Database Manager

Summary: The Database Manager role involves managing and maintaining databases within a mission-critical systems environment, specifically in a spacecraft operation context. The position is a 6-month initial contract requiring SC clearance and is based full-time on-site in Wiltshire. The candidate will be responsible for database maintenance, updates, and supporting software management activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform database maintenance and update activities
• Implement database changes as requested through change management procedures
• Release new databases on system
• Maintain database change control documentation
• Perform routine data and software backup and archiving activities
• Perform routine system maintenance and housekeeping activities to ensure optimum performance
• Diagnose and rectify system failures
• Re-start subsystems to recover from failures
• Support the Software Manager in system, software and database configuration management activities.

Key Skills:

• At least 1 - 2 years' experience of database administration or system support within a spacecraft operation, or similar mission-critical systems environment
• Oracle database administration
• RHEL
• Solaris
• Windows 2012
• Windows 2022
• Windows 10

Salary (Rate): £42 per hour

City: Chippenham

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Database Manager

+ 6 month initial contract

+ Upto £42 per hour Inside IR35

+ SC Cleared role

+ Wiltshire based - full time onsite

Responsibilities

• Perform database maintenance and update activities
• Implement database changes as requested through change management procedures
• Release new databases on system
• Maintain database change control documentation
• Perform routine data and software backup and archiving activities
• Perform routine system maintenance and housekeeping activities to ensure optimum performance
• Diagnose and rectify system failures
• Re-start subsystems to recover from failures
• Support the Software Manager in system, software and database configuration management activities.

Skill Set

Essential

The candidate should have at least 1 - 2 years' experience of database administration or system support within a spacecraft operation, or similar mission-critical systems environment.

Key skill areas should include the following:

General Skills

• Oracle database administration

Operating Systems:

• RHEL
• Solaris
• Windows 2012
• Windows 2022
• Windows 10