Oracle Database Administrator

Levrara Consulting Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Levrara Consulting Group in London is seeking an Oracle Infrastructure & Platform Engineer to join the banking technology team. The role focuses on administering Oracle databases, Linux/Unix environments and middleware underpinning critical banking apps.

You will troubleshoot complex issues, maintain platform stability, manage backups and DR, and work with cross-functional teams to support production systems.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience supporting or administering Oracle databases.
• Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems (Red Hat Linux or IBM AIX).
• Knowledge of Oracle WebLogic or similar middleware technologies.
• Production-grade incident response and root-cause analysis abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and administration across Oracle databases, Linux/Unix OS and middleware.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise Oracle performance, availability and stability.
• Backups, recovery, patching, upgrades and routine maintenance.
• Administer and troubleshoot Linux/Unix environments (Red Hat Linux, IBM AIX).
• Support Oracle WebLogic middleware, including deployments and config.
• Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis and implement resolutions.
• Support releases, infrastructure changes and production deployments.
• Monitor EOD processes and batch scheduling with appropriate tools.
• Assist with disaster recovery, resilience and continuity.

Skills

Oracle databases

Linux/Unix

SQL/PLSQL

Shell scripting

Oracle WebLogic

Troubleshooting

Disaster recovery

High availability

Tools

Control-M

AutoSys

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Job description

London – Hybrid

We are supporting a well-established international bank in the appointment of an Oracle Infrastructure & Platform Engineer to join its London technology team.

This is a hands-on technical role focused on the administration, maintenance and support of Oracle databases, Linux/Unix environments and middleware platforms underpinning critical banking applications.

The successful candidate will have strong Oracle infrastructure experience, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues, maintain platform stability and support business-critical production environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and administration across Oracle databases, Linux/Unix operating systems and middleware environments.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and optimise Oracle database performance, availability and stability.
• Support database backups, recovery, patching, upgrades and routine maintenance.
• Administer and troubleshoot Linux/Unix environments, including Red Hat Linux and IBM AIX.
• Support Oracle WebLogic middleware, including application deployments, configuration and troubleshooting.
• Investigate production incidents, perform root cause analysis and implement appropriate resolutions.
• Support application releases, infrastructure changes and production deployments.
• Monitor batch processing, scheduled jobs and critical system interfaces.
• Assist with disaster recovery, system resilience and operational continuity.
• Work closely with application, infrastructure, database and third-party support teams.

Key Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience supporting or administering Oracle databases.
• Experience working with Linux/Unix operating systems, ideally Red Hat Linux or IBM AIX.
• Knowledge or experience of Oracle WebLogic or comparable middleware technologies.
• Previous experience supporting business-critical applications or infrastructure in a production environment.
• Strong troubleshooting, incident management and problem-resolution skills.
• Experience with SQL/PLSQL and shell scripting.
• Familiarity with database performance monitoring, backups, recovery and patching.
• Experience within banking, financial services or another complex enterprise environment.
• Oracle FLEXCUBE, Oracle EBS/ERP or other enterprise banking platforms.
• Oracle RAC, Data Guard, RMAN or Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Batch scheduling tools such as Control-M or AutoSys.
• End-of-Day (EOD) processing and banking system operations.
• Disaster recovery and high-availability environments.

This opportunity would suit an experienced Oracle DBA, Oracle Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Middleware Engineer or Technical Application Support Engineer looking to work within a banking technology environment.