Oracle Production Database Administrator (DBA) – On-call rota and working from home.

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space Ltd.

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2018 it generated revenues of € 64 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world's leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

Airbus is looking for Production Oracle Database Administrators to provide night and weekend/bank holiday support. BAU / routine DBA activities will also form part of the role. Full training in the services and the role will be provided plus the regular opportunity to integrate with the rest of the team.

This role is working from home with approx. 1 week in the office.

When On Call
• At home, or another agreed secure place, with secure Wi-Fi connectivity and the ability to commence work on an Incident within 15 minutes of being alerted.
• On Call hours are: 18:00-08:00 Monday to Friday and 24x7 Weekends and Bank Holidays.

Evening/Weekend on call work:
• Covered by 3 support staff each on call for 1 week out of 3

BAU ACTIVITY:
1 week in 3 - undertake 37 hours of routine BAU work in the office to allow for team integration, continuous improvement and training or cover for annual leave/sickness.

The salary offered covers the On-Call rota, the 30 hours agreed service checks/maintenance and the 30 hours office based work/activities. Time spent resolving Incidents will be paid over and above this on an agreed hourly rate.

Secure laptops and mobile phones provided

Tasks & accountabilities

• Provide DBA support related to an Incident under the guidance of the Service Delivery Manager (SDM)
• Provide routine DBA input/resource into system operation/maintenance
• React to incidents, including but not limited to performance issues, account lockouts, availability/capacity issues, stopping and starting database services and provide DBA advice and guidance to the SDM. Handover to/from other DBA resources as shifts change. Document fixes/knowledge base articles and pass knowledge to others as required.
• Routine activities such as database patching (DBMS), monitoring, test restore/backups, general DBA maintenance; related to both production and internal systems

You will be provided with guidance and support to provide input to networking, SAN and connectivity issues

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Required skills

• Oracle Database Administrator/Production Support experience
• Experience of RAC, Oracle 12 and above, backup and recovery procedures
• Understanding of ITIL best practice and ability to follow ITIL processes and procedures

Beneficial skills / experience - but NOT essential
• Spatial, compression and partitioning experience
• Dataguard, Cloud, SQLServer and Postgres
• SCOM experience
• Out of Hours support experience

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

We value the strength that diverse perspectives bring to our business, so if you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you

The successful candidate will need to be eligible to gain UK SC Security Clearance to undertake the role.
In return we can offer a competitive salary with annual profit share; an ever growing list of company benefits and strong career development options across our transnational, market leading company.