Database Administrator (DBA) Oracle
Harvey Nash · Edinburgh City Centre, Edinburgh ·
- Category
- Devops
Salary: £33,000 - 65,000 per year
Requirements:- Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and ASM support
- Strong database and operating system concepts
- Good previous experience in administering Oracle DBs versions 9, 10, 11 in a high availability environment
- Experience in implementing database upgrades
- Participation in client/project meetings for needs assessment and design review
- Ability to analyze needs and requirements of users for existing and proposed database systems
- Proficient in designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining databases for internal and external users/clients
- Experience creating, documenting, and implementing standards to monitor and enhance database capacity and performance
- Coding and programming skills as necessary
- Development of data import and export routines to automate data loading
- Experience building windows, screens, and reports
- Oracle certification such as Administrator Certified Associate/Professional (desirable)
- Additional knowledge and/or experience with Azure Dev Ops (desirable)
- Experience with backups, business continuity, and disaster recovery techniques (RMAN, DataGuard, Commvault, etc.)
- Minimum 5 years of experience as an Oracle DBA in a production environment
- 5 to 7 years of overall experience as an Oracle DBA, specifically with versions 9 and 10g
- Solaris 9/10 Administration skills (preferable)
- Participate in a large-scale digital transformation program
- Analyze the needs and requirements of users for existing and proposed database systems
- Develop technical specifications, including access methods, access time, job control language, and validation checks
- Design, develop, implement, and maintain databases for internal and external users/clients
- Create, document, and implement standards to enhance database performance
- Program and write codes as necessary
- Develop data import and export routines to automate data loading
- Build windows, screens, and reports
- Collaborate in client/project meetings for needs assessment and design review
- Azure
- Support
- Oracle
- Windows
- Cloud
- Security
More:
We are a Pub Sec client undergoing a large-scale 3-year digital transformation program and seek an Oracle DBA for a 6-month contract position based in Edinburgh. We offer a hybrid work model and have deemed this role Outside IR35. Candidates will need to hold, or be willing to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland.
last updated 39 week of 2026