Oracle DBA

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Oracle Database Administrator to join a growing organisation with a strong reputation for investing in its people and technology. Based in Northwich, this role offers the chance to work within a dedicated IT team supporting business-critical systems in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a DBA looking to take ownership of a modern Oracle estate while contributing to the resilience, security and performance of key enterprise platforms.

For the first three months you will be based in the office five days a week moving to three days following your first three months., The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting and developing Oracle database infrastructure, ensuring systems remain secure, resilient and high performing. Responsibilities include:

• Monitoring database health, availability, capacity and performance using proactive alerting and trend analysis.
• Administering Oracle databases and Linux platforms to maintain secure and efficient operations.
• Managing backups, restores, migrations and environment refreshes, including Oracle APEX environments.
• Developing and testing backup and disaster recovery strategies.
• Performance tuning, capacity planning and optimisation of Oracle databases.
• Supporting database patching, upgrades and lifecycle management.
• Maintaining security, compliance and auditability across database environments.
• Automating routine administration tasks through scripting and tooling.
• Working closely with development and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable database services.
• Participating in planned out-of-hours maintenance when required.

The ideal candidate will be a logical problem solver with excellent analytical skills and a proactive approach to database administration. They will be comfortable working independently while also collaborating effectively with colleagues across technical and business teams.

Technical Skills

Essential

• Oracle Database Administration (Oracle 19c or later preferred).
• Backup and recovery, performance tuning, monitoring, security and high availability.
• Oracle Enterprise Manager administration.
• Oracle WebLogic administration.
• Linux administration and shell scripting.
• Enterprise backup, recovery and data protection.
• Performance monitoring and optimisation.

Desirable

• Oracle Engineered Systems or similar enterprise platforms.
• Virtualised or private cloud environments.
• High availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Automation of database administration through scripting and operational tooling.

Alongside a competitive salary, the successful candidate will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
• 10% non-contributory Pension
• Company-funded Employee Assistance Programme.
• Death-in-service benefit.
• Ongoing training, mentoring and career development opportunities.