Oracle 11g DBA

Role: Oracle 11g DBA
Location: UK remote
Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
Outside IR35
Rate 500.00 pd

Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Oracle 11g Database Administrator to join a structured production support team responsible for maintaining business critical systems operating within a 24 by 7 live service environment. This role focuses on operational stability, incident resolution, performance optimisation and secure database management across a high availability Oracle estate.

Responsibilities

• Provide production support for Oracle 11g databases within a 24 by 7 live service environment
• Diagnose and resolve incidents, including priority and major incidents
• Perform database performance tuning and optimisation
• Manage RMAN backup and recovery processes
• Support Data Guard and disaster recovery arrangements
• Implement database changes through controlled change management processes
• Apply security patches and maintain compliance standards
• Produce and maintain operational documentation and support runbooks

Skills and requirements:

• Strong hands on experience supporting Oracle 11g in a 24 by 7 production environment
• Proven expertise in RMAN backup and recovery
• Experience with Oracle Data Guard
• Solid SQL and PL SQL capability
• Experience of performance diagnostics and tuning
• Experience supporting Oracle on Linux or Unix platforms
• Familiarity with ITIL aligned service management processes
• Experience supporting high availability and mission critical systems

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with OEM, ASM or RAC
• Exposure to later Oracle versions
• Scripting capability in Shell or Python
• Experience within regulated or high assurance environments