Oracle Database Administrator (Application Support)
Location: East London, fully onsite
Contract: Initial 9 months
Clearance: Active SC required (see below)
IR35 : Inside
Role summary
Keep a business-critical, 24/7 application running with no or minimal downtime. The application runs on Oracle and Linux, on physical hardware and software that is ageing and out of vendor support.
Key responsibilities Availability: maintain application uptime for a service available 24/7 across the UK, with no or minimal downtime
Monitoring: monitor and respond to alerts across three monitoring tools (Oracle Enterprise Manager, SolarWinds and Nagios)
User support: handle application support requests, including Oracle PL/SQL code analysis and where needed, database code or data fixes
Replication: look after an Oracle database using bi-directional replication (Oracle Streams)
Suppliers: engage with external suppliers who provide core interface applications
Essential requirements Active SC clearance. The successful candidate will be put through enhanced SC and DV while in post.
Strong Oracle DBA experience in production support
Oracle Streams or comparable replication experience
Oracle PL/SQL, enough to analyse and fix code and data issues
Linux administration
Hands-on use of Oracle Enterprise Manager, SolarWinds and Nagios
Calm, reliable approach to live-service incidents, with good supplier and user communication
Context
A project is under way to replace the application, and the replacement is not Oracle. The timeframe is unknown, so the contract may be extended or cut short.
The environment is Legacy and unsupported, so this suits someone who is comfortable keeping old systems stable rather than modernising them.
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