Mission-Critical Oracle DB Administrator (6 Month Contract)

Tatton Recruitment

Chippenham

On-site

GBP 75,000 - 91,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

World Class Defence Organisation in Chippenham, Wiltshire is recruiting a Database Manager contractor for an initial 6 months. The role suits someone with a background in database management, Oracle DBA, and experience supporting mission-critical systems.

The position offers an umbrella hourly rate of £41.71 and a 6-month initial contract, with potential long-term renewal. You will handle maintenance, changes, backups, and system improvements to ensure peak performance in a high-stakes

Qualifications

1–2 years' experience in database administration or system support within a spacecraft operation or other mission-critical environment.
Oracle database administration expertise.
Experience with RHEL, Solaris, Windows 2012/2022/10.

Responsibilities

Perform database maintenance and update activities
Implement database changes as requested through change management procedures
Release new databases on system
Maintain database change control documentation
Perform routine data and software backup and archiving activities
Perform routine system maintenance and housekeeping activities to ensure optimum performance
Diagnose and rectify system failures
Re-start subsystems to recover from failures
Support the Software Manager in system, software and database configuration management activities.