Oracle DBA (Contract)

Join the Growth Story at Envitia

We’re a software and services company on a growth trajectory with 25+ years of experience in delivering world-class location and data software and expertise to customers in the public and private sector.

We’re now looking to grow and build a team that are hungry for success. We’re creating a culture that is fun, supportive yet challenging, and we’re looking for talented like-minded people to join us on this journey. We’re also looking for people who are comfortable in challenging the norm so we can get truly diverse thinking when solving problems and not just senior management making decisions – we really believe in empowerment.

What do we do? In short, we solve complex data problems to help our customers make better and faster decisions. We do this through our team of data consultants who undertake cutting edge R&D projects or work with customers to find the best data modelling approach, architecture and standards so they’re able to make use of their data. Or, through our software products where we enable customers to search for, and then visualise, data so they have great situational awareness and can make better decisions.

The Role

The role is for an Oracle DBA within one of Envitia's defence projects, with the resource embedded client-side within the project delivery team.

The role is largely remote working (within the UK), with a requirement to be onsite for two days every fortnight, typically in Guildford or central London.  

The main responsibility is to provide Oracle database administration expertise, guidance, and to apply and test solutions to enable a robust, efficient and healthy Oracle setup.

Additionally, any individual who can also support data migration and ETL tasks would be an advantage. 

Responsibilities

Explore, set-up and document Oracle monitoring processes to ensure the health of the following:

Tablespaces

Backups

Archive Log Space

Alert Logs

Applying a process to ensure that the Oracle VM FRA disks do not run out of space.

Analyse all Oracle environments to ensure that they are consistently configured (e.g. things such as Archive log space, tablespaces, RAM availability, SGA/PGA, etc)

Configuring all Oracle environments to utilise the maximum RAM available on the host VMs

Oracle RMAN set-up

General advice and raising of potential issues that we need to be aware of, plus providing suggested solutions for resolution

Highlighting opportunities where Oracle technology can support data migration activities

Key Skills

Strong Oracle Database Administration and experience of data migration activities.

A team player who can support other members of the Scrum team and can communicate regualkly with the Data Migration Lead.

Microsoft Azure infrastructure (desirable)

SQL Server administration (desirable)

Data migration and ETL (desirable)

Knowledge of defence business practices and Infrastructure would be an advantage. 

Security Clearance Requirements

The successful candidate will need to hold a current SC security clearance.