Senior Engineer (Oracle Database Developer) in Birmingham

You will be part of the CB (Corporate Bank) Production Infrastructure team driving and supporting infrastructure improvements within the CB IT application space from both a reactive and proactive aspect. Objectives being a quick return to operation, however, we also follow up and ensure that similar events can never occur again.

You are an expert in the Oracle database environment, supporting multiple versions (Oracle 19 Exadata) and installation types. You have excellent troubleshooting skills and an ability to think independently to ensure solutions are achieved. You should be comfortable using your knowledge and experience to drive remediation and to ask the uncomfortable questions to get the right outcome. You are comfortable working within large groups, curious to raise questions when clarity is needed and able to ask for help where required. All underpinned by a desire to offer a first-class service in your area of technical expertise to restore application stability for our business.

What we’ll offer you

• Hybrid Working – we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them.
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family.
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits.
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year.

Your key responsibilities

• Representing and leading database engagement on technical bridges for major incidents for CB impacted applications.
• Managing a book of work for support requests and escalations.
• Troubleshooting and investigating unbounded requests, utilising your expertise to gain clarity and conclusion.
• Being a point of reference for non-technical teams on the topic of database usage, sharing your knowledge so that others within the team and beyond gain better understanding of the technology.
• Working across technical teams (Unix, Storage, Networks etc) to ensure resolution is achieved.
• Working and leading projects improving database hygiene, proactive database improvements and migrations.

Your skills and experience

• Oracle Database Administrator certified 11G, 12C, 19.
• Additional database knowledge in MongoDB, MSSQL Server, Big Query, SQL Server for Cloud.
• Level 3 support experience.
• Ability to work in a team environment where solutions may come from multiple areas.
• Curious approach to problem solving with a desire for quality and avoiding repeat incidents.
• Ability to lead incident and problem calls from a database perspective. Not afraid to speak opinions amongst senior stakeholders.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards).

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers. We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively. Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group. We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.