration, and Oracle WebLogic/DB expertise. The role demands calm under pressure during night processing windows and a UK work eligibility.

Qualifications

• 3+ years supporting Oracle FLEXCUBE or a similar core banking platform
• Hands-on Linux (RHEL) and/or AIX administration
• Oracle Database and SQL Server support experience
• Oracle WebLogic administration
• SQL, PL/SQL and shell scripting
• Calm under pressure during live incidents and overnight processing windows

Responsibilities

• Own daily EOD and overnight batch execution and resolve failures
• Investigate and fix batch failures, performance issues and reconciliation exceptions
• Monitor application health, support deployments/upgrades, liaise with Oracle Support
• Administer databases, middleware and runbooks, participate in DR exercises

Skills

Oracle FLEXCUBE support

Linux administration

AIX administration

Oracle Database

SQL Server

WebLogic administration

Shell scripting

Tools

Bash

Korn shell

Job description

Core Banking Platform Engineer - Oracle FLEXCUBE / EOD Operations

London |

A UK-regulated bank is looking for a hands-on Platform Engineer to keep its core banking estate running smoothly, day and night. You'll own the stability and performance of Oracle FLEXCUBE, alongside Oracle ERP, Oracle FCCM, Finastra OPICS and Suade regulatory reporting. You'll make sure every end-of-day (EOD) batch completes on time.

What you'll be doing

FLEXCUBE & EOD Operations

• Own daily EOD and overnight batch execution, and step in quickly when a batch fails
• Investigate and resolve batch failures, performance issues and reconciliation exceptions
• Monitor application health, support deployments and upgrades, and work with Oracle Support and third-party vendors

Platform Administration

• Administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux and IBM AIX servers: accounts, permissions, scheduled jobs, patching
• Write and maintain Bash/Korn shell scripts to automate operational and batch tasks

Database & Middleware

• First and second-line support for the Oracle databases behind FLEXCUBE, ERP and FCCM: performance, storage, backups, replication and DR
• First and second-line support for the SQL Server databases behind OPICS
• Support Oracle WebLogic: deployments, troubleshooting and certificate management
• Resolve incidents within SLA, find the root cause and put permanent fixes in place
• Carry out approved changes and keep runbooks and support guides up to date
• Take part in DR exercises, backup validation and internal and external audits

What you'll bring

• 3+ years supporting Oracle FLEXCUBE (or a similar core banking platform) in a bank, including EOD/overnight batch operations (essential)
• Hands-on Linux (RHEL) and/or AIX administration
• Oracle Database and SQL Server support experience: monitoring, backups, troubleshooting
• Oracle WebLogic administration
• SQL, PL/SQL and shell scripting
• Calm under pressure during live incidents and overnight processing windows
• Nice to have: OCP, WebLogic certification, RHCSA/RHCE, ITIL

Why apply?

A rare chance to own the core banking platform at a UK bank: varied, hands-on and business-critical work in a close-knit infrastructure team.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

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