IT Database Administrator Oracle/SQL (Applications Team)

INEOS Belgium

United Kingdom

Remote

GBP 52,000 - 72,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday (salary sacrifice for

Benefits Platform - discounts on high‑

Employee Referral Bonus

Scottish Widows Contributory Pension

Free On-site Gym

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Maternity Leave

Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work

Job summary

INEOS Grangemouth seeks an IT Database Administrator with Oracle/SQL to join the Applications Team. You will manage and optimise Oracle and MS SQL databases, ensuring availability, security and performance across the estate.

You will collaborate with Cyber Security, Infrastructure and Service Desk, deploy upgrades, implement backups, DR strategies, and contribute to continuous improvement within an ITIL framework.

Qualifications

Proven experience in design, implementation, administration and support of Oracle and MS SQL Server databases.
Backup, recovery and disaster recovery strategies with data integrity.
Strong SQL/PLSQL/T-SQL scripting with stored procedures and other objects.
Experience monitoring, troubleshooting and tuning database performance.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including security and service desks, to deliver outcomes.
Knowledge of SDLC, deployment, patching, upgrades and release management.
Familiarity with ITIL service management and cloud/hybrid databases.

Responsibilities

Primarily to provide database administration, support & development across Oracle and MS SQL databases.
Ensure availability, performance, integrity and security aligned with business requirements.
Plan and perform patching, upgrades, and release management with best practices.

Skills

Oracle database administration

MS SQL Server administration

Backup and disaster recovery

SQL/PLSQL/T-SQL scripting

Performance tuning

SDLC & ITIL

Tools

Oracle DB

MS SQL Server

PowerShell

Job description

IT Database Administrator Oracle/SQL (Applications Team)

Title : DBA Oracle/SQL (Applications Team)

Hours : 37.5

Location : Grangemouth

Salary : Dependent on skills, qualifications and experience

Contract type : Permanent

ABOUT US

A truly global company, INEOS comprises of numerous businesses with sites in countries throughout the world. We also encompass a wide range of consumer brands and sports interests.

Grangemouth remains one of INEOS' key sites in the UK and is home to world scale manufacturing plants - offering a unique environment in which to grow your skills, knowledge and competencies within the petrochemical sector.

We are engineering a strong future for our site, based on a highly skilled, experienced workforce and a portfolio of essential products that underpin a sustainable, low carbon future for all. We are entrepreneurial. We love to find new ways of doing things. Whether that's through improving the energy efficiency of our plants, developing new ways of working or delivering on our net zero promises. And we're proud to be doing this in Scotland.

We believe in offering our employees true autonomy and empowerment with a working environment that creates the opportunities for all of us to achieve our potential and to have a fulfilling professional career. We're looking for committed and talented people to join our teams, to realise our ambitions and shape the future.

ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY

Key accountabilities

Primarily to provide database administration, support & development across the Oracle and MS SQL database estate. Ensuring availability, performance, integrity and security of the databases are maintained in line with business requirements. Proactively plan and perform software patching and upgrading in line with best practice. Creating and maintaining database standards and policies to align with IT Group standards. As a key member of the apps support team assist in troubleshooting of any application issues and unplanned outages demonstrate a willingness to learn new skills to support applications.

ABOUT YOU

Required:

Proven experience in the design, implementation, administration and support of Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases.
Strong knowledge of database backup, recovery and disaster recovery strategies, with practical experience restoring database instances and ensuring data integrity.
Demonstrable experience developing and maintaining SQL, PL/SQL and T-SQL scripts, including stored procedures, triggers, packages and other database objects.
Extensive experience monitoring, troubleshooting and optimising database performance, including identifying root causes, implementing solutions and recommending performance tuning opportunities.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Cyber Security, Infrastructure, ERP Systems and Service Desk teams, to resolve operational issues and deliver project outcomes.
Experience working with third-party suppliers and vendors to manage technical issues, support activities and project deliverables.
Knowledge of capacity planning and performance monitoring, including the collection and analysis of CPU, memory and storage utilisation metrics to forecast future resource requirements.
Solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering and design through to deployment, support and continuous improvement.
Experience in deployment and environment management, including planning and delivering database upgrades, patching schedules and release management activities.
Experience contributing to technical architecture design, working with stakeholders, vendors and internal IT teams to develop robust and scalable solutions.
Strong documentation skills, with experience producing and maintaining technical architecture, system design and operational support documentation.
Commitment to continuous improvement, ensuring technical standards, procedures and documentation remain current, accurate and aligned with business requirements.
Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
Knowledge of database automation, monitoring and reporting tools.
Experience working within ITIL-based service management environments.
Exposure to cloud‑hosted database platforms and hybrid infrastructure environments.
Willingness to learn new skills and technologies to broaden understanding and ability to support the wider application portfolio.

WHAT WE OFFER

34 days holiday (optional salary sacrifice to purchase up to 5 extra days)
Benefits Platform - access to discounts on high street stores etc., Discounted Private Medical Insurance, Travel Insurance etc.
Employee Referral Bonus Opportunity
Scottish Widows Contributory Pension including employer contributions
Free On-site Gym
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced Maternity Leave
Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application, assessment and on-boarding stages.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you were referred by a permanent member of staff that currently works at INEOS O&P UK Grangemouth please email opportunities.uk@ineos.com confirming the position you applied for and the name of the employee that referred you. Please note the employee referral scheme is only applicable for permanent vacancies.