Oracle DBA- Banking client exp required

JR United Kingdom; Shrewsbury; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Oracle DBA for a remote position to design, support, and maintain large Oracle databases. The role requires 24/7 support and collaboration with DevOps teams, emphasizing automation and performance optimization. Candidates should have experience with Oracle databases and be prepared for on-call duties. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for efficiency improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle databases including RAC and Oracle 19c.
• Proven ability to handle 24/7 on-call rotations.
• Familiarity with RedHat Linux and Delphix is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support Oracle databases with automation.
• Perform installations, upgrades, and patching for database software.
• Monitor databases, escalate issues, and optimize performance.

Skills

Oracle DBA support

Database Restoration

Troubleshooting

Automation

Capacity Planning

Performance Optimization

Job description

Job Title: Oracle DBA

Location: Remote, UK

Duration: 6 months+

Job Description

• Responsible for the design, build, and day-to-day support of Oracle databases. These databases are each 100TB in size (and growing), hold over 13 billion rows of data each, and process approximately 1 billion SQL statements per day. As part of a DevOps team, you will work closely with application and infrastructure SMEs to ensure these critical services function to the required standards. Maintain and improve SLAs and ensure compliance with client policies at all times.
• Actively participate to achieve organizational objectives for efficiencies, innovations, and quality delivery. Perform proactive analysis on daily work, identify areas for automation, report and follow up on process or technical gaps, reduce incidents, and standardize tasks/processes.
• Support is required 24/7, including weekends, often at short notice. On-call rotation typically one week in four. Resource will receive compensatory time off as per HR guidelines.

Responsibilities

• All aspects of Oracle DBA support including design, build, enhancements (e.g., automation), and 24/7 support.
• Work with RAC, Oracle 19c, Database Restoration, Troubleshooting.
• Perform database software installation, upgrades, and patching.
• Perform database migrations (intra-platform or inter-platform).
• Build and deploy solutions, perform capacity and DR planning.
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents.
• Create, alter, drop tablespaces.
• Clone environments, backup/restore databases.
• Data archival, support development queries, manage database space.
• Implement releases and service requests.
• Monitor servers and databases, ensure systems run smoothly.
• Escalate issues promptly, optimize database performance.
• Participate in crisis calls, problem resolution, customer service.
• Experience with Oracle on RedHat Linux; experience with Delphix is a plus.

Note: The posting indicates the expiry date as 10.08.2025, and the job is currently active.