Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Oracle

ZipRecruiter; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Oracle, driving the evolution of digital landscapes through innovation. This role entails applying software engineering techniques to ensure system reliability, availability, and scalability, while mentoring teams and influencing strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle Database Performance Tuning.
• Deep understanding of LDAP protocols.
• Experience setting up monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring availability and scalability through monitoring and maintenance.
• Responding to outages and implementing preventative measures.
• Developing tools/scripts for automating operational processes.

Skills

Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)

SQL Optimization

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Monitoring Systems (Prometheus, Grafana)

Cloud Platforms

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Job description

Job Description

Join us as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Oracle where you'll lead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence.

This role involves applying software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response to ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of systems, platforms, and technologies.

To succeed as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Oracle, you should have experience with:

• Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), Oracle Internet Directory (OID), Oracle Database Performance Tuning – SME
• Deep understanding of LDAP protocols and directory services
• SQL Optimization
• Scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
• Experience setting up and maintaining monitoring systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)

Additional valued skills include:

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Ability to diagnose and resolve production incidents quickly
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective cross-functional collaboration

This role will be based at our Knutsford campus.

Purpose of the role

To apply software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response to ensure system reliability, availability, and scalability.

Accountabilities

• Ensuring availability, performance, and scalability through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and capacity planning
• Responding to system outages and disruptions, analyzing issues, and implementing preventative measures
• Developing tools and scripts to automate operational processes, reducing manual work and improving resilience
• Monitoring and optimizing system performance and resource usage
• Collaborating with development teams to embed best practices for reliability and performance into software development
• Staying updated with industry trends and contributing to organizational technology communities

Vice President Expectations

• Contributing to strategy, requirements, and recommendations for change; managing resources, budgets, and policies
• Leading or advising teams, defining roles, planning for future needs, and managing performance
• Demonstrating leadership behaviors: Listen & Be Authentic, Energize & Inspire, Align & Develop Others
• Guiding technical direction as a subject matter expert, mentoring less experienced staff, and influencing strategic decisions
• Advising stakeholders and managing risks to support governance
• Building trusting relationships internally and externally
• Developing innovative solutions through analytical thinking and research
• Maintaining alignment with business strategies and supporting organizational goals

All colleagues are expected to embody the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.