Database Administrator - Oracle - Active SC at Stealth IT Consulting, United Kingdom, 12 Months, £Contract Rate

Job Title: Database Administrator
Rate: £550 (Outside IR35)
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Remote
Clearance: Active SC
Stages: 1 Stage

The Role

You will provide 2nd and 3rd line database support for Oracle 11g databases supporting critical production services. Working closely with application support, infrastructure and service management teams, you will ensure availability, resilience and performance in line with agreed service levels.

The position operates within a formal ITIL aligned support model and includes participation in a 24 by 7 support rota, including out of hours and major incident response.

Key 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

Essential Skills and Experience:

• 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