Details:
- Salary: £600 - 650 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Senior Oracle Database Administrator (Contract)
Location: Blackpool or Newcastle (Hybrid - 3 days/week on-site)
Contract Length: Until March 2027
Status: Inside IR35
The Role
We are hiring an experienced Senior Oracle DBA for a modernization programme. You will serve as the technical lead overseeing mission-critical database platforms, driving cloud modernization, automating infrastructure, and handling major incident escalations.
Key Requirements
Core Oracle: Strong production experience with Oracle 12c/19c on Linux and AIX.
High Availability & DR: Deep expertise in Oracle RAC (ASM, AFD) and Data Guard setups.
Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with public cloud (OCI or AWS) and writing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and Ansible).
Migrations & Backup: Advanced RMAN backup/recovery, alongside migration tooling (Data Pump, GoldenGate, ZDM).
Security & Governance: Implementation of TDE, TLS encryption, and secure cloud network segregation.
Incident Management: Proven ability to lead incident triage and provide out-of-hours support when required.
Role Requirements
Based on-site 3 days per week in either Blackpool or Newcastle.
Flexibility to join a scheduled out-of-hours on-call rota.
To Apply
Submit your CV today for immediate consideration.
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy