Oracle DBA

Oracle DBA Contractor (Permanent) Oracle DBA | Full Time/Permanent | Manchester | Hybrid Working We're supporting a critical infrastructure team in the recruitment of an experienced Oracle DBA to join on a permanent basis . This is a key hire within the team, offering the opportunity to take ownership of a large and complex Oracle estate that underpins approximately 30 business-critical applications . This role would suit a hands-on Oracle DBA who enjoys balancing operational support with continuous improvement, helping to ensure the stability, performance and resilience of a highly available database environment. You'll work closely with infrastructure and application teams, playing a key role in maintaining service continuity while contributing to the long-term evolution of the platform. The Opportunity: Joining an established team, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day administration, support and optimisation of a substantial Oracle estate. The role offers a blend of BAU support, database engineering and ongoing improvement initiatives, providing the opportunity to influence best practice and strengthen the organisation's database capability. This is very much an Oracle-focused position , requiring someone who can confidently manage complex database environments while helping to maintain the availability, security and performance of critical systems. Key Responsibilities: Administration, monitoring and support of a large Oracle database estate Management of Oracle Data Guard environments Backup, recovery, disaster recovery and business continuity planning Database performance monitoring, tuning and optimisation Database cloning, patching, upgrades and ongoing maintenance Supporting daily production database cloning activities Managing Oracle databases hosted on Red Hat Linux Troubleshooting incidents and resolving database-related issues Working closely with infrastructure and application support teams to maintain service availability Essential Skills