IT Database Administrator Oracle​/SQL; Team

IT Database Administrator Oracle/SQL (Applications Team)

Title : DBA Oracle/SQL (Applications Team)

Hours : 37.5

Location :
Grangemouth

Salary :
Dependent on skills, qualifications and experience

Contract type :
Permanent

A truly global company, INEOS comprises of numerous businesses with sites in countries throughout the world. We also encompass a wide range of consumer brands and sports interests.

Grangemouth remains one of INEOS' key sites in the UK and is home to world scale manufacturing plants - offering a unique environment in which to grow your skills, knowledge and competencies within the petrochemical sector.

We are engineering a strong future for our site, based on a highly skilled, experienced workforce and a portfolio of essential products that underpin a sustainable, low carbon future for all. We are entrepreneurial. We love to find new ways of doing things. Whether that's through improving the energy efficiency of our plants, developing new ways of working or delivering on our net zero promises.

And we're proud to be doing this in Scotland.

We believe in offering our employees true autonomy and empowerment with a working environment that creates the opportunities for all of us to achieve our potential and to have a fulfilling professional career. We're looking for committed and talented people to join our teams, to realise our ambitions and shape the future.

Key accountabilities

Primarily to provide database administration, support & development across the Oracle and MS SQL database estate. Ensuring availability, performance, integrity and security of the databases are maintained in line with business requirements. Proactively plan and perform software patching and upgrading in line with best practice. Creating and maintaining database standards and policies to align with IT Group standards. As a key member of the apps support team assist in troubleshooting of any application issues and unplanned outages demonstrate a willingness to learn new skills to support applications.

• Proven experience in the design, implementation, administration and support of Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Strong knowledge of database backup, recovery and disaster recovery strategies, with practical experience restoring database instances and ensuring data integrity.
• Demonstrable experience developing and maintaining SQL, PL/SQL and T-SQL scripts, including stored procedures, triggers, packages and other database objects.
• Extensive experience monitoring, troubleshooting and optimising database performance, including identifying root causes, implementing solutions and recommending performance tuning opportunities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Cyber Security, Infrastructure, ERP Systems and Service Desk teams, to resolve operational issues and deliver project outcomes.
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and vendors to manage technical issues, support activities and project deliverables.
• Knowledge of capacity planning and performance monitoring, including the collection and analysis of CPU, memory and storage utilisation metrics to forecast future resource requirements.
• Solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering and design through to deployment, support and continuous improvement.
• Experience in deployment and environment management, including planning and delivering database upgrades, patching schedules and release management activities.
• Experience contributing to technical architecture design, working with stakeholders, vendors and internal IT teams to develop robust and scalable solutions.
• Strong documentation skills, with experience producing…