Oracle DBA recruitment

The firm are currently seeking an Oracle DBA to manage the production environment their main office and be responsible for:

• Ensuring that databases are monitored and maintained to the highest standards

• Taking responsibility for data held within the managed databases

• Contributing to the strategic decision making process.

As well as having the relevant DBA skills, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an interest in the practical application of the role and should be willing to pick up new industry specific skills.  These would include gaining an understanding of the back office flow and the associated risk management and trade processing applications.

Essential Experience for the Oracle DBA:

                *              Oracle 11G Database Administration in a production environment.

                *              Backup and Recovery (RMAN and Dataguard)

                *              Performance monitoring and tuning

                *              Good working knowledge of Windows and Linux platforms.

                *              Experience of patching and upgrading databases.

                *              A BSc or MSc degree in a computing related field

Desirable Skills for the Oracle DBA:

                *              Oracle RMAN, Dataguard and Enterprise Manager

                *              Capacity Planning 

                *              Informix, MySQL

                *              Unix/Linux Shell scripting and MS DOS Batch scripting

                *              Configuration Management

                *              Good working knowledge of Microsoft SQLServer

The firm is centrally located.  They offer a good salary and benefits package as well as a friendly working environment.  Benefits include: health insurance for employees and their spouses, flexible working hours, a training budget and 25 days paid holiday.

To apply to the Oracle DBA position please send your CV to Vanessa Lofts on vlofts@kaizenpartnership.co.uk