DBA Manager

weServed; West of England; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday

Pension + life assurance

Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock Technology Centre in Bristol is seeking a DBA Manager to lead the delivery and performance of Oracle database and middleware services that support defence and engineering operations. You will ensure systems are secure, reliable and optimised, helping teams deliver vital programmes with confidence.

Day-to-day you will shape technology and people capability, guide a team, and play a key part in delivering new digital solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing database and middleware environments in complex systems.
• Leadership experience managing technical teams.
• Experience with Windows and Linux server environments; Oracle technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery and performance of Oracle database and middleware services.
• Ensure security, reliability and availability of systems across critical platforms.
• Shape technology and people capability; guide a team and transition to in-house function.
• Develop project plans, allocate resources, and ensure timely delivery.
• Drive automation, optimisation and best practice.

Skills

Oracle database management

Middleware leadership

Team leadership

Oracle WebLogic

SOA Suite

Identity Management

Windows servers

Linux servers

Analytical thinking

Education

Relevant DBA/IT infrastructure management experience

Tools

Oracle WebLogic

SOA Suite

Identity Management

Job description

Job Title: DBA Manager

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £57,300 - £71,600 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74272

Lead critical digital systems supporting national security

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Data Base Administration (DBA) Manager at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

The role

As a DBA Manager, you’ll lead the delivery and performance of critical Oracle database and middleware services that support defence and engineering operations. You’ll be responsible for ensuring systems are secure, reliable, and optimised, helping teams across the business deliver vital programmes with confidence.

Day-to-day, you’ll shape both technology and people capability. You’ll guide a team of specialists, support the transition to an in-house function, and play a key part in delivering new digital solutions. It’s an opportunity to grow your leadership skills while working on systems that directly enable national defence and infrastructure.

• Leading a team to deliver high-performing Oracle database and middleware services
• Managing system performance, security, and availability across critical platforms
• Collaborating with technical teams to deliver new applications and system improvements
• Developing project plans, allocating resources, and ensuring timely delivery
• Driving continuous improvement through automation, optimisation, and best practice

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and requires on site attendance in Bristol 2-3 days per week

Essential experience of the DBA Manager

• Experience managing database and middleware environments in complex systems
• Leadership experience managing technical teams
• Familiar with Oracle technologies such as WebLogic, SOA Suite, Identity Management, and modern Oracle database platforms
• Experience working with Windows and Linux server environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to optimise performance and reliability

Qualifications for the DBA Manager

• Relevant professional experience in database administration or IT infrastructure management
• ITILv4 qualification or higher - Desirable

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain SC security clearance and also hold additional clearances as required for the role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 08/09/2026