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90764 - Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)
| Posting date: | 25 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £54,358 to £66,670 per year |
| Additional salary information: | The national salary range is £54,358 - £61,585, London salary range is £58,847 - £66,670. Your salary will be dependent on your base location. London: £58,847 - £73,875 (which may include an allowance of up to £15,028) National: £54,358 - £69,150 (which may include an allowance of up to £14,792) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 October 2024 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 90764 |
Summary
Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)
Location: National*
Closing Date: 13th October
Interviews: 24/25 October
Grade: 7
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £58,847 - £73,875 (which may include an allowance of up to
£15,028)
National: £54,358 - £69,150 (which may include an allowance of up to
£14,792)
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working
Contract Type: Perm
Vacancy number: 90764
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) here at Justice Digital.
This role aligns against the Senior infrastructure engineer role from the Government Digital and Data Framework.
We are seeking a talented and tenacious DBA with experience of ensuring underlying databases are stable, secure and support change.
The team
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) provides compensation to victims of violent crime in England, Wales and Scotland, and victims of overseas terrorism.
We manage our own IT infrastructure and draw on a blend of in-house expertise and external contractors. Our digital vision aligns with the wider government and MoJ strategy
CICA are part of the Ministry of Justice’s Delivery Group, and work closely with partner Agencies in the MoJ including the Legal Aid Agency and Office of the Public Guardian. We are developing new opportunities to share expertise and support integration of services, where practicable and cost effective, across the Group
We strongly encourage empathetic approaches and cross functional working and are looking for people to help build on this culture of agility and openness. We help each other in our teams to achieve our outcomes, we share knowledge and are open about mistakes. We embrace change and work together to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Our Tech Stack
We use a range of Oracle technologies to enable our enterprise scale databases which underpin critical services running on AWS. We are looking for people with experience of Oracle Identity and Access Management, IAS, Weblogic or OHS. Additionally, we also have Microsoft SQL databases and are seeking someone with the expertise to support and maintain them alongside our Oracle technologies.
We’re happy to help you learn our tech stack once you’re part of our team, and do not require an exact match in your experience. Check out GitHub for a closer look at the technologies we use, and a complete list of services that we build and maintain. We subscribe to the manifesto for agile software development.
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Database Administrator at the MoJ you will have technical and people responsibilities.
Technical:
Lead on service improvements, including upgrades, implementations and migrations which may include the design and build of cloud database environments
Perform installation, maintenance, and upgrade of databases that are going out of support and configuration of Oracle products, including the deployment of quarterly security patches
Some out of hours work on a rota may be required for this role
Troubleshoot incidents including priority 1 or priority 2 major incidents, conduct blameless post-incident evaluations and ensure permanent closure of incidents for production and non-production environments
Review and deploy application patches or upgrades provided by vendors or development teams
Perform application database administration services including SQL code review, performance analysis, query tuning, database application design, physical data modelling, development support and engineering
People:
Developing and influencing people via line management duties, informal and formal coaching, and mentoring
Supporting lead developers in building high performing teams
Helping to build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Person Specification
Essential:
Experience of:
Upgrading and migrating PL/SQL based applications
Working with Oracle database versions 19c on Oracle Linux and / or migrating to latest versions
Working in cloud native environments
Oracle installations, upgrades and patching
Oracle Automatic Storage Management / RMAN
Experience of working with Microsoft SQL Server (2008/2012/2014/etc.)
Experience of SQL installations, upgrades and patching
Experience of SQL Server database backup recovery and maintenance schedules
A systematic approach to solving problems
Experience of mentoring and supporting your colleagues, whether one-to-one or in groups
Awareness of version control for databases
Experience working in Agile environments
Experience of working with AWS
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
Location: National*
Closing Date: 13th October
Interviews: 24/25 October
Grade: 7
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £58,847 - £73,875 (which may include an allowance of up to
£15,028)
National: £54,358 - £69,150 (which may include an allowance of up to
£14,792)
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working
Contract Type: Perm
Vacancy number: 90764
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) here at Justice Digital.
This role aligns against the Senior infrastructure engineer role from the Government Digital and Data Framework.
We are seeking a talented and tenacious DBA with experience of ensuring underlying databases are stable, secure and support change.
The team
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) provides compensation to victims of violent crime in England, Wales and Scotland, and victims of overseas terrorism.
We manage our own IT infrastructure and draw on a blend of in-house expertise and external contractors. Our digital vision aligns with the wider government and MoJ strategy
CICA are part of the Ministry of Justice’s Delivery Group, and work closely with partner Agencies in the MoJ including the Legal Aid Agency and Office of the Public Guardian. We are developing new opportunities to share expertise and support integration of services, where practicable and cost effective, across the Group
We strongly encourage empathetic approaches and cross functional working and are looking for people to help build on this culture of agility and openness. We help each other in our teams to achieve our outcomes, we share knowledge and are open about mistakes. We embrace change and work together to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Our Tech Stack
We use a range of Oracle technologies to enable our enterprise scale databases which underpin critical services running on AWS. We are looking for people with experience of Oracle Identity and Access Management, IAS, Weblogic or OHS. Additionally, we also have Microsoft SQL databases and are seeking someone with the expertise to support and maintain them alongside our Oracle technologies.
We’re happy to help you learn our tech stack once you’re part of our team, and do not require an exact match in your experience. Check out GitHub for a closer look at the technologies we use, and a complete list of services that we build and maintain. We subscribe to the manifesto for agile software development.
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Database Administrator at the MoJ you will have technical and people responsibilities.
Technical:
Lead on service improvements, including upgrades, implementations and migrations which may include the design and build of cloud database environments
Perform installation, maintenance, and upgrade of databases that are going out of support and configuration of Oracle products, including the deployment of quarterly security patches
Some out of hours work on a rota may be required for this role
Troubleshoot incidents including priority 1 or priority 2 major incidents, conduct blameless post-incident evaluations and ensure permanent closure of incidents for production and non-production environments
Review and deploy application patches or upgrades provided by vendors or development teams
Perform application database administration services including SQL code review, performance analysis, query tuning, database application design, physical data modelling, development support and engineering
People:
Developing and influencing people via line management duties, informal and formal coaching, and mentoring
Supporting lead developers in building high performing teams
Helping to build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Person Specification
Essential:
Experience of:
Upgrading and migrating PL/SQL based applications
Working with Oracle database versions 19c on Oracle Linux and / or migrating to latest versions
Working in cloud native environments
Oracle installations, upgrades and patching
Oracle Automatic Storage Management / RMAN
Experience of working with Microsoft SQL Server (2008/2012/2014/etc.)
Experience of SQL installations, upgrades and patching
Experience of SQL Server database backup recovery and maintenance schedules
A systematic approach to solving problems
Experience of mentoring and supporting your colleagues, whether one-to-one or in groups
Awareness of version control for databases
Experience working in Agile environments
Experience of working with AWS
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.