Platform Administrator (Oracle DBA)

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Role Sector: IT

Hours Per Week: 35

Salary Range: £

Additional Benefits:

Role Description

We are looking for a Platform Administrator to join our growing Technical Pricing and Analytical Data Team, you will be responsible for administering and maintaining our Oracle Exadata platform.

We are looking for candidates with experience of administering large Oracle platforms that host data warehouses that support large scale analytical data processing in an Oracle RAC environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

·  Administer Oracle Database 12c including other feature like Oracle Enterprise R, Oracle Data Miner and Oracle Apex.
·  Manage any changes affecting the platform through appropriate processes.
·  Monitor the performance and stability of the platform and troubleshoot issues.
·  Provide performance and tuning advice to customers and developers.
·  Support developers to make sure that any impacts to the system of application changes are understood.
·  Ensure that the environment remains compliant with all group standards and appropriate patching is completed.
·  Manage the deployment and perform the testing of all infrastructure changes and patches.
·  Demonstrable awareness of industry and market developments and recommended platform changes.
·  Comfortable adapting to change and learning quickly in a fast-paced environment

Skills & Experience required

·  Experience managing a large multi user Oracle databases (ideally Exadata)
·  Oracle 12c
·  SQL & PL/SQL coding
·  Administration of Oracle Enterprise R
·  Administration of Oracle Data Miner
·  Administration of Oracle Apex
·  Managing Oracle patching and security updates
·  Oracle tuning and performance management
·  Oracle Monitoring and troubleshooting experience via Cloud Control
·  Strong written and verbal communication skills

What will you get from this role?

·  Salary of £23000 to £35000
·  Defined contribution pension scheme
·  Income Protection
·  Generous holiday allowance
·  Excellent flexi-benefits package
·  Onsite facilities include a restaurant, coffee shop, secure bike parking, city centre location

Additional Information

We prefer all applications to be submitted online, however if you require an alternative method of applying please contact Kate Ridout in the Resourcing team on 0117 928 3382.