Oracle DBA

Oracle DBA Contractor (Permanent)

Oracle DBA | Full Time/Permanent | Manchester | Hybrid Working

We're supporting a critical infrastructure team in the recruitment of an experienced Oracle DBA to join on a permanent basis. This is a key hire within the team, offering the opportunity to take ownership of a large and complex Oracle estate that underpins approximately 30 business-critical applications.

This role would suit a hands-on Oracle DBA who enjoys balancing operational support with continuous improvement, helping to ensure the stability, performance and resilience of a highly available database environment. You'll work closely with infrastructure and application teams, playing a key role in maintaining service continuity while contributing to the long-term evolution of the platform.

The Opportunity:

Joining an established team, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day administration, support and optimisation of a substantial Oracle estate. The role offers a blend of BAU support, database engineering and ongoing improvement initiatives, providing the opportunity to influence best practice and strengthen the organisation's database capability.

This is very much an Oracle-focused position, requiring someone who can confidently manage complex database environments while helping to maintain the availability, security and performance of critical systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administration, monitoring and support of a large Oracle database estate
• Management of Oracle Data Guard environments
• Backup, recovery, disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Database performance monitoring, tuning and optimisation
• Database cloning, patching, upgrades and ongoing maintenance
• Supporting daily production database cloning activities
• Managing Oracle databases hosted on Red Hat Linux
• Troubleshooting incidents and resolving database-related issues
• Working closely with infrastructure and application support teams to maintain service availability

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven commercial experience as an Oracle DBA
• Strong expertise in Oracle Database Administration
• Experience managing Oracle Data Guard environments
• Knowledge of backup, recovery, disaster recovery and performance management
• Experience with database cloning, migrations, patching and maintenance
• Experience supporting Oracle environments on Red Hat Linux
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of database services
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Desirable Skills:

• SQL Server Administration experience
• Exposure to:
  • DNS
  • Active Directory
  • Server Administration
  • Infrastructure Support
• Comfortable contributing to wider infrastructure activities when required

Working Arrangements:

• Hybrid working model
• Mandatory onsite attendance every Thursday
• Infrastructure teams typically work onsite two or more days per week

About You:

We're looking for a genuine Oracle DBA specialist who enjoys working in a complex technical environment and takes pride in delivering stable, reliable database services. You'll be comfortable operating autonomously, building strong relationships with stakeholders and contributing to both day-to-day operations and longer-term improvements across the database estate.

If you're looking for a permanent opportunity where you can make a tangible impact within a critical infrastructure environment, we'd be keen to discuss the role with you in more detail.