Oracle DBA

Location: Remote UK, United Kingdom

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

Support the Thales business to deliver Oracle and Oracle E-Business lifecycle events (projects, upgrades, changes, etc.) and support of Oracle databases and Oracle E-Business systems

Service Offers:

• Lifecycle Management Services for Oracle E-Business Applications
• Technical Support Services for Oracle E-Business Systems
• Database Support for Oracle E-Business and other Oracle based databases

The role reports to the Applications & Development Chapter Lead and is a member of the Applications Management Support Team

Principal Relationships (beyond the UK IS team):

Thales Core Team in France.Business Stakeholders – Business Service owners

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Installation, configuration and upgrading of Oracle server software and related products
• Evaluate Oracle features and Oracle related products
• Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures
• Database design and implementation
• Implement and maintain database security (create and maintain users and roles, assign privileges)
• Perform database tuning and performance monitoring
• Perform application tuning and performance monitoring
• Setup and maintain documentation and standards
• Plan growth and changes (capacity planning)
• Work as part of a team
• Perform general technical trouble shooting and give consultation to development teams
• Interface with Oracle Corporation for technical support.
• Patch Management and Version Control
• AD Utilities, Cloning and patching applications
• Backups/Restores/Clones of E-Business and None E-Business systems.

Skills

Essential

Good understanding of the Oracle database, related utilities and tools

• A good understanding of the underlying operating system
• A good knowledge of the physical database design
• Ability to perform both Oracle and operating system performance tuning and monitoring
• Knowledge of ALL Oracle backup and recovery scenarios
• A good knowledge of Oracle security management
• A good knowledge of how Oracle acquires and manages resources
• A good knowledge Oracle data integrity
• Sound knowledge of the implemented application systems
• Experience in code migration, database change management and data management through the various stages of the development life cycle
• Sound communication skills with management, development teams, vendors and systems administrators
• Contribute to a strategic database direction for the organisation
• Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines
• Knowledge of Concurrent Managers and SYSADMIN activities
• Knowledge of Backup and recovery (RMAN , hot and cold backups)
• Linux Administration
• Windows Administration
• Oracle Enterprise Manager
• Disaster Recovery

 Desirable

• Possess a sound understanding of the business
• Understanding/Empathy with Business Change/User Change impacts of IS changes
• Knowledge and experience of supporting and deploying other database technologies, i.e. Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Experience:

Essential

• E-Business application and database implementation – Oracle
• E-Business application and database service delivery/support – Oracle

Desirable

• Use of VMware technologies and application virtualisation
• Knowledge of the NetApp product suite including backup products
• Shell scripting

Values & Behaviours:

• Focus on Customers
• Perform through teaming
• Innovate
• Develop our people

Qualifications:

Essential

• Degree/HND or an equivalent experience in a relevant IT subject

Desirable

• Any related IS certifications/qualifications/training

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

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