Database Manager

Tatton Recruitment; Hawthorn; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Tatton Recruitment is seeking a Database Manager subcontractor for a six-month contract with a world-class defence organisation. The role focuses on database maintenance, changes, releases, and documentation in a mission-critical environment.

The position offers an umbrella hourly rate and long-term potential beyond six months. Applicants should have 1–2 years experience in DB admin or system support, Oracle DBA skills, and familiarity with RHEL, Solaris, Windows 2012/2022/10.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years experience in database administration or system support in mission-critical environments.
• Experience in Oracle database administration.
• Degree or equivalent in Computer Science is desirable, relaxed with relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• We perform database maintenance and update activities.
• We implement database changes via change management procedures.
• We release new databases onto the system.
• We maintain database change control documentation.
• We perform routine data and software backup and archiving activities.
• We perform routine system maintenance and housekeeping for optimum performance.
• We diagnose and rectify system failures.
• We restart subsystems to recover from failures.
• We support the Software Manager with configuration management activities.

Skills

Database administration

System support

Mission-critical environments

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Oracle

RHEL

Solaris

Windows 2012

Windows 2022

Windows 10

Job description

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for a candidate with at least 1–2 years experience in database administration or system support within a spacecraft operation or similar mission-critical systems environment.
• We require experience in Oracle database administration.
• We require experience with the following operating systems: RHEL, Solaris, Windows 2012, Windows 2022, and Windows 10.
• A degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science or a similar discipline is desirable, though we may relax this requirement where relevant experience is present.

Responsibilities:

• We perform database maintenance and update activities.
• We implement database changes requested through change management procedures.
• We release new databases onto the system.
• We maintain database change control documentation.
• We perform routine data and software backup and archiving activities.
• We perform routine system maintenance and housekeeping activities to ensure optimum performance.
• We diagnose and rectify system failures.
• We restart subsystems to recover from failures.
• We support the Software Manager with system, software, and database configuration management activities.

Technologies:

• Support
• Oracle
• RHEL
• Windows

More:

We are a world-class defence organisation based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, and we are currently looking to recruit a Database Manager subcontractor on an initial 6-month contract, with the potential for ongoing long-term work. This role is ideal for someone with a Database Manager, Oracle Database Administrator, or Oracle DBA background who has experience supporting and maintaining databases and systems in a mission-critical environment. The hourly rate is £41.71ph (umbrella).