At a Glance
- Tasks: Support and manage core banking platforms like Oracle FLEXCUBE and ensure their performance.
- Company: Join a leading UK bank with a focus on innovation and technology.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Great opportunity for career advancement in a fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team that ensures the stability of critical banking applications.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in banking platforms, Linux/AIX experience, and strong troubleshooting skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
A UK-based bank seeks a motivated, hands-on Banking Infrastructure & Platform Engineer to support, administer, and technically manage core platforms such as Oracle FLEXCUBE, Oracle ERP, Oracle FCCM, Finastra OPICS Treasury Management, and Suade regulatory reporting systems. You’ll be responsible for availability, stability, performance, and daily processing of critical banking applications and associated infrastructure, working within the Banking Infrastructure and Platforms team.
Responsibilities
- Core Banking Platform Operations
- Provide daily operational support to ensure platform availability and EOD process execution.
- Investigate and resolve batch failures, performance issues, and reconciliation exceptions.
- Monitor application health and system performance, assist with deployments and upgrades, troubleshoot middleware, database, and infrastructure issues, and coordinate with Oracle support and third-party vendors.
- Linux / AIX Administration
- Administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, and AIX servers supporting banking applications.
- Manage OS accounts, permissions, scheduled jobs, routine patching, upgrades, and maintenance.
- Develop shell scripts to automate operational tasks and monitor system resources, logs, and performance.
- Oracle Database & WebLogic Support
- Provide first and second-line support for Oracle databases (FLEXCUBE, ERP, FCCM).
- Monitor performance, storage, backup status, and operational health.
- Assist with backup/recovery design, replication monitoring, disaster recovery activities, and support WebLogic deployments, troubleshooting, and certificate management.
- SQL Server Support
- Provide first and second-line support for SQL Server databases in OPICS environments.
- Monitor performance, storage, backup status, and support application troubleshooting and certificate management.
- Incident, Problem & Change Management
- Respond to and resolve platform incidents within agreed service levels, perform root-cause analysis, implement permanent fixes, execute approved infrastructure and change requests, maintain documentation, runbooks, and support guides, and identify opportunities to improve stability and automation.
- Resilience, Recovery & Compliance
- Participate in disaster recovery exercises and resilience testing, validate backup and recovery processes, ensure adherence to security standards and regulatory requirements, support audits, and monitor utilisation trends for capacity planning.
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of experience supporting Oracle FLEXCUBE, Oracle ERP, or similar enterprise banking platforms.
- Experience operating within a banking or financial services environment supporting business-critical applications.
- Hands-on experience administering Linux (RHEL) and/or AIX environments.
- Experience supporting Oracle databases and SQL Server, including monitoring, backups, performance analysis, and troubleshooting.
- Experience supporting Oracle WebLogic middleware environments.
- Experience monitoring and managing overnight batch processing and end-of-day operations.
- Strong understanding of IT operational support processes and production service management.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently during critical production incidents and overnight windows.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong attention to detail and operational discipline.
- Commitment to service availability, operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Technical Skills
- Oracle FLEXCUBE Administration & Operations
- Oracle Database (monitoring and support)
- Oracle WebLogic Administration
- IBM AIX
- Shell Scripting (Bash/Korn)
- SQL & Oracle PL/SQL
Beneficial Certifications
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
- Oracle WebLogic Administration Certification
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- ITIL Certification
Banking Infrastructure & Platform Engineer (Oracle FLEXCUBE) in London employer: Cameron Kennedy
As a leading management consultancy, our client offers an exceptional work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation, particularly for professionals engaged in US GAAP to IFRS conversion projects. With a remote working model, employees enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere in the UK while being part of a dynamic team that supports their professional growth through exposure to high-profile clients and complex financial challenges. The company values strong communication and project management skills, ensuring that every team member can contribute meaningfully to impactful projects.
