System Application Engineer (Linux) in Milton Keynes

Unisys are seeking an IT Systems Application Engineer to work as part of a team supporting some of our most prestigious Public Sector clients in the UK. This role will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to support a diverse range of mission critical applications which are at the core of Justice, Law Enforcement and Border Security agencies within the UK.

What you will be doing in the role:

• Maintaining a number of customer production environments ensuring that they are available 24/7.
• Maintain the environment hosting the Oracle databases and application, including monitoring, patching and general maintenance of the Linux servers and supporting the firewalls, IDS and security of the environment.
• Support development teams with SQL tuning and query optimisation.
• Working closely with the Application Teams to perform troubleshooting on customer issues.
• Assist in the development and implementation of solutions.
• Produce and maintain database documentation such as operating procedures, installation instructions, performance and tuning, disaster recovery, configurations, security policies and procedures.
• Provide support to other projects/application using other database technologies e.g. SQL Server.
• Liaise with the client’s technical, business and support teams and ensure information sharing takes place.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.
• The role includes Oracle DBA work across multiple Oracle RACs and standalone databases, responsible for the smooth running of the databases, Oracle patching and maintenance, and ensuring that the replication is kept up to date.
• Install, configure and upgrade Oracle database software and related products.

What you’ll bring:

• Quality and Customer-first mind set.
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Flexible and positive about change.
• Detailed understanding of the DBA Role bringing knowledge of the technologies and tools to manage, monitor and maintain database systems.
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills, interacting with both internal and external clients.
• Experience working in complex systems environment.
• Ability to work across multiple projects and manage the workload effectively to meet deadlines.
• A good team player who is flexible, shares knowledge, collaborates and helps others.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• Oracle DBA with experience of Oracle 19c and upwards.
• Experience of SQL Server to support SQL environments: SQL Server 2012 or above.
• Linux (preferably Centos 7) and Windows scripting knowledge.
• Knowledge of VMWare, JBOS and MQ preferable.
• ITIL Foundation level certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related discipline.

Security Requirements:

Candidates must be eligible for, and will be required to obtain, SC clearance for this post (already having clearance is advantageous).

Location:

Milton Keynes with flexible remote working and occasional client site visits.

Support:

Willing to be part of an out of hours Team Support Rota. Details to be discussed as part of the recruitment process.

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