Senior Oracle DBA for Mission-Critical Transport (12-Month)

Indra Group UK & Ireland; Redhill; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Indra Group UK & Ireland is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator in Redhill for a fixed-term 12-month contract. The role focuses on mobilising, supporting, and stabilising Oracle database operations across production, test and development environments.

The successful candidate will have strong PL/SQL skills, experience with RMAN backups, disaster recovery planning, and ITSM awareness. A continued emphasis on documentation and knowledge transfer is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Oracle Database Administrator in complex environments.
• Experience with database backup and recovery, including RMAN, disaster recovery and business continuity processes.
• Strong knowledge of PL/SQL, stored procedures, database structures and security controls.
• Experience working in IT support or service operations, ideally within a 24/7 environment.
• Ability to produce clear technical and operational documentation and contribute to knowledge transfer.

Responsibilities

• Mobilisation and transition readiness: Participate in mobilisation, knowledge transfer and readiness activities with Oracle DBs.
• Oracle Databases operations and support: Administer, maintain and support production/test/dev databases including performance tuning.
• Service resilience and recovery: Support backup supervision, disaster recovery planning and testing, and rapid restoration.
• Application and data flow support: Review databases and processes; support reliable data flows between systems.
• Operational procedures and service improvement: Create SOPs and runbooks; identify automation opportunities within ITIL processes.

Skills

Oracle DBA

PL/SQL

Performance tuning

Security controls

Backup and recovery

ITIL/ITSM

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Oracle DBA certification

Tools

RMAN

MS SQL Server

Azure

Job description

Indra Group UK & Ireland is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator in Redhill for a fixed-term 12-month contract. The role focuses on mobilising, supporting, and stabilising Oracle database operations across production, test and development environments.

The successful candidate will have strong PL/SQL skills, experience with RMAN backups, disaster recovery planning, and ITSM awareness. A continued emphasis on documentation and knowledge transfer is required.