Oracle 11g DBA
Posted Today by BrightBox Group
£500 Per day
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The Oracle 11g DBA role involves providing production support for Oracle 11g databases in a 24/7 live service environment, focusing on operational stability and incident resolution. The position requires expertise in performance optimization and secure database management within a high availability Oracle estate. The role is remote and requires active SC clearance, classified as outside IR35. The successful candidate will be part of a structured production support team responsible for maintaining critical business systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide production support for Oracle 11g databases within a 24 by 7 live service environment
- Diagnose and resolve incidents, including priority and major incidents
- Perform database performance tuning and optimisation
- Manage RMAN backup and recovery processes
- Support Data Guard and disaster recovery arrangements
- Implement database changes through controlled change management processes
- Apply security patches and maintain compliance standards
- Produce and maintain operational documentation and support runbooks
Key Skills:
- Strong hands on experience supporting Oracle 11g in a 24 by 7 production environment
- Proven expertise in RMAN backup and recovery
- Experience with Oracle Data Guard
- Solid SQL and PL SQL capability
- Experience of performance diagnostics and tuning
- Experience supporting Oracle on Linux or Unix platforms
- Familiarity with ITIL aligned service management processes
- Experience supporting high availability and mission critical systems
- Desirable Skills: Experience with OEM, ASM or RAC
- Exposure to later Oracle versions
- Scripting capability in Shell or Python
- Experience within regulated or high assurance environments
Salary (Rate): £500/day
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role: Oracle 11g DBALocation: UK remoteClearance: Active SC Clearance requiredOutside IR35Rate £500.00 pd
Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Oracle 11g Database Administrator to join a structured production support team responsible for maintaining business critical systems operating within a 24 by 7 live service environment. This role focuses on operational stability, incident resolution, performance optimisation and secure database management across a high availability Oracle estate.
Responsibilities
- Provide production support for Oracle 11g databases within a 24 by 7 live service environment
- Diagnose and resolve incidents, including priority and major incidents
- Perform database performance tuning and optimisation
- Manage RMAN backup and recovery processes
- Support Data Guard and disaster recovery arrangements
- Implement database changes through controlled change management processes
- Apply security patches and maintain compliance standards
- Produce and maintain operational documentation and support runbooks
Skills and requirements:
- Strong hands on experience supporting Oracle 11g in a 24 by 7 production environment
- Proven expertise in RMAN backup and recovery
- Experience with Oracle Data Guard
- Solid SQL and PL SQL capability
- Experience of performance diagnostics and tuning
- Experience supporting Oracle on Linux or Unix platforms
- Familiarity with ITIL aligned service management processes
- Experience supporting high availability and mission critical systems
Desirable Skills: Experience with OEM, ASM or RACExposure to later Oracle versionsScripting capability in Shell or PythonExperience within regulated or high assurance environments