Oracle Database Engineer Hybrid

Oracle Database Engineer (Oracle DBA)

Salary: Up to £80,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Location: Central London - Hybrid (3 days a week onsite)

Working Hours: 40 hours per week - Full time

Job Type: Permanent

A globally established organisation is seeking an experienced Oracle Database Engineer to join a high-performing database and platform engineering team.

This is a hands-on role focused on Oracle database administration, automation, performance optimisation and platform engineering across large-scale enterprise environments. The Oracle Database Engineer role is suited to an experienced Oracle professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, reducing operational overhead through automation and supporting mission‑critical database platforms.

• Develop automation tooling and platform solutions to support database operations teams
• Design and enhance database support platforms to improve efficiency and reliability
• Perform root cause analysis on incidents and implement permanent solutions through automation and engineering improvements
• Reduce manual operational workload through scripting and automation initiatives
• Support application development teams with database performance, architecture and product selection guidance
• Provide L3 support across Oracle Database and Exadata Cloud environments
• Design and optimise database models to support enterprise applications
• Contribute to database platform improvements, resilience and performance optimisation initiatives

• Strong Oracle DBA experience across:
  Oracle 11g, Oracle 12c, Oracle 18c, Oracle 19c, Oracle 23ai
• Strong Oracle PL/SQL development experience
• Database performance tuning and optimisation expertise
• Strong Bash / KSH Shell scripting experience
• Experience with: RMAN, Data Pump, Export / Import utilities, Backup and recovery, Flashback technologies, Database migrations
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Experience supporting enterprise‑scale Oracle database environments

• Oracle Certified Master (OCM) certification
• Oracle Exadata or Exadata Cloud@Customer experience
• Oracle ASM administration
• Oracle Data Guard administration
• Python development experience
• Ansible playbook development
• Git / Stash version control experience
• Java development knowledge
• Oracle APEX experience
• Experience with database automation technologies
• Understanding of:
  Server architectures, Enterprise storage platforms, Networking concepts, Firewall technologies
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and service management frameworks

This is an excellent opportunity to join a global technology environment where you will play a key role in supporting, automating and optimising critical Oracle database platforms while working with modern infrastructure and cloud technologies.