Oracle EBS/Oracle DBA - Specialist in London

London Full-Time No working from home possible

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Job Description

Location: Remote
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Contract: Contract

We are seeking an experienced Oracle E-business Suite (EBS)/Oracle Database Administrator to support a major Oracle EBS upgrade and remediation programme.

The successful candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Oracle EBS 12.2.8 and Oracle Database 19c, with proven expertise in upgrades, patching, cloning, migrations, high availability and production support.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver end-to-end Oracle EBS 12.2.8 upgrade and remediation activities across non-production and production environments.
Perform Oracle EBS and Oracle Database patching, upgrades, cloning, migrations and environment refreshes.
Administer and support Oracle Database 19c, including patching, upgrades and troubleshooting.
Manage and support Oracle ASM (Automatic Storage Management) and Grid Infrastructure.
Support Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and Oracle Data Guard configurations.
Plan and execute upgrade and migration strategies while minimising risk and service disruption.
Undertake performance tuning and troubleshooting across database and Middleware layers.
Support backup and recovery activities using Oracle RMAN.
Raise, manage and progress Oracle Support Service Requests (SRs) through to resolution.
Produce technical documentation, implementation plans, rollback procedures and operational runbooks.
Work within controlled and secure environments, adhering to strict governance and change-management requirements.
Collaborate with application, database, Middleware, infrastructure and cloud teams throughout upgrade and remediation activities.

Essential Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on experience with Oracle E-business Suite 12.2.8/12.2.x.
Proven experience delivering Oracle EBS upgrade and remediation engagements.
Strong Oracle Database Administration (19c) experience.
Hands-on experience with Oracle Database patching and upgrades.
Strong experience with Oracle ASM and Grid Infrastructure.
Experience with Oracle TDE and Data Guard.
Proven experience delivering end-to-end upgrades across non-production and production environments.
Strong experience with patching, cloning and migration strategies.
Strong Linux/Unix experience.
Experience with database and Middleware performance tuning and troubleshooting.
Experience raising and managing Oracle Support SRs and coordinating with Oracle Support.
Good understanding of backup and recovery using RMAN.
Ability to work effectively within secure, controlled and highly governed environments.

Nice to Have

Experience with backup, recovery and high availability within AWS environments.
Exposure to Oracle SOA Suite.
Experience with Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) administration and upgrades.
Exposure to Oracle IDCS cloud services and EBS Asserter authentication.
Familiarity with ITIL change, release and incident management processes.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a technically strong, hands-on Oracle specialist with previous experience delivering complex Oracle EBS upgrade/remediation programmes.

You should be comfortable owning technical activities from planning and preparation through implementation, troubleshooting, validation and production deployment.