Hybrid Oracle DBA & Unix Administrator

IntaPeople; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

IntaPeople is seeking an experienced Oracle DBA / Unix Administrator to join a busy team in a hybrid role. You will maintain critical Oracle databases on Unix/Linux, ensure availability, security and performance, and handle backups, recovery and patching.

You’ll work on monitoring, tuning, schema design support, and automation of routine tasks using Bash and batch scripting. 2–3 days in the office is expected.

Qualifications

• Solid commercial experience supporting enterprise Oracle databases (11g/19c+).
• Strong Unix/Linux administration skills.
• Experience with backups, recovery, patching and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily checks across databases, backups, filesystems and tablespaces; identify errors and capacity issues.
• Investigate failed services and long-running processes; troubleshoot database/system issues.
• Manage Oracle RMAN backups and recovery operations.
• Perform expdp/impdp schema refreshes and data-only refreshes.
• Monitor and tune database performance (SQL, SGA/PGA).
• Install, patch and upgrade Oracle software and related tools.
• Manage database users, roles, privileges and security policies.
• Support deployments and collaborate with developers on schema design and troubleshooting.
• Maintain Unix/Linux environments alongside the Oracle database estate.
• Automate routine tasks with Bash scripting and Windows batch scripting.

Skills

Oracle DBA experience

Unix/Linux administration

SQL/PLSQL

Performance tuning

Scripting Bash

Backup and recovery

SSH/SFTP

Tools

RMAN

Data Guard

RAC

ASM

TOAD

SQL Developer

DBeaver

Job description

IntaPeople is seeking an experienced Oracle DBA / Unix Administrator to join a busy team in a hybrid role. You will maintain critical Oracle databases on Unix/Linux, ensure availability, security and performance, and handle backups, recovery and patching.

You’ll work on monitoring, tuning, schema design support, and automation of routine tasks using Bash and batch scripting. 2–3 days in the office is expected.