Oracle DBA Job in Runcorn, North West Uk
My Client is currently seeking a Oracle Core Support DBA. Based in either Runcorn or Reading and looking to pay £50K plus Benefits.
Looking to work on NEW technologies and gaining valuable Oracle E-business training??
The role is concerned with the provision of Oracle DBA, Oracle Middleware technology and DBA support and project work covering all Oracle support customers. The team works with other specialised groups in providing support for Oracle Applications; UNIX, Desktop, networking, call centre etc to provide an integrated service to the customer.
Responsibilities include:
Proactively monitoring and managing supported databases, middleware.
Provision of advice and guidance to customers in support of their Oracle databases, middleware environments.
Development of estimates for development/requested changes work.
Attendance, when necessary, at customer meetings.
Acting as Lead DBA for specific customers.
Participation in on-call rota for out of hours support (including weekends and evenings).
Standing in for the DBA Team Leader during holiday periods.
Management of transition projects for the take-on of support services.
Participation in out of hours project work, especially during transition projects.
Technical Knowledge/Skills required:
Oracle DBMS in versions from 8 upward to and including 11g, including knowledge of:
performance
upgrade
patch installation
recovery
backup processes
installation
configuration
maintenance
administration
problem solving
Desirable
Oracle Middleware experience
HP UNIX, Solaris, AIX. Some Windows NT knowledge would be an advantage.
Veritas products including Netbackup, Quick I/O, Database Editions for Oracle.
Oracle Enterprise Manager / Grid Control, for monitoring.