Oracle Database Engineer in London

We are seeking a well-rounded technologist to help scale the data infrastructure. The Global Database Engineering Team manages the relational database platform and develops the automation, which keeps the business systems operational.

The Database Engineer will support the ongoing development of the relational database platforms and provide evaluation, certification and packaging of relational database tools as well as developing and maintaining platform automation scripts and applications.

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:

• Developing automation platforms and modules to support database operational support teams.
• Analysing incidents for root cause and update platforms and automation to eliminate problems.
• Developing platform automation tooling to eliminate “toil”.
• Providing support to application development teams in product and performance selection.
• L3 Product database support for Exadata Cloud and Oracle Databases.
• Designing Database Model.

Your skills and experience:

• Preferably Oracle Certified Master (OCM), Expert in Exadata infrastructure, Expert in Exadata Cloud @ Customer and Autonomous.
• Expert in Oracle Performance Tuning, PL/SQL Development, Bash / KSH Shell Scripting, Python 2.7 / 3.x Development, Ansible Playbook Development, database scripting and automation technologies.
• Knowledge of Java 7/8 Development Skills, Oracle APEX, Git / Stash, JIRA.
• Strong experience with Oracle 11g R2/12c/18/19C, RAC, ASM, Dataguard including build, administration, troubleshooting and performance tuning.
• Strong experience in backup, recovery (including flashback technologies) and migration using RMAN, data pump and export/import processes.
• Knowledge of network and firewall, enterprise storage concepts & ITIL framework.

How we’ll support you:

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.
• Coaching and support from experts in your team.
• 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 have been named The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on adjustmentsconcierge@db.com to discuss how we can best support you. Alternatively, you can share your phone number, and a member of the team will be happy to call you to talk through your specific requirements.

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.