Oracle Database Administrator

Noir; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator to join their team in Burton-in-Kendal. This role involves managing a diverse database estate, ensuring system optimisation and security, and supporting migration efforts to cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Oracle production support, SQL, and performance tuning. This position offers a hybrid working model, balancing office presence with remote work, and is crucial for enhancing healthcare technology solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Oracle production support.
• Excellent SQL and PL/SQL skills.
• Understanding of performance optimisation and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of a diverse Oracle database estate.
• Ensure systems are secure, optimised and highly available.
• Manage backup and recovery using RMAN.

Skills

Oracle DBA

SQL

PL/SQL

Performance Tuning

Data Guard

RMAN

Database Security

Linux/Windows

Cloud Migration

API Interfaces

Job description

Oracle Database Administrator – Healthcare Technology – Burton-in-Kendal / Hybrid

(Key skills: Oracle DBA, Oracle 12c+, OCI, SQL, PL/SQL, ORDS, Data Guard, RMAN, Performance Tuning, Database Security, Linux/Windows, Cloud Migration, API Interfaces, Monitoring Tools, AWR/ASH, Statspack, Agile)

Are you an experienced Oracle Database Administrator looking to apply your technical expertise in a meaningful and rewarding sector? Do you want to work in an organisation where robust, high-performing systems genuinely contribute to better outcomes for people and communities? If so, this is an excellent opportunity to join a growing healthcare technology business committed to improving digital services across the industry.

Our client, a respected provider of healthcare software solutions, is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator to support and enhance their core data platforms. Their products underpin essential operations across the healthcare sector, supporting everything from patient-facing digital services to internal clinical and administrative workflows.

In this role, you will take full ownership of a diverse Oracle database estate, ensuring systems are secure, optimised and highly available. You’ll be responsible for installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, performance tuning and troubleshooting across multiple on-premise and cloud environments. Working closely with development and application teams, you’ll help refine SQL queries, streamline data processes and support new releases and platform enhancements.

You will manage backup and recovery using RMAN, maintain Data Guard setups, ensure disaster recovery readiness and oversee ORDS environments and API integrations. You’ll also contribute to cloud migration efforts, work with containerised/pluggable databases and introduce improvements that strengthen performance, observability and resilience.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in Oracle production support, excellent SQL and PL/SQL skills, and a solid understanding of performance optimisation and monitoring tools such as AWR, ASH and Statspack. A proactive mindset, strong communication skills and the ability to manage workload in a structured yet flexible environment will be key.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation making a positive impact within the healthcare industry. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and performance of systems that support essential services and contribute to the ongoing digital evolution of the healthcare sector.

Location: Burton-in-Kendal, UK / Hybrid (3-Days in the offices)

Applicants must be based in and have the right to work in the UK.