Database Manager

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

World Class Defence Organisation in Chippenham, Wiltshire, is seeking a Database Manager subcontractor for a 6‑month contract at £41.71 per hour (umbrella). The role targets candidates with Oracle database administration experience in mission-critical environments and supports database, software and system maintenance activities.

Responsibilities include database maintenance, change implementation, release of databases, backups, performance tuning and incident recovery.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years’ experience in database administration or system support within a spacecraft operation or mission‑critical environment.
• Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related discipline is desirable but not mandatory with relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform database maintenance and updates.
• Implement database changes via change management procedures.
• Release new databases on the system.
• Maintain database change control documentation.
• Perform routine data and software backup and archiving.
• Carry out routine system maintenance and housekeeping for optimal performance.
• Diagnose and rectify system failures.
• Restart subsystems to recover from failures.
• Support the Software Manager in configuration management activities.

Skills

Oracle DBA

Database maintenance

System support

Change management

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

RHEL

Solaris

Windows 2012

Windows 2022

Windows 10

Job description

World Class Defence Organisation based in Chippenham, Wiltshire is currently looking to recruit a Database Manager subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.

This role would be ideal for a candidate from a Database Manager, Oracle Database Administrator or Oracle DBA background, with experience supporting and maintaining databases and systems within a mission critical environment.

Hourly Rate: £41.71ph (Umbrella)

Contract Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

Database Manager Job Description

• Perform database maintenance and update activities
• Implement database changes as requested through change management procedures
• Release new databases on system
• Maintain database change control documentation
• Perform routine data and software backup and archiving activities
• Perform routine system maintenance and housekeeping activities to ensure optimum performance
• Diagnose and rectify system failures
• Re-start subsystems to recover from failures
• Support the Software Manager in system, software and database configuration management activities.

Skill Set

Essential

The candidate should have at least 1 – 2 years’ experience of database administration or system support within a spacecraft operation, or similar mission-critical systems environment. Key skill areas should include the following:

General Skills

• Oracle database administration

Operating Systems

• RHEL
• Solaris
• Windows 2012
• Windows 2022
• Windows 10

Desirable

Candidates ideally should possess a degree (or equivalent qualification) in Computer Science or similar discipline. However, this requirement may be relaxed if candidates have relevant experience.