At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the DBA team to modernise and enhance digital services for the Legal Aid Agency.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking agency focused on improving legal services through technology.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, remote work flexibility, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on continuous improvement and teamwork.
- Why this job: Be part of a mission to drive innovation and automation in database management.
- Qualifications: Expertise in Oracle databases, AWS cloud, and strong mentoring skills required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
We are looking for Senior Oracle Database Administrators to join the DBA team in the Legal Aid Agency. We are on a mission to modernise, maintain and make better digital services for the Legal Aid Agency. Lead DBAs will be supported by and work under the guidance of the Principal DBA. They will support and guide Senior DBAs.
We are seeking a DBA who has a desire to drive the modernisation of our teams to true DevOps. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, placing emphasis on automation of operational tasks, better monitoring and alerting, whilst your traditional operations experience will help ensure that the underlying databases are stable, secure and support change at the speed of business.
Our Oracle databases are hosted in AWS. These databases underpin a number of applications built with several Oracle products (mainly Oracle E-Business Suite, SOA, Portal, IAM, Weblogic, OHS, APEX).
Essential Skills/Experience
- Expert experience working with AWS cloud, core AWS services such as EC2, RDS, Lambda and S3
- Expert experience of setting up and maintaining continuous delivery and deployment pipelines.
- Expert experience upgrading and migrating PL/SQL based applications
- Oracle database versions 10g/11g/12c on Unix/Linux
- Expert experience of Oracle SQL tuning - execution plans, indexes, hints, and legacy optimiser quirks.
- Expert experience of schema design & data modelling in a legacy ERP context.
- Installation, patching and upgrades
- Practitioner Experience in working on RMAN/OEM
- Expert experience working on Oracle E-Business Suite R12.
- Expert experience working with SOA, Weblogic, Portal, IAM.
- Expert experience of EBS concurrent managers
- Weblogic Clustering and JVM tuning
- Automation of administrative tasks via scripting
- Practitioner knowledge of Git
- Ability to create and utilise AWS Cloud Formation templates to automate creation of AWS images.
- Practitioner experience working in Agile product delivery teams
- Excellent mentoring, coaching and skills transfer capabilities
Desirable Experience
- Adaptable team player with a passion for learning and problem-solving
- Strong troubleshooting skills, with a mindset of continuous improvement
- Excellent mentoring, coaching and skills transfer capabilities
- Version control for databases, e.g. Flyway or similar
Principle Oracle DBA CGEMJP00353900 in Peterborough employer: All The Top Bananas
Join the Legal Aid Agency as a Principal Oracle DBA and be part of a transformative journey to modernise digital services. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, our collaborative work culture fosters innovation and continuous improvement, while offering competitive rates and the flexibility of remote work. You'll have the opportunity to lead a multidisciplinary team, driving automation and enhancing operational efficiency in a supportive environment that values your expertise.
