Database Manager

Salary: £86,676.8 - 86,676.8 per year

Requirements:

• At least 12 years experience of database administration or system support within a spacecraft operation or similar mission-critical systems environment.
• Oracle database administration experience.
• Experience with operating systems including RHEL, Solaris, Windows 2012, Windows 2022, and Windows 10.
• Ideally a degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science or a similar discipline, although this may be relaxed with relevant experience.
• Background as a Database Manager, Oracle Database Administrator, or Oracle DBA is ideal.

Responsibilities:

• Perform database maintenance and update activities.
• Implement database changes as requested through change management procedures.
• Release new databases on system.
• Maintain database change control documentation.
• Perform routine data and software backup and archiving activities.
• Perform routine system maintenance and housekeeping activities to ensure optimum performance.
• Diagnose and rectify system failures.
• Re-start subsystems to recover from failures.
• Support the Software Manager in system, software, and database configuration management activities.

Technologies:

• Support
• Oracle
• RHEL
• Windows

More:

We are a world-class defence organisation based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, offering an initial 6 month subcontract role with ongoing and long-term potential thereafter. The position is offered at an hourly rate of £41.71ph (Umbrella) and is suited to a Database Manager, Oracle Database Administrator, or Oracle DBA background supporting mission-critical systems.

last updated 37 week of 2026