Senior Oracle PL/SQL Engineer for Data Migration

Nixor; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nixor is seeking a Senior Oracle Developer to join a growing team within a major transformation programme. Focus is on hands-on PL/SQL/SQL development, data migration, and building a scalable Oracle platform. This isn’t a DBA or APEX role.

You’ll work across the development lifecycle, collaborate with data migration, PHP and wider tech teams, and contribute to automation in the migration processes. The role offers opportunities to advance into technical leadership as the programme expands.

Qualifications

• Strong Oracle database development expertise and performance tuning.
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle.
• Ability to work independently and own tasks.
• Excellent communication across technical teams.
• Proactive, with the initiative to improve processes and workflows.
• Unix shell scripting is useful; PHP exposure is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Developing and modifying complex solutions within an Oracle database environment.
• Working heavily with PL/SQL and SQL.
• Building and enhancing the target Oracle platform as data and functionality are migrated.
• Creating new database tables, structures and processes.
• Supporting large-scale data migrations from legacy systems.
• Collaborating with data migration, PHP and wider technology teams.
• Some Unix shell scripting around batch processes and file movement.
• Looking for ways to automate and improve repeatable migration processes, including future AI usage.

Skills

Oracle PL/SQL

SQL

Oracle performance tuning

Full SDLC

Unix shell scripting

PHP exposure

Ownership / independence

Job description

Nixor is seeking a Senior Oracle Developer to join a growing team within a major transformation programme. Focus is on hands-on PL/SQL/SQL development, data migration, and building a scalable Oracle platform. This isn’t a DBA or APEX role.

You’ll work across the development lifecycle, collaborate with data migration, PHP and wider tech teams, and contribute to automation in the migration processes. The role offers opportunities to advance into technical leadership as the programme expands.