Database Administrator (DBA) Oracle

Salary: £33,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements:

• Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and ASM support
• Strong database and operating system concepts
• Good previous experience in administering Oracle DBs versions 9, 10, 11 in a high availability environment
• Experience in implementing database upgrades
• Participation in client/project meetings for needs assessment and design review
• Ability to analyze needs and requirements of users for existing and proposed database systems
• Proficient in designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining databases for internal and external users/clients
• Experience creating, documenting, and implementing standards to monitor and enhance database capacity and performance
• Coding and programming skills as necessary
• Development of data import and export routines to automate data loading
• Experience building windows, screens, and reports
• Oracle certification such as Administrator Certified Associate/Professional (desirable)
• Additional knowledge and/or experience with Azure Dev Ops (desirable)
• Experience with backups, business continuity, and disaster recovery techniques (RMAN, DataGuard, Commvault, etc.)
• Minimum 5 years of experience as an Oracle DBA in a production environment
• 5 to 7 years of overall experience as an Oracle DBA, specifically with versions 9 and 10g
• Solaris 9/10 Administration skills (preferable)

Responsibilities:

• Participate in a large-scale digital transformation program
• Analyze the needs and requirements of users for existing and proposed database systems
• Develop technical specifications, including access methods, access time, job control language, and validation checks
• Design, develop, implement, and maintain databases for internal and external users/clients
• Create, document, and implement standards to enhance database performance
• Program and write codes as necessary
• Develop data import and export routines to automate data loading
• Build windows, screens, and reports
• Collaborate in client/project meetings for needs assessment and design review

Technologies:

• Azure
• Support
• Oracle
• Windows
• Cloud
• Security

More:

We are a Pub Sec client undergoing a large-scale 3-year digital transformation program and seek an Oracle DBA for a 6-month contract position based in Edinburgh. We offer a hybrid work model and have deemed this role Outside IR35. Candidates will need to hold, or be willing to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland.

last updated 40 week of 2026