Senior Oracle DBA

Randstad Technologies; North East; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Technologies is seeking a Senior Oracle Database Administrator for a hybrid role based in the UK, with on-site presence in Blackpool or Newcastle (3 days/week). The contract runs until March 2027 and falls Inside IR35.

You will lead a modernization programme, overseeing mission-critical Oracle databases, driving cloud migrations, automating infrastructure and handling major incident escalations with a strong focus on reliability and governance.

Qualifications

• Strong Oracle production experience on Linux/AIX with 12c/19c.
• Expert in Oracle RAC, ASM, AFD and Data Guard.
• Hands-on cloud experience (OCI or AWS) and IaC tooling.
• Advanced RMAN backups/recovery and migration tooling.
• Knowledge of security controls and cloud network separation.
• Ability to lead incident triage and support on-call.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical lead overseeing mission-critical Oracle databases.
• Drive cloud modernization and automate infrastructure.
• Manage major incident escalations and on-call rotations.

Skills

Oracle DBA

HA/DR expertise

Cloud DevOps

Migrations & Backup

Security & Governance

Incident management

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Data Pump

GoldenGate

ZDM

RMAN

Job description

Senior Oracle Database Administrator (Contract)

• Location: Blackpool or Newcastle (Hybrid - 3 days/week on-site)
• Contract Length: Until March 2027
• Status: Inside IR35

The Role

We are hiring an experienced Senior Oracle DBA for a modernization programme. You will serve as the technical lead overseeing mission-critical database platforms, driving cloud modernization, automating infrastructure, and handling major incident escalations.

Key Requirements

• Core Oracle: Strong production experience with Oracle 12c/19c on Linux and AIX.
• High Availability & DR: Deep expertise in Oracle RAC (ASM, AFD) and Data Guard setups.
• Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with public cloud (OCI or AWS) and writing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and Ansible).
• Migrations & Backup: Advanced RMAN backup/recovery, alongside migration tooling (Data Pump, GoldenGate, ZDM).
• Security & Governance: Implementation of TDE, TLS encryption, and secure cloud network segregation.
• Incident Management: Proven ability to lead incident triage and provide out-of-hours support when required.

Role Requirements

• Based on-site 3 days per week in either Blackpool or Newcastle.
• Flexibility to join a scheduled out-of-hours on-call rota.