Lead Oracle DBA Consultant

Clinisys; Woking; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Clinisys seeks an experienced Lead Oracle DBA Consultant to lead our DBA team and provide Oracle database expertise across healthcare solutions, including WinPath, PathManager and Cyberlab.

This role combines team leadership, customer consultancy, project delivery and hands-on Oracle database administration with collaboration across Technical Services, Development, Service Desk, Sales and Project Management to deliver high-quality customer implementations, upgrades, migrations and ongoing

Qualifications

• Strong Oracle Database Administration experience.
• Expertise in backup, recovery, performance tuning and optimisation.
• Experience with Oracle RAC, RMAN and Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Proven leadership or team management experience.
• Strong customer-facing consultancy and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide Professional Services Consultancy leadership for all DBA Team members.
• Lead and mentor the DBA team, driving performance and best practices.
• Manage resource planning, utilisation and delivery against project objectives.
• Install, configure, upgrade and patch Oracle databases and related technologies.
• Design and maintain backup, recovery and disaster recovery solutions using RMAN.
• Lead database migrations, upgrades, tuning and performance optimisation activities.
• Provide technical consultancy, sizing and infrastructure recommendations.
• Support customer implementations and resolve complex database issues.
• Collaborate with Development teams to improve scalability, performance and reliability.
• Contribute to pre-sales activities, technical proposals and solution design.
• Deliver Oracle knowledge-sharing and training across technical teams.
• Participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota.

Skills

Oracle DBA

Backup & recovery

Performance tuning

Leadership

Customer-facing

Communication

Tools

Oracle RAC

RMAN

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Job description

Building an AI‑first organisation is central to Clinisys’ purpose and the impact we deliver. As a global provider of intelligent diagnostic informatics solutions, we build AI‑enabled, cloud‑based platforms to enhance diagnostic workflows across healthcare, life sciences, and public health. By applying intelligent technology thoughtfully and responsibly, we help laboratories and testing environments operate more effectively, generate meaningful insights at scale, and ultimately support healthier and safer communities. Operating across more than 30 countries, Clinisys expects all colleagues—regardless of role or function — to work confidently with AI‑enabled tools, apply digital and analytical thinking, and continuously adapt as technologies evolve, must drive an AI first sense of purpose and urgency.

Clinisys has built an unrivalled reputation for deploying complex diagnostic networks and academic centres – and is the only provider to repetitively deliver to all disciplines end‑to‑end – at scale. Fostering healthier communities.

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Lead Oracle DBA Consultant to lead our DBA team and provide technical expertise across Oracle database environments supporting our healthcare solutions, including WinPath, PathManager and Cyberlab.

This role combines team leadership, customer consultancy, project delivery and hands‑on Oracle database administration. You will work closely with Technical Services, Development, Service Desk, Sales and Project Management teams to deliver high-quality customer implementations, upgrades, migrations and support services.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide Professional Services Consultancy leadership for all members of the DBA Team
• Lead and mentor the DBA team, driving performance, consistency and best practice.
• Manage resource planning, utilisation and delivery against project objectives.
• Install, configure, upgrade and patch Oracle databases and related technologies.
• Design and maintain backup, recovery and disaster recovery solutions using RMAN.
• Lead database migrations, upgrades, tuning and performance optimisation activities.
• Provide technical consultancy, database sizing and infrastructure recommendations for customers.
• Support customer implementations and resolve complex database‑related issues.
• Collaborate with Development teams to improve scalability, performance and reliability.
• Contribute to pre‑sales activities, technical proposals and solution design.
• Deliver Oracle knowledge‑sharing and training across technical teams.
• Participate in the out‑of‑hours on‑call rota.

AI & Innovation

• Identify opportunities to apply AI and automation to improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes.
• Assess and mitigate risks associated with AI adoption, including data quality, bias and governance.
• Promote practical and value‑driven use of AI across Technical Services and Solution Architecture teams.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong Oracle Database Administration experience.
• Expertise in database backup, recovery, performance tuning and optimisation.
• Experience with Oracle RAC, RMAN and Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Proven leadership or team management experience.
• Strong customer‑facing consultancy and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience within healthcare or laboratory information systems.
• Knowledge of WinPath, PathManager or Cyberlab.
• Experience supporting large‑scale customer implementations and upgrades.
• Understanding of AI technologies and their practical application in enterprise environments.

This role requires a working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and the ability to leverage them to improve processes and outcomes. A core understanding of AI concepts is required and must be able to demonstrate the use of AI tools in a professional setting.

Onboarding

As part of our onboarding process, all new employees will be required to attend / travel to the office on their first day of employment. This requirement is essential for onboarding activities, including the identity verification, completion of necessary documentation, receiving your IT equipment, introductions to key team members, and orientation to Clinisys policies and procedures.