ERP Support Desk Analyst
Based in our Skipton, UK office
Are you looking for your next opportunity in an ERP role? Do you already have skills in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central?
MBP Solutions is experiencing a period of exciting growth, and we’re moving our ERP system to Business Central. This has created an opportunity for an ERP Administrator, ideally with Business Central experience, to work on our digitisation projects and provide helpdesk support for our growing international business. This role will provide 1st and 2nd line support to the business, as well as working closely with our gold partners to manage any escalated 3rd line support tickets and follow these through to completion. Ideally you will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and/or previous Navision versions. Change management is a key aspect of the role, and the successful candidate will work with the business and process owners to define requirements, functional test and assist with any acceptance testing. Business Central is our core business system, and this role will be involved with a range of integration projects with third party applications as well as workflow/process development.
About us
At MBP Solutions, we believe passionately in the importance and benefit of being a ‘purpose-driven enterprise’. Having a strong and clear sense of purpose, setting out where we want to get to in the
future and explaining what we value most in terms of how we all want to work together is an essential part of our growth plan.
Founded in 1999, we specialise in adding value to biological by-products through our unique know-how regarding product applications, sustainability, sales and marketing, legal compliance and supply chain management. With a focus on the utilisation of the resources in biological by-products, MBP Solutions has developed a unique concept called OMBP (Outsourced Management of By-Products) 360ᵒ solutions
where by-products and wastes from more than 40 different factories in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa are managed in a sustainable
We have in place a set of strong and very simple messages that are built on everything that MBP Solutions has done to date. These statements are a reference point and reminder for all of us in MBP Solutions about how we want to work together, where we are heading and how we will get there:
We work together for a more sustainable world by helping industries reduce their impact on the
We turn one industry’s by-product into another industry’s raw material by partnering with them
to optimise resource use and generate added value.
We are global experts in by-products and their application, including supply chain management, international sales and marketing, legal compliance and
We want to be globally recognised as the go-to partner for industries who want to handle by-products in a sustainable and responsible way.
As employers, we work in a truly multi-national way, local to our customers but as a team across all the countries in which we operate. With offices in Europe, Asia and North America, we offer a collaborative, friendly and smart-working culture with a focus on innovation and delivering real value for our customers.
Your main tasks will be:
Business Central/Continia/Jet helpdesk function – dealing with internal queries relating to system use and potential bugs, escalating to gold partners when needed.
Working with the business to create functional requirements and user
Functional testing of enhancements completed by gold
Ensure that data owners are following best practice with regular reporting to highlight
Manage our master data and deal with requests for changes
Create training documents for administrative processes and system
Complete the onboarding/offboarding and training of new
Manage and maintain security roles and
Ensure preparedness for Microsoft updates, evaluate how this may affect MBP and provide a summary of key points and actions. Take actions as direction and prepare communications to wider company on changes or updates.
Review and analyse the current state of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging existing
Write news articles relating to Business Central and be the champion of the product.
We are looking for someone with the following essential experience or qualifications (please only apply if you can demonstrate your experience, by providing on the job or education examples):
A bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant IT
As a minimum, two years of experience configuring, maintaining, documenting and supporting a company’s ERP, with a preference for working experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Dynamics NAV. Knowledge of other ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle will also be
General understanding of accounting and operations processes with logistics and sales process experience an
Knowledge of data management such as importing from spreadsheets and using data
Understanding of relational databases.
Advanced Microsoft Office 365 skills including SharePoint, Power Automate
Experience using Continia Document Capture and Jet Analytics (preferred, not required).
Experience of building relationships across all levels and areas of the business along with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Written and verbal English language skills at business
Essential demonstrable Skills/Profile we are looking for:
Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Ability to work well on own initiative, presenting ideas
Strong analytical skills
Structured, methodical and well-organised
Ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines
Enthusiasm and self-motivation, with a proactive approach to all tasks
Team player who contributes to our collaborative culture
High attention to detail with evidenced problem-solving skills
A positive approach to change
Why work for us?
Sustainability has been part of our ideological backbone since the beginning, as our organisation captures and delivers value in economic, environmental and social terms.
Our business brings to life the concepts of industrial ecology and circular economy by materialising the idea that the co-stream of one industry can be used as a key resource by another.
Our technical expertise, market knowledge and legal understanding help to promote the optimal and efficient use of natural resources, reduce waste and toxic emissions, reduce operating costs and generate new revenue. As a result, we improve the environmental, economic and social performance of our suppliers and customers, with whom we work together to enable the recycling and recovery of residual resources. MBP has several sustainability and quality certifications and works actively with LEAN.
We offer:
A competitive salary
Working for an international company dedicated to sustainability, the environment and natural resources
Free parking
Our UK office is based on the Broughton Hall Estate in Skipton, where you are surrounded by the natural beauty of the Yorkshire Dales
A friendly, professional and nurturing culture, dedicated to engagement and retention
Flexibility with hybrid working (up to 3 days a week from home) after a suitable period of review
Training opportunities with a focus on professional development
Occasional international travel to other MBP offices (role dependent)
For more information about MBP or the position, please visit www.mbpsolutions.com
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Sep 15, 2022
Full time
ERP Support Desk Analyst
Based in our Skipton, UK office
Are you looking for your next opportunity in an ERP role? Do you already have skills in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central?
MBP Solutions is experiencing a period of exciting growth, and we’re moving our ERP system to Business Central. This has created an opportunity for an ERP Administrator, ideally with Business Central experience, to work on our digitisation projects and provide helpdesk support for our growing international business. This role will provide 1st and 2nd line support to the business, as well as working closely with our gold partners to manage any escalated 3rd line support tickets and follow these through to completion. Ideally you will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and/or previous Navision versions. Change management is a key aspect of the role, and the successful candidate will work with the business and process owners to define requirements, functional test and assist with any acceptance testing. Business Central is our core business system, and this role will be involved with a range of integration projects with third party applications as well as workflow/process development.
About us
At MBP Solutions, we believe passionately in the importance and benefit of being a ‘purpose-driven enterprise’. Having a strong and clear sense of purpose, setting out where we want to get to in the
future and explaining what we value most in terms of how we all want to work together is an essential part of our growth plan.
Founded in 1999, we specialise in adding value to biological by-products through our unique know-how regarding product applications, sustainability, sales and marketing, legal compliance and supply chain management. With a focus on the utilisation of the resources in biological by-products, MBP Solutions has developed a unique concept called OMBP (Outsourced Management of By-Products) 360ᵒ solutions
where by-products and wastes from more than 40 different factories in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa are managed in a sustainable
We have in place a set of strong and very simple messages that are built on everything that MBP Solutions has done to date. These statements are a reference point and reminder for all of us in MBP Solutions about how we want to work together, where we are heading and how we will get there:
We work together for a more sustainable world by helping industries reduce their impact on the
We turn one industry’s by-product into another industry’s raw material by partnering with them
to optimise resource use and generate added value.
We are global experts in by-products and their application, including supply chain management, international sales and marketing, legal compliance and
We want to be globally recognised as the go-to partner for industries who want to handle by-products in a sustainable and responsible way.
As employers, we work in a truly multi-national way, local to our customers but as a team across all the countries in which we operate. With offices in Europe, Asia and North America, we offer a collaborative, friendly and smart-working culture with a focus on innovation and delivering real value for our customers.
Your main tasks will be:
Business Central/Continia/Jet helpdesk function – dealing with internal queries relating to system use and potential bugs, escalating to gold partners when needed.
Working with the business to create functional requirements and user
Functional testing of enhancements completed by gold
Ensure that data owners are following best practice with regular reporting to highlight
Manage our master data and deal with requests for changes
Create training documents for administrative processes and system
Complete the onboarding/offboarding and training of new
Manage and maintain security roles and
Ensure preparedness for Microsoft updates, evaluate how this may affect MBP and provide a summary of key points and actions. Take actions as direction and prepare communications to wider company on changes or updates.
Review and analyse the current state of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging existing
Write news articles relating to Business Central and be the champion of the product.
We are looking for someone with the following essential experience or qualifications (please only apply if you can demonstrate your experience, by providing on the job or education examples):
A bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant IT
As a minimum, two years of experience configuring, maintaining, documenting and supporting a company’s ERP, with a preference for working experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Dynamics NAV. Knowledge of other ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle will also be
General understanding of accounting and operations processes with logistics and sales process experience an
Knowledge of data management such as importing from spreadsheets and using data
Understanding of relational databases.
Advanced Microsoft Office 365 skills including SharePoint, Power Automate
Experience using Continia Document Capture and Jet Analytics (preferred, not required).
Experience of building relationships across all levels and areas of the business along with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Written and verbal English language skills at business
Essential demonstrable Skills/Profile we are looking for:
Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Ability to work well on own initiative, presenting ideas
Strong analytical skills
Structured, methodical and well-organised
Ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines
Enthusiasm and self-motivation, with a proactive approach to all tasks
Team player who contributes to our collaborative culture
High attention to detail with evidenced problem-solving skills
A positive approach to change
Why work for us?
Sustainability has been part of our ideological backbone since the beginning, as our organisation captures and delivers value in economic, environmental and social terms.
Our business brings to life the concepts of industrial ecology and circular economy by materialising the idea that the co-stream of one industry can be used as a key resource by another.
Our technical expertise, market knowledge and legal understanding help to promote the optimal and efficient use of natural resources, reduce waste and toxic emissions, reduce operating costs and generate new revenue. As a result, we improve the environmental, economic and social performance of our suppliers and customers, with whom we work together to enable the recycling and recovery of residual resources. MBP has several sustainability and quality certifications and works actively with LEAN.
We offer:
A competitive salary
Working for an international company dedicated to sustainability, the environment and natural resources
Free parking
Our UK office is based on the Broughton Hall Estate in Skipton, where you are surrounded by the natural beauty of the Yorkshire Dales
A friendly, professional and nurturing culture, dedicated to engagement and retention
Flexibility with hybrid working (up to 3 days a week from home) after a suitable period of review
Training opportunities with a focus on professional development
Occasional international travel to other MBP offices (role dependent)
For more information about MBP or the position, please visit www.mbpsolutions.com
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
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Apr 18, 2024
Contractor
Oracle Database Administrator required to work with a government department. This is an initial 12 -month contract, paying 650 a day, inside IR35, Hybrid working 1-2 days in the office (National based locations). This role is SC Cleared: Candidates who hold an active SC Clearance are encouraged to apply. Main Responsibilities: We need talent to join our Application Operations team, alongside other DBAs, and Oracle professionals, to help us manage this estate, proactively keep it operational, and modernise our services (including migration, building new environments, patching, and upgrading). Essential Skills: Experience with managing Oracle Database 11g, 12c and 19c on Linux Experience of managing Oracle Weblogic and Oracle HTTP Server Experience working with large databases Experience of Oracle Automatic Storage Management Experience of working with Microsoft Azure and AWS Experience with working with Backup and Recovery (RMAN, Datapump, Flashback database) Experience of managing High Availability Databases Experience of managing Oracle Data Guard Experience of performance tuning large databases Experience of installations, upgrades and patching Experience of providing 3rd line Oracle DBA support Experience in DevOps techniques and technologies Experience in Database programming languages such as PL/SQL, SQL Experience of configuration / automation / continuous integration tools (Ansible/Github Please apply should you meet the above criteria. Kindly note, that due to a high volume of applications - only successful candidates will be contacted.
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Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Company Description Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at NO AGENCIES PLEASE Job Description To be part of a team responsible for providing Database and Application services to Local Government clients and the management of associated 3rd parties providing technical support for applications provided by NECSWS. To provide a high-quality Incident, Change, and Problem Management service to a large portfolio of clients covering a wide variety of hosting services. Working with contracted SLAs and delivering best-in-class services. The primary functions will be to provide database/application administration and support as and when required. Management of Oracle, SQL Server, and Postgres Databases. Administration of applications. Providing DBA and Application support services. Setup, management, and support of databases and applications. Producing standard documentation and procedures. Problem management, working to eliminate repeat incidents. Ensure compliance with NEC quality standards. Available to work and operate within call-out structure for out-of-hours and some weekend working requirements - this will be 7 days 1 in 4 weeks - just to be available on standby. Qualifications Essential Demonstrable Experience with Oracle 12c/19c + Postgres 11+ Database administration, upgrades, performance tuning and backup/recovery. An ability to provide application services, upgrades, and administration. An understanding of platform technology. Experience with SQL Server 2012 + would be beneficial Will need to be eligible for NPPV and Security Clearance Strong interpersonal/team skills. Analytical and organised. Flexible. An adaptable attitude, wanting to provide a good service. Good communication and client facing/customer service skills. Stress Tolerance Self-motivation Full, current driving licence Desirable Oracle Accreditation. SQL Server Accreditation. Postgres Accreditation UNIX scripting ITIL Practitioner. Be technically aware of technology outside your remit. Familiarity with local government back-office applications. Additional Information Additional Information We are proud of the benefits we offer employees of NEC Software Solutions Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost) 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost) A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5% A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs We are an employer who cares, we have a invaluable employee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required. All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates. Who We Are: We're NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies. Working with us, you'll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what's possible and support amazing public services. We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference. We'd love your help. And we'll support you all the way.
Company Description Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at NO AGENCIES PLEASE Job Description To be part of a team responsible for providing Database and Application services to Local Government clients and the management of associated 3rd parties providing technical support for applications provided by NECSWS. To provide a high-quality Incident, Change, and Problem Management service to a large portfolio of clients covering a wide variety of hosting services. Working with contracted SLAs and delivering best-in-class services. The primary functions will be to provide database/application administration and support as and when required. Management of Oracle, SQL Server, and Postgres Databases. Administration of applications. Providing DBA and Application support services. Setup, management, and support of databases and applications. Producing standard documentation and procedures. Problem management, working to eliminate repeat incidents. Ensure compliance with NEC quality standards. Available to work and operate within call-out structure for out-of-hours and some weekend working requirements - this will be 7 days 1 in 4 weeks - just to be available on standby. Qualifications Essential Demonstrable Experience with Oracle 12c/19c + Postgres 11+ Database administration, upgrades, performance tuning and backup/recovery. An ability to provide application services, upgrades, and administration. An understanding of platform technology. Experience with SQL Server 2012 + would be beneficial Will need to be eligible for NPPV and Security Clearance Strong interpersonal/team skills. Analytical and organised. Flexible. An adaptable attitude, wanting to provide a good service. Good communication and client facing/customer service skills. Stress Tolerance Self-motivation Full, current driving licence Desirable Oracle Accreditation. SQL Server Accreditation. Postgres Accreditation UNIX scripting ITIL Practitioner. Be technically aware of technology outside your remit. Familiarity with local government back-office applications. Additional Information Additional Information We are proud of the benefits we offer employees of NEC Software Solutions Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost) 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost) A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5% A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs We are an employer who cares, we have a invaluable employee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required. All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates. Who We Are: We're NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies. Working with us, you'll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what's possible and support amazing public services. We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference. We'd love your help. And we'll support you all the way.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Company Description Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at NO AGENCIES PLEASE Job Description To be part of a team responsible for providing Database and Application services to Local Government clients and the management of associated 3rd parties providing technical support for applications provided by NECSWS. To provide a high-quality Incident, Change, and Problem Management service to a large portfolio of clients covering a wide variety of hosting services. Working with contracted SLAs and delivering best-in-class services. The primary functions will be to provide database/application administration and support as and when required. Management of Oracle, SQL Server, and Postgres Databases. Administration of applications. Providing DBA and Application support services. Setup, management, and support of databases and applications. Producing standard documentation and procedures. Problem management, working to eliminate repeat incidents. Ensure compliance with NEC quality standards. Available to work and operate within call-out structure for out-of-hours and some weekend working requirements - this will be 7 days 1 in 4 weeks - just to be available on standby. Qualifications Essential Demonstrable Experience with Oracle 12c/19c + Postgres 11+ Database administration, upgrades, performance tuning and backup/recovery. An ability to provide application services, upgrades, and administration. An understanding of platform technology. Experience with SQL Server 2012 + would be beneficial Will need to be eligible for NPPV and Security Clearance Strong interpersonal/team skills. Analytical and organised. Flexible. An adaptable attitude, wanting to provide a good service. Good communication and client facing/customer service skills. Stress Tolerance Self-motivation Full, current driving licence Desirable Oracle Accreditation. SQL Server Accreditation. Postgres Accreditation UNIX scripting ITIL Practitioner. Be technically aware of technology outside your remit. Familiarity with local government back-office applications. Additional Information Additional Information We are proud of the benefits we offer employees of NEC Software Solutions Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost) 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost) A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5% A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs We are an employer who cares, we have a invaluable employee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required. All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates. Who We Are: We're NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies. Working with us, you'll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what's possible and support amazing public services. We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference. We'd love your help. And we'll support you all the way.
Company Description Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at NO AGENCIES PLEASE Job Description To be part of a team responsible for providing Database and Application services to Local Government clients and the management of associated 3rd parties providing technical support for applications provided by NECSWS. To provide a high-quality Incident, Change, and Problem Management service to a large portfolio of clients covering a wide variety of hosting services. Working with contracted SLAs and delivering best-in-class services. The primary functions will be to provide database/application administration and support as and when required. Management of Oracle, SQL Server, and Postgres Databases. Administration of applications. Providing DBA and Application support services. Setup, management, and support of databases and applications. Producing standard documentation and procedures. Problem management, working to eliminate repeat incidents. Ensure compliance with NEC quality standards. Available to work and operate within call-out structure for out-of-hours and some weekend working requirements - this will be 7 days 1 in 4 weeks - just to be available on standby. Qualifications Essential Demonstrable Experience with Oracle 12c/19c + Postgres 11+ Database administration, upgrades, performance tuning and backup/recovery. An ability to provide application services, upgrades, and administration. An understanding of platform technology. Experience with SQL Server 2012 + would be beneficial Will need to be eligible for NPPV and Security Clearance Strong interpersonal/team skills. Analytical and organised. Flexible. An adaptable attitude, wanting to provide a good service. Good communication and client facing/customer service skills. Stress Tolerance Self-motivation Full, current driving licence Desirable Oracle Accreditation. SQL Server Accreditation. Postgres Accreditation UNIX scripting ITIL Practitioner. Be technically aware of technology outside your remit. Familiarity with local government back-office applications. Additional Information Additional Information We are proud of the benefits we offer employees of NEC Software Solutions Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost) 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost) A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5% A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs We are an employer who cares, we have a invaluable employee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required. All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates. Who We Are: We're NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies. Working with us, you'll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what's possible and support amazing public services. We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference. We'd love your help. And we'll support you all the way.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Company Description Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at NO AGENCIES PLEASE Job Description To be part of a team responsible for providing Database and Application services to Local Government clients and the management of associated 3rd parties providing technical support for applications provided by NECSWS. To provide a high-quality Incident, Change, and Problem Management service to a large portfolio of clients covering a wide variety of hosting services. Working with contracted SLAs and delivering best-in-class services. The primary functions will be to provide database/application administration and support as and when required. Management of Oracle, SQL Server, and Postgres Databases. Administration of applications. Providing DBA and Application support services. Setup, management, and support of databases and applications. Producing standard documentation and procedures. Problem management, working to eliminate repeat incidents. Ensure compliance with NEC quality standards. Available to work and operate within call-out structure for out-of-hours and some weekend working requirements - this will be 7 days 1 in 4 weeks - just to be available on standby. Qualifications Essential Demonstrable Experience with Oracle 12c/19c + Postgres 11+ Database administration, upgrades, performance tuning and backup/recovery. An ability to provide application services, upgrades, and administration. An understanding of platform technology. Experience with SQL Server 2012 + would be beneficial Will need to be eligible for NPPV and Security Clearance Strong interpersonal/team skills. Analytical and organised. Flexible. An adaptable attitude, wanting to provide a good service. Good communication and client facing/customer service skills. Stress Tolerance Self-motivation Full, current driving licence Desirable Oracle Accreditation. SQL Server Accreditation. Postgres Accreditation UNIX scripting ITIL Practitioner. Be technically aware of technology outside your remit. Familiarity with local government back-office applications. Additional Information Additional Information We are proud of the benefits we offer employees of NEC Software Solutions Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost) 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost) A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5% A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs We are an employer who cares, we have a invaluable employee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required. All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates. Who We Are: We're NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies. Working with us, you'll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what's possible and support amazing public services. We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference. We'd love your help. And we'll support you all the way.
Company Description Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at NO AGENCIES PLEASE Job Description To be part of a team responsible for providing Database and Application services to Local Government clients and the management of associated 3rd parties providing technical support for applications provided by NECSWS. To provide a high-quality Incident, Change, and Problem Management service to a large portfolio of clients covering a wide variety of hosting services. Working with contracted SLAs and delivering best-in-class services. The primary functions will be to provide database/application administration and support as and when required. Management of Oracle, SQL Server, and Postgres Databases. Administration of applications. Providing DBA and Application support services. Setup, management, and support of databases and applications. Producing standard documentation and procedures. Problem management, working to eliminate repeat incidents. Ensure compliance with NEC quality standards. Available to work and operate within call-out structure for out-of-hours and some weekend working requirements - this will be 7 days 1 in 4 weeks - just to be available on standby. Qualifications Essential Demonstrable Experience with Oracle 12c/19c + Postgres 11+ Database administration, upgrades, performance tuning and backup/recovery. An ability to provide application services, upgrades, and administration. An understanding of platform technology. Experience with SQL Server 2012 + would be beneficial Will need to be eligible for NPPV and Security Clearance Strong interpersonal/team skills. Analytical and organised. Flexible. An adaptable attitude, wanting to provide a good service. Good communication and client facing/customer service skills. Stress Tolerance Self-motivation Full, current driving licence Desirable Oracle Accreditation. SQL Server Accreditation. Postgres Accreditation UNIX scripting ITIL Practitioner. Be technically aware of technology outside your remit. Familiarity with local government back-office applications. Additional Information Additional Information We are proud of the benefits we offer employees of NEC Software Solutions Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost) 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost) A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5% A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs We are an employer who cares, we have a invaluable employee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required. All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates. Who We Are: We're NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies. Working with us, you'll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what's possible and support amazing public services. We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference. We'd love your help. And we'll support you all the way.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Company Description Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at NO AGENCIES PLEASE Job Description To be part of a team responsible for providing Database and Application services to Local Government clients and the management of associated 3rd parties providing technical support for applications provided by NECSWS. To provide a high-quality Incident, Change, and Problem Management service to a large portfolio of clients covering a wide variety of hosting services. Working with contracted SLAs and delivering best-in-class services. The primary functions will be to provide database/application administration and support as and when required. Management of Oracle, SQL Server, and Postgres Databases. Administration of applications. Providing DBA and Application support services. Setup, management, and support of databases and applications. Producing standard documentation and procedures. Problem management, working to eliminate repeat incidents. Ensure compliance with NEC quality standards. Available to work and operate within call-out structure for out-of-hours and some weekend working requirements - this will be 7 days 1 in 4 weeks - just to be available on standby. Qualifications Essential Demonstrable Experience with Oracle 12c/19c + Postgres 11+ Database administration, upgrades, performance tuning and backup/recovery. An ability to provide application services, upgrades, and administration. An understanding of platform technology. Experience with SQL Server 2012 + would be beneficial Will need to be eligible for NPPV and Security Clearance Strong interpersonal/team skills. Analytical and organised. Flexible. An adaptable attitude, wanting to provide a good service. Good communication and client facing/customer service skills. Stress Tolerance Self-motivation Full, current driving licence Desirable Oracle Accreditation. SQL Server Accreditation. Postgres Accreditation UNIX scripting ITIL Practitioner. Be technically aware of technology outside your remit. Familiarity with local government back-office applications. Additional Information Additional Information We are proud of the benefits we offer employees of NEC Software Solutions Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost) 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost) A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5% A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs We are an employer who cares, we have a invaluable employee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required. All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates. Who We Are: We're NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies. Working with us, you'll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what's possible and support amazing public services. We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference. We'd love your help. And we'll support you all the way.
End Date Thursday 18 April 2024 Salary Range £78,849 - £87,610 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary . Job Description Database Engineer - Data Resilience Lloyds Banking Group London - hybrid working two days per week in the office & rest from home. Salary & Benefits: £78,849 to £96,371 per annum, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays. We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices & flexibility to suit your to ensure a good work-life balance. About us: Data is at the heart of Lloyds Banking Group; enabling the delivery of innovative financial services to our 26 million customers and help Britain prosper. A resilient organisation instils confidence and trust with customers, staff and regulators, reduces risk and protects Group from regulatory censure and fines. The Data Resilience team is a new chapter within the Chief Data and Analytics Office. We have the responsibility to facilitate the identification, end-to end data flow mapping, and assessment of IBS critical technical assets to establish the Data Resilience position and proactively mitigate Group exposure to data loss or corruption events. Background: Disruptions are inevitable and regulators expect Financial Institutions to take the necessary steps to protect data and recover from severe but plausible data loss or corruption events, such as a cyber-attack, to meet IBS impact tolerance thresholds. Data Resilience purpose is to proactively protect the integrity, availability, and security of our data to mitigate the risk of disruption to the Group s Important Business Services. The Data Resilience team have 3 main objectives to achieve this: Identify & define assets that are critical to the delivery of Important Business Services. Map the end-to-end data flow of critical assets from source to consumer of each Important Business Service Assess resilience maturity of critical assets to identify gaps that could impact the Group s ability to maintain service within ITOL. About the Role As the Data Resilience Data Engineer, you'll focus on ensuring IBS critical data is stored, handled, and processed effectively to maintain the availability, confidentiality and integrity and fulfil the Group s Important Business Services. This will safeguard our critical data and associated assets from vulnerabilities and threats that could lead to a compromise of the integrity and availability leading to customer harm. The role requires ambitious individuals with a proactive, can-do attitude and solution-oriented approach to deliver at pace. Key Responsibilities: Be the technical data reliability point of contact for data resilience. Provide input and direction on database resilience assessments to identify gaps that could lead to IBS Impact Tolerance thresholds being breached. Develop database optimisation initiatives to drive improvement and guidance for Operational Resilience and change frameworks. Oversee the development of database controls and collaborate with platform teams and Chief Security Office to remediate security gaps. Embed proactive database hygiene, including ROT data, compression rates, effective maintenance plans and compaction & reorganisation across IBS critical applications. Ensure Data Resilience Information Asset Register (IAR) for databases is accurately maintained. Perform horizon scanning and provide input to group policies and procedures. Review backup and recovery procedures for IBS critical databases Support and grow team members in database domains of data resilience. Present data resilience database gaps to peers and senior stakeholders. What we're looking for; We'd welcome applicants from diverse cultural and technological backgrounds, however financial services exposure will be important for this position. We will need to see evidence of the following in your CV; Career experience working as a Senior Database Administrator, including Oracle, MS SQL, (DB2 and IMS desirable) Knowledge of traditional Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, zOS, F5) Experience in Data Fabric and Data Mesh concepts, including Systems of Record, Engagement and Insight strategies Experience in database management and optimisation, i.e. reorganisation and rebuild. Strong knowledge of database backup and recovery procedures Experience of incident response (triage, classification, investigation, and escalation) Proficient in database encryption at rest, in transit and in memory Financial Services experience and exposure to some but not all; payments, cards, pensions, insurance, markets, trade & settlement, logon customer journeys. Solid verbal and written communication skills to discuss and describe the target architecture with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Its great if you have: Knowledge of Extract, Transform & Load (ETL), Disaster Recovery or back-up and restore domains. Public cloud data management experience including Databricks, MongoDB, CockcroachDB, GCP Dataproc, BigQuery. Experience in Data Mesh Enterprise Data Hub (EDH) and Warehouse (EDW) Prior experience working of supporting or remediating resilience issues on assets such as batch, messaging queues, third party data connections, data recovery & backup, data vaulting, data integrity. About working for us. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive?Apply today and find out more At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
End Date Thursday 18 April 2024 Salary Range £78,849 - £87,610 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary . Job Description Database Engineer - Data Resilience Lloyds Banking Group London - hybrid working two days per week in the office & rest from home. Salary & Benefits: £78,849 to £96,371 per annum, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays. We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices & flexibility to suit your to ensure a good work-life balance. About us: Data is at the heart of Lloyds Banking Group; enabling the delivery of innovative financial services to our 26 million customers and help Britain prosper. A resilient organisation instils confidence and trust with customers, staff and regulators, reduces risk and protects Group from regulatory censure and fines. The Data Resilience team is a new chapter within the Chief Data and Analytics Office. We have the responsibility to facilitate the identification, end-to end data flow mapping, and assessment of IBS critical technical assets to establish the Data Resilience position and proactively mitigate Group exposure to data loss or corruption events. Background: Disruptions are inevitable and regulators expect Financial Institutions to take the necessary steps to protect data and recover from severe but plausible data loss or corruption events, such as a cyber-attack, to meet IBS impact tolerance thresholds. Data Resilience purpose is to proactively protect the integrity, availability, and security of our data to mitigate the risk of disruption to the Group s Important Business Services. The Data Resilience team have 3 main objectives to achieve this: Identify & define assets that are critical to the delivery of Important Business Services. Map the end-to-end data flow of critical assets from source to consumer of each Important Business Service Assess resilience maturity of critical assets to identify gaps that could impact the Group s ability to maintain service within ITOL. About the Role As the Data Resilience Data Engineer, you'll focus on ensuring IBS critical data is stored, handled, and processed effectively to maintain the availability, confidentiality and integrity and fulfil the Group s Important Business Services. This will safeguard our critical data and associated assets from vulnerabilities and threats that could lead to a compromise of the integrity and availability leading to customer harm. The role requires ambitious individuals with a proactive, can-do attitude and solution-oriented approach to deliver at pace. Key Responsibilities: Be the technical data reliability point of contact for data resilience. Provide input and direction on database resilience assessments to identify gaps that could lead to IBS Impact Tolerance thresholds being breached. Develop database optimisation initiatives to drive improvement and guidance for Operational Resilience and change frameworks. Oversee the development of database controls and collaborate with platform teams and Chief Security Office to remediate security gaps. Embed proactive database hygiene, including ROT data, compression rates, effective maintenance plans and compaction & reorganisation across IBS critical applications. Ensure Data Resilience Information Asset Register (IAR) for databases is accurately maintained. Perform horizon scanning and provide input to group policies and procedures. Review backup and recovery procedures for IBS critical databases Support and grow team members in database domains of data resilience. Present data resilience database gaps to peers and senior stakeholders. What we're looking for; We'd welcome applicants from diverse cultural and technological backgrounds, however financial services exposure will be important for this position. We will need to see evidence of the following in your CV; Career experience working as a Senior Database Administrator, including Oracle, MS SQL, (DB2 and IMS desirable) Knowledge of traditional Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, zOS, F5) Experience in Data Fabric and Data Mesh concepts, including Systems of Record, Engagement and Insight strategies Experience in database management and optimisation, i.e. reorganisation and rebuild. Strong knowledge of database backup and recovery procedures Experience of incident response (triage, classification, investigation, and escalation) Proficient in database encryption at rest, in transit and in memory Financial Services experience and exposure to some but not all; payments, cards, pensions, insurance, markets, trade & settlement, logon customer journeys. Solid verbal and written communication skills to discuss and describe the target architecture with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Its great if you have: Knowledge of Extract, Transform & Load (ETL), Disaster Recovery or back-up and restore domains. Public cloud data management experience including Databricks, MongoDB, CockcroachDB, GCP Dataproc, BigQuery. Experience in Data Mesh Enterprise Data Hub (EDH) and Warehouse (EDW) Prior experience working of supporting or remediating resilience issues on assets such as batch, messaging queues, third party data connections, data recovery & backup, data vaulting, data integrity. About working for us. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive?Apply today and find out more At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
DB2 Database Administrator Our client, a consulting organisation specialising in enterprise solutions and IBM Platinum partner is looking to recruit an experienced DB2 Database Administrator with an excellent track record deploying, supporting, and managing databases on premise and in the cloud. The current data platform estate is a mix of Oracle, IBM DB2, and SQL Server. This role requires strong production DBA experience. This role involves working in secure environments and will involve security clearance. Accordingly, suitable candidate will need to have been resident in the UK for the last five years. Specific Responsibilities: Industry standard, and general DBA responsibilities across a portfolio of supported databases Work with production databases for continual optimal performance tuning, standardisation, troubleshooting, design, and architecture Patching/updating/upgrading hosted cloud solution database infrastructure Security best practice, working with the existing quality framework (ISO27001?) Log, update and track technical issues and requests raised by clients. Accurately documenting, diagnosing, investigating, and resolving these issues. Work with 3rd party suppliers to quickly resolve technical issues with the database and other systems. Perform routine daily maintenance checks to ensure client databases are running efficiently as per defined procedures. Perform installations and patches of IBM WebSphere, HTTP Server and IBM Maximo software using IBM middleware and multiple database technologies (SQL, Oracle, DB2, MySQL) Involvement in data migration and data transformation activities Skills required: Demonstrable working experience as a DBA DB2 Tools, DB2 Monitoring and System performance (Data Management Console) Previous experience of supporting an enterprise DB estate. Knowledge of Linux operating systems In-depth knowledge in the structure and implementation of databases (Oracle/DB2/SQL databases in particular) Excellent communication skills both verbal and written Constant attention for minimising database unplanned downtime, management of parameters, configuration and tuning methods to provide fast query responses High availability/clustering and disaster recovery design Testing maintenance processes and schedules (Backup and DR testing) Develop and maintain system documentation for all database instances and interfaces Skills & Personal Qualities Desireable: A knowledge of integration tools like MQ Series, IIB or ACE Previous experience with data migration. An enthusiasm for technologies. A willingness to share knowledge and information among colleagues and relevant business partners Ability to automate installations/configuration of database software using automation
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
DB2 Database Administrator Our client, a consulting organisation specialising in enterprise solutions and IBM Platinum partner is looking to recruit an experienced DB2 Database Administrator with an excellent track record deploying, supporting, and managing databases on premise and in the cloud. The current data platform estate is a mix of Oracle, IBM DB2, and SQL Server. This role requires strong production DBA experience. This role involves working in secure environments and will involve security clearance. Accordingly, suitable candidate will need to have been resident in the UK for the last five years. Specific Responsibilities: Industry standard, and general DBA responsibilities across a portfolio of supported databases Work with production databases for continual optimal performance tuning, standardisation, troubleshooting, design, and architecture Patching/updating/upgrading hosted cloud solution database infrastructure Security best practice, working with the existing quality framework (ISO27001?) Log, update and track technical issues and requests raised by clients. Accurately documenting, diagnosing, investigating, and resolving these issues. Work with 3rd party suppliers to quickly resolve technical issues with the database and other systems. Perform routine daily maintenance checks to ensure client databases are running efficiently as per defined procedures. Perform installations and patches of IBM WebSphere, HTTP Server and IBM Maximo software using IBM middleware and multiple database technologies (SQL, Oracle, DB2, MySQL) Involvement in data migration and data transformation activities Skills required: Demonstrable working experience as a DBA DB2 Tools, DB2 Monitoring and System performance (Data Management Console) Previous experience of supporting an enterprise DB estate. Knowledge of Linux operating systems In-depth knowledge in the structure and implementation of databases (Oracle/DB2/SQL databases in particular) Excellent communication skills both verbal and written Constant attention for minimising database unplanned downtime, management of parameters, configuration and tuning methods to provide fast query responses High availability/clustering and disaster recovery design Testing maintenance processes and schedules (Backup and DR testing) Develop and maintain system documentation for all database instances and interfaces Skills & Personal Qualities Desireable: A knowledge of integration tools like MQ Series, IIB or ACE Previous experience with data migration. An enthusiasm for technologies. A willingness to share knowledge and information among colleagues and relevant business partners Ability to automate installations/configuration of database software using automation
Oracle/SQL DBA Grangemouth (Onsite) £60,000 + benefits My client a global company with 36 businesses across 29 countries and 194 sites worldwide. Is looking for a Oracle DBA to work on site at their Grangemouth office.We are looking for a talented Database System Administrator (DBA) for a permanent role in our applications support team. Reporting to the Applications Team Leader, you'll maintain our Oracle and MS SQL database estate (OnPrem) for optimal performance, security, and integrity, in addition dealing with tickets coming in to the apps support team. Responsibilities include software patching, policy creation, and collaboration with stakeholders and 3rd party suppliers and you'll participate in the IT Apps team on-call rota. Key skills Oracle Database Administration skills (from 10g onwards) Proficiency in Oracle RMAN configuration and management Extensive knowledge of backup and recovery operations DBMS monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimisation skills Experience in SQL, PL/SQL, and T-SQL development and tuning. Deployment and environment management experience Scripting and development skills Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Experience in database design or data architecture principles. Understanding of Application support (App's include Excel, Access, PowerBI, Maximo, Primavera ect) Benefits include:34 days of holiday, Benefits Platform (discounts on high street stores, etc.), Up to 20% Discretionary Bonus Opportunity, Contributory Pension (employer contributions), Free On-site Gym & Classes, Employee Assistance Programme, Enhanced maternity leave, Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Oracle/SQL DBA Grangemouth (Onsite) £60,000 + benefits My client a global company with 36 businesses across 29 countries and 194 sites worldwide. Is looking for a Oracle DBA to work on site at their Grangemouth office.We are looking for a talented Database System Administrator (DBA) for a permanent role in our applications support team. Reporting to the Applications Team Leader, you'll maintain our Oracle and MS SQL database estate (OnPrem) for optimal performance, security, and integrity, in addition dealing with tickets coming in to the apps support team. Responsibilities include software patching, policy creation, and collaboration with stakeholders and 3rd party suppliers and you'll participate in the IT Apps team on-call rota. Key skills Oracle Database Administration skills (from 10g onwards) Proficiency in Oracle RMAN configuration and management Extensive knowledge of backup and recovery operations DBMS monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimisation skills Experience in SQL, PL/SQL, and T-SQL development and tuning. Deployment and environment management experience Scripting and development skills Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Experience in database design or data architecture principles. Understanding of Application support (App's include Excel, Access, PowerBI, Maximo, Primavera ect) Benefits include:34 days of holiday, Benefits Platform (discounts on high street stores, etc.), Up to 20% Discretionary Bonus Opportunity, Contributory Pension (employer contributions), Free On-site Gym & Classes, Employee Assistance Programme, Enhanced maternity leave, Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme
Job Title: Oracle Database Administrator (OCI) - 3 Month Contract Location: Lancashire, United Kingdom (Mostly Remote) Pay rate: 25/hr Are you an experienced Oracle Database Administrator with a penchant for cloud infrastructure? Do you thrive in ensuring maximum service availability and security in a dynamic environment? We're seeking an Oracle DBA to join a a local authority in Lancashire, where you'll play a pivotal role in supporting and advancing their Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) platform. Role Overview: As an Oracle OCI Database Administrator, you will be responsible for managing, monitoring, and enhancing their OCI database environment. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring seamless operations, including patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, and high availability across multiple sites. Additionally, you'll implement robust security measures, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with in-house DBAs to deliver ongoing workloads. Responsibilities: Contribute to strategic initiatives, delivering projects of various scales within challenging deadlines. Provide expertise in Oracle database administration, including software installation, patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, and ensuring maximum service availability. Implement and maintain robust security measures, compliance, risk management, and capacity planning on the OCI platform. Perform performance diagnostics & tuning, ensuring optimal database performance. Collaborate closely with the Principal Engineer/Designer and project management teams to deliver solutions and maintain existing services. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Prioritise customer aspirations & requirements, representing the Digital Service at all levels and attending customer meetings. About You: In-depth knowledge of Oracle Database (version 19c Enterprise Edition) and associated technologies on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Substantial experience in designing and implementing highly available, performant, and secure database solutions aligned with availability and disaster recovery strategies. Proficiency in management tools, utilising OCI event and monitoring service, database system monitoring (OEM), administration, compliance, and capacity planning. Experience with Data Guard, Oracle upgrades, database migrations, Linux operating system, and Oracle RU patching in OCI. Familiarity with Oracle Forms and Reports is desirable. Why Join Us: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects within a forward-thinking local authority. Flexible and mostly remote working arrangements. Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience. If you're ready to take the next step in your Oracle DBA career and make a tangible impact in a supportive environment, apply now!. Make a difference while advancing your expertise in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Apr 18, 2024
Contractor
Job Title: Oracle Database Administrator (OCI) - 3 Month Contract Location: Lancashire, United Kingdom (Mostly Remote) Pay rate: 25/hr Are you an experienced Oracle Database Administrator with a penchant for cloud infrastructure? Do you thrive in ensuring maximum service availability and security in a dynamic environment? We're seeking an Oracle DBA to join a a local authority in Lancashire, where you'll play a pivotal role in supporting and advancing their Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) platform. Role Overview: As an Oracle OCI Database Administrator, you will be responsible for managing, monitoring, and enhancing their OCI database environment. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring seamless operations, including patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, and high availability across multiple sites. Additionally, you'll implement robust security measures, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with in-house DBAs to deliver ongoing workloads. Responsibilities: Contribute to strategic initiatives, delivering projects of various scales within challenging deadlines. Provide expertise in Oracle database administration, including software installation, patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, and ensuring maximum service availability. Implement and maintain robust security measures, compliance, risk management, and capacity planning on the OCI platform. Perform performance diagnostics & tuning, ensuring optimal database performance. Collaborate closely with the Principal Engineer/Designer and project management teams to deliver solutions and maintain existing services. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Prioritise customer aspirations & requirements, representing the Digital Service at all levels and attending customer meetings. About You: In-depth knowledge of Oracle Database (version 19c Enterprise Edition) and associated technologies on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Substantial experience in designing and implementing highly available, performant, and secure database solutions aligned with availability and disaster recovery strategies. Proficiency in management tools, utilising OCI event and monitoring service, database system monitoring (OEM), administration, compliance, and capacity planning. Experience with Data Guard, Oracle upgrades, database migrations, Linux operating system, and Oracle RU patching in OCI. Familiarity with Oracle Forms and Reports is desirable. Why Join Us: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects within a forward-thinking local authority. Flexible and mostly remote working arrangements. Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience. If you're ready to take the next step in your Oracle DBA career and make a tangible impact in a supportive environment, apply now!. Make a difference while advancing your expertise in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical? For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions. It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you? Information Services and Security have a vital role to play in a crucial national mission. We re here to enable the organisation to deliver through the use of technology. As AWE transforms itself to meet the needs of the UK s next-generation nuclear deterrent, we need to adapt to deliver data-driven decision making, flexible and future-proofed IT services, adaptable cyber security, support to a multi-billion Pound building programme, and many more. The scale might be daunting to some, but you ll find it stimulating. We ve got a long journey that we ve only just started and we re looking for motivated people who can take us in the right direction. Your role will contribute directly to that shared mission. We won t deceive you, in some areas we re starting from a low base, but within ten years this organisation will look very different, and you can help make that happen. This is a role where you ll contribute to a legacy of national security for decades to come. So come and join us. We are recruiting for an Application/Systems Administrator to work with IS teams to ensure the support, upgrade, deployment and day to day maintenance of high-availability and mission critical software applications. Location - Reading area Salary - from £35,840 - £45,000 AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include: Market leading contributory pension scheme Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year including bank holidays, plus every other Friday off) Flexible working hours Salary sacrifice scheme Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time Relocation package available (terms and conditions apply) Key Accountabilities: Escalation of significant issues to the IS Technical Services Manager or Team Lead. Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player. Additional accountabilities for this job profile may be defined and appointed through the Chief Engineer Management Arrangements, with appointees listed within the Company Design Authorities and Technical Authorities, as held in the company management system. Key Responsibilities: Provide resilient applications to the business and ensure these are in support, upgraded and deployed in the correct manner. Core Server Support - Build, maintain and manage the provisioning of Server environments to AWE, in keeping with current SLA s, through effective processes, KPI s and problem management. Be responsible for diagnosing and following through to resolution any problems, escalating to team members or other teams and vendors when required. Ensure that IS Change requests are completed and processed in timely manner to enable service improvement. To ensure that all users are supported in their day to day activities with resolutions to problems and issues. Build relationships with other teams within IT Operations to enable better support and communications. To maintain technical skills to allow us to benefit from new and emerging technologies in order to make supportive decisions Attend technical briefing / support groups. Understand and develop support system road maps. The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs. You Will Have: Experience of call and change management systems, troubleshooting tools and root cause analysis. (ITIL) Experience in a proactive IT operational role in a modern IT environment Good understanding of IT and Information related principles, standards, and requirements when operating within MoD and UK legislative environments. Able to provide comprehensive reports for operations and write and update technical documentation. Good understanding of network principles Good understanding of Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS) Familiar with Oracle Databases and/or SQL Strong experience with Windows 2016/2019/2022 Familiar with Citrix & VM Some experience in Scripting (Powershell) All Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us. Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.
Apr 17, 2024
Full time
What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical? For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions. It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you? Information Services and Security have a vital role to play in a crucial national mission. We re here to enable the organisation to deliver through the use of technology. As AWE transforms itself to meet the needs of the UK s next-generation nuclear deterrent, we need to adapt to deliver data-driven decision making, flexible and future-proofed IT services, adaptable cyber security, support to a multi-billion Pound building programme, and many more. The scale might be daunting to some, but you ll find it stimulating. We ve got a long journey that we ve only just started and we re looking for motivated people who can take us in the right direction. Your role will contribute directly to that shared mission. We won t deceive you, in some areas we re starting from a low base, but within ten years this organisation will look very different, and you can help make that happen. This is a role where you ll contribute to a legacy of national security for decades to come. So come and join us. We are recruiting for an Application/Systems Administrator to work with IS teams to ensure the support, upgrade, deployment and day to day maintenance of high-availability and mission critical software applications. Location - Reading area Salary - from £35,840 - £45,000 AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include: Market leading contributory pension scheme Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year including bank holidays, plus every other Friday off) Flexible working hours Salary sacrifice scheme Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time Relocation package available (terms and conditions apply) Key Accountabilities: Escalation of significant issues to the IS Technical Services Manager or Team Lead. Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player. Additional accountabilities for this job profile may be defined and appointed through the Chief Engineer Management Arrangements, with appointees listed within the Company Design Authorities and Technical Authorities, as held in the company management system. Key Responsibilities: Provide resilient applications to the business and ensure these are in support, upgraded and deployed in the correct manner. Core Server Support - Build, maintain and manage the provisioning of Server environments to AWE, in keeping with current SLA s, through effective processes, KPI s and problem management. Be responsible for diagnosing and following through to resolution any problems, escalating to team members or other teams and vendors when required. Ensure that IS Change requests are completed and processed in timely manner to enable service improvement. To ensure that all users are supported in their day to day activities with resolutions to problems and issues. Build relationships with other teams within IT Operations to enable better support and communications. To maintain technical skills to allow us to benefit from new and emerging technologies in order to make supportive decisions Attend technical briefing / support groups. Understand and develop support system road maps. The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs. You Will Have: Experience of call and change management systems, troubleshooting tools and root cause analysis. (ITIL) Experience in a proactive IT operational role in a modern IT environment Good understanding of IT and Information related principles, standards, and requirements when operating within MoD and UK legislative environments. Able to provide comprehensive reports for operations and write and update technical documentation. Good understanding of network principles Good understanding of Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS) Familiar with Oracle Databases and/or SQL Strong experience with Windows 2016/2019/2022 Familiar with Citrix & VM Some experience in Scripting (Powershell) All Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us. Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.
Senior Oracle Database Administrator (Hybrid) Description: This post is for the recruitment of a Senior Oracle Database Administrator" based at County Hall, Preston, PR1 8XJ. Pay Rate: £22.51/per hour via Umbrella. 37 hours per week. Initial 6 month contract (with chance of extension). Duties: We are looking for an experienced Oracle OCI Database Administrator to contribute to the support and continuing development of the OCI platform. You will have detailed knowledge of managing, monitoring and maintaining databases within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, patching and upgrades as well as backup and recovery, cloning and maximum availability. Over and above you will have experience of: Cloud Administration including developing, testing and implementing backup and recovery plans including high availability across sites Implementing robust OCI database security measures Troubleshooting database-related issues in OCI Supporting experienced in-house DBAs in the delivery of ongoing workloads Duties: Contribute and deliver against strategic initiatives of both the Digital Service and LCC through the delivery of small to large scale projects, meeting challenging deadlines. Provide Oracle database administration expertise. Software installation, patching and upgrades, backup, recovery and ensuring maximum service availability of the database estate. Security, hardening, compliance, risk and capacity management of the database estate on the OCI platform. Requirements: Must have experience of: Oracle estate (databases, Weblogic, forms, reports) into the Oracle Cloud (also known as Oracle OCI). This role is for candidates who have proven experience as an Oracle DBA, with expertise both on-premises and OCI, effective communication and collaboration skills as well as experience in OCI database security, performance tuning and monitoring.
Apr 16, 2024
Full time
Senior Oracle Database Administrator (Hybrid) Description: This post is for the recruitment of a Senior Oracle Database Administrator" based at County Hall, Preston, PR1 8XJ. Pay Rate: £22.51/per hour via Umbrella. 37 hours per week. Initial 6 month contract (with chance of extension). Duties: We are looking for an experienced Oracle OCI Database Administrator to contribute to the support and continuing development of the OCI platform. You will have detailed knowledge of managing, monitoring and maintaining databases within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, patching and upgrades as well as backup and recovery, cloning and maximum availability. Over and above you will have experience of: Cloud Administration including developing, testing and implementing backup and recovery plans including high availability across sites Implementing robust OCI database security measures Troubleshooting database-related issues in OCI Supporting experienced in-house DBAs in the delivery of ongoing workloads Duties: Contribute and deliver against strategic initiatives of both the Digital Service and LCC through the delivery of small to large scale projects, meeting challenging deadlines. Provide Oracle database administration expertise. Software installation, patching and upgrades, backup, recovery and ensuring maximum service availability of the database estate. Security, hardening, compliance, risk and capacity management of the database estate on the OCI platform. Requirements: Must have experience of: Oracle estate (databases, Weblogic, forms, reports) into the Oracle Cloud (also known as Oracle OCI). This role is for candidates who have proven experience as an Oracle DBA, with expertise both on-premises and OCI, effective communication and collaboration skills as well as experience in OCI database security, performance tuning and monitoring.
Database Administrator (DBA) - Oracle RAC 19c, SQL, MySQL, Qlik - 100% Remote A large global organisation are looking for a Database Administrator to join their DB and Data Movement team, the DBA needs to have database administration skills across relational databases and open source databases. This will be an initial 12 months+ contract opportunity with the possibility for multiple extensions. The position can be worked 100% remotely from any location across Europe. Required Key Skills Extensive proven experience working as a Database Administrator (DBA) Expert Database Administrative skills on the following: Oracle RAC 19c SQL Server MySQL EDB Familiarity with data movement concepts and base skills Knowledge of Data Movement Software such as Qlik or Stream are beneficial/bonus points Fluent English speaking Database Administrator (DBA) - Oracle RAC 19c, SQL, MySQL, Qlik - 100% Remote
Apr 16, 2024
Contractor
Database Administrator (DBA) - Oracle RAC 19c, SQL, MySQL, Qlik - 100% Remote A large global organisation are looking for a Database Administrator to join their DB and Data Movement team, the DBA needs to have database administration skills across relational databases and open source databases. This will be an initial 12 months+ contract opportunity with the possibility for multiple extensions. The position can be worked 100% remotely from any location across Europe. Required Key Skills Extensive proven experience working as a Database Administrator (DBA) Expert Database Administrative skills on the following: Oracle RAC 19c SQL Server MySQL EDB Familiarity with data movement concepts and base skills Knowledge of Data Movement Software such as Qlik or Stream are beneficial/bonus points Fluent English speaking Database Administrator (DBA) - Oracle RAC 19c, SQL, MySQL, Qlik - 100% Remote
We are seeking an experienced DBA to work on our Azure SQL databases with light touch on Oracle databases. You will be involved in the maintenance, management and optimisation of our database environments. Alongside this, you will have exposure to supporting the Infrastructure team on an ad hoc basis with general maintenance, patching operating systems, Azure or Microsoft 365 activities, as time permits outside of core DBA activities. Reporting to the Infrastructure Manager within IT Operations, you will be working with a close knit team and our third party provider. About you - Experience dealing with Azure SQL databases (essential) Experience dealing with Oracle databases (desirable) General exposure to Infrastructure activities (desirable) Understanding of Azure Data Platforms to liaise with the dedicated BI Team Exposure to database monitoring tools Working within a high availability environment Permanent position Hybrid working - 2x days office-based, 3x days working remotely Location: Milton Keynes based office Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 To be considered for this role, please apply directly. We are an equal opportunity recruitment company. This means we welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We are particularly invested in Neurodiversity inclusion and offer reasonable adjustments in the interview process. Reasonable adjustments are changes that we can make in the interview process if your disability puts you at a disadvantage compared with others who are not disabled. If you would benefit from a reasonable adjustment in your interview process, please call or email one of our recruiters.
Apr 15, 2024
Full time
We are seeking an experienced DBA to work on our Azure SQL databases with light touch on Oracle databases. You will be involved in the maintenance, management and optimisation of our database environments. Alongside this, you will have exposure to supporting the Infrastructure team on an ad hoc basis with general maintenance, patching operating systems, Azure or Microsoft 365 activities, as time permits outside of core DBA activities. Reporting to the Infrastructure Manager within IT Operations, you will be working with a close knit team and our third party provider. About you - Experience dealing with Azure SQL databases (essential) Experience dealing with Oracle databases (desirable) General exposure to Infrastructure activities (desirable) Understanding of Azure Data Platforms to liaise with the dedicated BI Team Exposure to database monitoring tools Working within a high availability environment Permanent position Hybrid working - 2x days office-based, 3x days working remotely Location: Milton Keynes based office Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 To be considered for this role, please apply directly. We are an equal opportunity recruitment company. This means we welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We are particularly invested in Neurodiversity inclusion and offer reasonable adjustments in the interview process. Reasonable adjustments are changes that we can make in the interview process if your disability puts you at a disadvantage compared with others who are not disabled. If you would benefit from a reasonable adjustment in your interview process, please call or email one of our recruiters.
Join Us as a Senior Database Administrator - Oracle e-Business Suite! Are you an experienced Senior Database Administrator eager for your next career move? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are at the forefront of a major transformation project, supporting the Ministry of Defence's Oracle environment using OCI and Azure. As a key player in this initiative, we are dedicated to enhancing our services as a provider of HR and Payroll solutions to the Armed Forces. As a Senior Database Administrator with a focus on Oracle, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our database systems. What you will be doing: Overseeing issues and changes resulting from live incidents, transformations, maintenance, or approved change requests. Supporting our Oracle e-Business Suite by installing, configuring, and maintaining Oracle database software and related products. Collaborating with developers and system architects to seamlessly integrate database systems with other IT infrastructure components. Performing regular database backups, recovery procedures, upgrades, and patches in accordance with standard processes. Troubleshooting and resolving database-related issues with a dedication to timely incident resolution. Documenting database configurations, procedures, and standard processes for effective knowledge transfer within the team. Providing out-of-hours support as part of an on-call rota. What you will bring: In-depth knowledge of Oracle database architecture, installation, configuration, and performance tuning. Experience with Oracle e-Business Suite. It would be great if you had: Oracle certifications (e.g., OCA, OCP). Familiarity with Oracle Cloud and other cloud-based database solutions. If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Employment Type: Full-time hybrid, 2-3 days onsite per week Location: Gosport or Newport, whichever site is closest to you Security Clearance Level : DV MoD Internal Recruiter: Stina Salary: £48,000 - £58,000 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? ?SSCL is the market leader in critical business support services for the UK public sector. Operating at size and scale since 2013, SSCL has delivered over £750 million of savings - providing more funds for front line public services. We transform services using digital solutions and innovative technology, developing platforms that enable flexibility to meet the changing needs of our Government, Defence and Police clients. We employ around 3,000 people who sit at the heart of our business strategy. Their passion and connection to our values and our purpose is what sets us apart and puts SSCL in the Top 20 of GPTW large workplaces. 'Living SSCL' means we deliver social value within our services and work with our clients and community partners to support programmes such as education and employability initiatives across the UK. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
Apr 15, 2024
Full time
Join Us as a Senior Database Administrator - Oracle e-Business Suite! Are you an experienced Senior Database Administrator eager for your next career move? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are at the forefront of a major transformation project, supporting the Ministry of Defence's Oracle environment using OCI and Azure. As a key player in this initiative, we are dedicated to enhancing our services as a provider of HR and Payroll solutions to the Armed Forces. As a Senior Database Administrator with a focus on Oracle, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our database systems. What you will be doing: Overseeing issues and changes resulting from live incidents, transformations, maintenance, or approved change requests. Supporting our Oracle e-Business Suite by installing, configuring, and maintaining Oracle database software and related products. Collaborating with developers and system architects to seamlessly integrate database systems with other IT infrastructure components. Performing regular database backups, recovery procedures, upgrades, and patches in accordance with standard processes. Troubleshooting and resolving database-related issues with a dedication to timely incident resolution. Documenting database configurations, procedures, and standard processes for effective knowledge transfer within the team. Providing out-of-hours support as part of an on-call rota. What you will bring: In-depth knowledge of Oracle database architecture, installation, configuration, and performance tuning. Experience with Oracle e-Business Suite. It would be great if you had: Oracle certifications (e.g., OCA, OCP). Familiarity with Oracle Cloud and other cloud-based database solutions. If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Employment Type: Full-time hybrid, 2-3 days onsite per week Location: Gosport or Newport, whichever site is closest to you Security Clearance Level : DV MoD Internal Recruiter: Stina Salary: £48,000 - £58,000 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? ?SSCL is the market leader in critical business support services for the UK public sector. Operating at size and scale since 2013, SSCL has delivered over £750 million of savings - providing more funds for front line public services. We transform services using digital solutions and innovative technology, developing platforms that enable flexibility to meet the changing needs of our Government, Defence and Police clients. We employ around 3,000 people who sit at the heart of our business strategy. Their passion and connection to our values and our purpose is what sets us apart and puts SSCL in the Top 20 of GPTW large workplaces. 'Living SSCL' means we deliver social value within our services and work with our clients and community partners to support programmes such as education and employability initiatives across the UK. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
Are you a seasoned database professional with extensive DBA experience? Are you on the lookout for an exciting opportunity to spearhead technological advancements for a global enterprise in a high-availability, scalable environment? Here is an exceptional chance to join an expanding and well-established FinTech company. They boast over 4 million customers on their platforms and are in the process of revolutionizing their products, technological capabilities, and infrastructure. They are currently seeking a Senior Database Administrator or Principal DBA to assume responsibility for the management of their database systems. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the new roadmap and tackling intricate technical challenges across their database infrastructure and storage systems. Key Responsibilities: Take on a critical role in advancing the database environment by collaborating with a global team of DBAs across different time zones, providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship as needed. Oversee the design, development, and implementation of storage systems to ensure 99.999% availability, performance optimization, and scalability. Implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions for mission-critical databases. Collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams, closely aligning with cloud infrastructure and analytics groups. Required Experience: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields. A minimum of 12 years of commercial experience in database administration and management. Profound knowledge of database management systems, particularly PostgreSQL, with familiarity in other databases like Oracle, MSSQL, MYSQL, Mongo, and related technologies. Strong comprehension of database design, optimization, performance tuning, and security. Expertise in high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including clustering, backup, and storage. This role provides the opportunity to work at a senior level, influencing the next phase of growth within a challenging technical environment. You will have the chance to shape the roadmap, collaborate with other senior professionals, and contribute to a growing organization with complex challenges to address. This position offers a hybrid and flexible work arrangement, occasional travel opportunities, and a chance to be part of a thriving cloud-focused technology business. If you are intrigued and would like to learn more, please reach out to us.
Apr 15, 2024
Full time
Are you a seasoned database professional with extensive DBA experience? Are you on the lookout for an exciting opportunity to spearhead technological advancements for a global enterprise in a high-availability, scalable environment? Here is an exceptional chance to join an expanding and well-established FinTech company. They boast over 4 million customers on their platforms and are in the process of revolutionizing their products, technological capabilities, and infrastructure. They are currently seeking a Senior Database Administrator or Principal DBA to assume responsibility for the management of their database systems. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the new roadmap and tackling intricate technical challenges across their database infrastructure and storage systems. Key Responsibilities: Take on a critical role in advancing the database environment by collaborating with a global team of DBAs across different time zones, providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship as needed. Oversee the design, development, and implementation of storage systems to ensure 99.999% availability, performance optimization, and scalability. Implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions for mission-critical databases. Collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams, closely aligning with cloud infrastructure and analytics groups. Required Experience: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields. A minimum of 12 years of commercial experience in database administration and management. Profound knowledge of database management systems, particularly PostgreSQL, with familiarity in other databases like Oracle, MSSQL, MYSQL, Mongo, and related technologies. Strong comprehension of database design, optimization, performance tuning, and security. Expertise in high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including clustering, backup, and storage. This role provides the opportunity to work at a senior level, influencing the next phase of growth within a challenging technical environment. You will have the chance to shape the roadmap, collaborate with other senior professionals, and contribute to a growing organization with complex challenges to address. This position offers a hybrid and flexible work arrangement, occasional travel opportunities, and a chance to be part of a thriving cloud-focused technology business. If you are intrigued and would like to learn more, please reach out to us.
Join Us as a Senior Database Administrator - Oracle e-Business Suite! Are you an experienced Senior Database Administrator eager for your next career move? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are at the forefront of a major transformation project, supporting the Ministry of Defence's Oracle environment using OCI and Azure. As a key player in this initiative, we are dedicated to enhancing our services as a provider of HR and Payroll solutions to the Armed Forces. As a Senior Database Administrator with a focus on Oracle, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our database systems. What you will be doing: Overseeing issues and changes resulting from live incidents, transformations, maintenance, or approved change requests. Supporting our Oracle e-Business Suite by installing, configuring, and maintaining Oracle database software and related products. Collaborating with developers and system architects to seamlessly integrate database systems with other IT infrastructure components. Performing regular database backups, recovery procedures, upgrades, and patches in accordance with standard processes. Troubleshooting and resolving database-related issues with a dedication to timely incident resolution. Documenting database configurations, procedures, and standard processes for effective knowledge transfer within the team. Providing out-of-hours support as part of an on-call rota. What you will bring: In-depth knowledge of Oracle database architecture, installation, configuration, and performance tuning. Experience with Oracle e-Business Suite. It would be great if you had: Oracle certifications (e.g., OCA, OCP). Familiarity with Oracle Cloud and other cloud-based database solutions. If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Employment Type: Full-time hybrid, 2-3 days onsite per week Location: Gosport or Newport, whichever site is closest to you Security Clearance Level : DV MoD Internal Recruiter: Stina Salary: £48,000 - £58,000 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? ?SSCL is the market leader in critical business support services for the UK public sector. Operating at size and scale since 2013, SSCL has delivered over £750 million of savings - providing more funds for front line public services. We transform services using digital solutions and innovative technology, developing platforms that enable flexibility to meet the changing needs of our Government, Defence and Police clients. We employ around 3,000 people who sit at the heart of our business strategy. Their passion and connection to our values and our purpose is what sets us apart and puts SSCL in the Top 20 of GPTW large workplaces. 'Living SSCL' means we deliver social value within our services and work with our clients and community partners to support programmes such as education and employability initiatives across the UK. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
Apr 15, 2024
Full time
Join Us as a Senior Database Administrator - Oracle e-Business Suite! Are you an experienced Senior Database Administrator eager for your next career move? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are at the forefront of a major transformation project, supporting the Ministry of Defence's Oracle environment using OCI and Azure. As a key player in this initiative, we are dedicated to enhancing our services as a provider of HR and Payroll solutions to the Armed Forces. As a Senior Database Administrator with a focus on Oracle, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our database systems. What you will be doing: Overseeing issues and changes resulting from live incidents, transformations, maintenance, or approved change requests. Supporting our Oracle e-Business Suite by installing, configuring, and maintaining Oracle database software and related products. Collaborating with developers and system architects to seamlessly integrate database systems with other IT infrastructure components. Performing regular database backups, recovery procedures, upgrades, and patches in accordance with standard processes. Troubleshooting and resolving database-related issues with a dedication to timely incident resolution. Documenting database configurations, procedures, and standard processes for effective knowledge transfer within the team. Providing out-of-hours support as part of an on-call rota. What you will bring: In-depth knowledge of Oracle database architecture, installation, configuration, and performance tuning. Experience with Oracle e-Business Suite. It would be great if you had: Oracle certifications (e.g., OCA, OCP). Familiarity with Oracle Cloud and other cloud-based database solutions. If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Employment Type: Full-time hybrid, 2-3 days onsite per week Location: Gosport or Newport, whichever site is closest to you Security Clearance Level : DV MoD Internal Recruiter: Stina Salary: £48,000 - £58,000 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? ?SSCL is the market leader in critical business support services for the UK public sector. Operating at size and scale since 2013, SSCL has delivered over £750 million of savings - providing more funds for front line public services. We transform services using digital solutions and innovative technology, developing platforms that enable flexibility to meet the changing needs of our Government, Defence and Police clients. We employ around 3,000 people who sit at the heart of our business strategy. Their passion and connection to our values and our purpose is what sets us apart and puts SSCL in the Top 20 of GPTW large workplaces. 'Living SSCL' means we deliver social value within our services and work with our clients and community partners to support programmes such as education and employability initiatives across the UK. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
Database Support Analyst £40,000 - £50,000 Edinburgh - hybrid Head Resourcing is pleased to be working with our Edinburgh based financial services client as they look to hire a talented Database Support Analyst. Our client provides a range of outsourced investment services to private banks, advisory businesses, and wealth managers and have offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. This role offers a unique opportunity to someone with a technical support background seeking a new challenge. In this role you will support the Database Administrator as well as work alongside members of the infrastructure, development, and business operational teams to support and maintain the suite of development, test, and live MS SQL and Oracle databases. This will primarily be a 1st line databases platform support role but will offer career progression into a fully-fledged database administrator by gaining exposure to all aspects of database administration. Key Responsibilities: Daily proactive monitoring of the database estate Monitor database estate health and performance Act as first level support for general database platform troubleshooting Assist with vendor and development supplied scripts Assist with the creation of new databases Assist with the configuration of database resilience and backup strategies Assist with the configuration of database maintenance solutions Assist with the automation of non-automated database support activities Skills: Experience in technical support Exposure to RDBMS ideally MSSQL or Oracle Basic experience of SQL scripting Basic experience of server architecture and virtualization Exposure to database management tools e.g. SQLPLUS, MSSQL Management Studio, Oracle PL/SQL Developer etc Sound interesting? Apply now! Head Resourcing is committed to being an inclusive business where diversity is valued and celebrated. Diversity to us, includes but is not limited to: educational background, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, age, marriage and civil partnership status, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, race and ethnicity. As such we welcome enquiries and applications from everyone. We will be happy discuss with you any workplace adjustments you need in order to be at your best during the recruitment process.
Apr 12, 2024
Full time
Database Support Analyst £40,000 - £50,000 Edinburgh - hybrid Head Resourcing is pleased to be working with our Edinburgh based financial services client as they look to hire a talented Database Support Analyst. Our client provides a range of outsourced investment services to private banks, advisory businesses, and wealth managers and have offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. This role offers a unique opportunity to someone with a technical support background seeking a new challenge. In this role you will support the Database Administrator as well as work alongside members of the infrastructure, development, and business operational teams to support and maintain the suite of development, test, and live MS SQL and Oracle databases. This will primarily be a 1st line databases platform support role but will offer career progression into a fully-fledged database administrator by gaining exposure to all aspects of database administration. Key Responsibilities: Daily proactive monitoring of the database estate Monitor database estate health and performance Act as first level support for general database platform troubleshooting Assist with vendor and development supplied scripts Assist with the creation of new databases Assist with the configuration of database resilience and backup strategies Assist with the configuration of database maintenance solutions Assist with the automation of non-automated database support activities Skills: Experience in technical support Exposure to RDBMS ideally MSSQL or Oracle Basic experience of SQL scripting Basic experience of server architecture and virtualization Exposure to database management tools e.g. SQLPLUS, MSSQL Management Studio, Oracle PL/SQL Developer etc Sound interesting? Apply now! Head Resourcing is committed to being an inclusive business where diversity is valued and celebrated. Diversity to us, includes but is not limited to: educational background, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, age, marriage and civil partnership status, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, race and ethnicity. As such we welcome enquiries and applications from everyone. We will be happy discuss with you any workplace adjustments you need in order to be at your best during the recruitment process.
London - hybrid working two days per week in the office & rest from home. Salary & Benefits: £78,849 to £96,371 per annum, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays. We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices & flexibility to suit your to ensure a good work-life balance. About us: Data is at the heart of Lloyds Banking Group; enabling the delivery of innovative financial services to our 26 million customers and help Britain prosper. A resilient organisation instils confidence and trust with customers, staff and regulators, reduces risk and protects Group from regulatory censure and fines. The Data Resilience team is a new chapter within the Chief Data and Analytics Office. We have the responsibility to facilitate the identification, end-to end data flow mapping, and assessment of IBS critical technical assets to establish the Data Resilience position and proactively mitigate Group exposure to data loss or corruption events. Background: Disruptions are inevitable and regulators expect Financial Institutions to take the necessary steps to protect data and recover from severe but plausible data loss or corruption events, such as a cyber-attack, to meet IBS impact tolerance thresholds. Data Resilience purpose is to proactively protect the integrity, availability, and security of our data to mitigate the risk of disruption to the Group's Important Business Services. The Data Resilience team have 3 main objectives to achieve this: Identify & define assets that are critical to the delivery of Important Business Services. Map the end-to-end data flow of critical assets from source to consumer of each Important Business Service Assess resilience maturity of critical assets to identify gaps that could impact the Group's ability to maintain service within ITOL. About the Role As the Data Resilience Data Engineer, you'll focus on ensuring IBS critical data is stored, handled, and processed effectively to maintain the availability, confidentiality and integrity and fulfil the Group's Important Business Services. This will safeguard our critical data and associated assets from vulnerabilities and threats that could lead to a compromise of the integrity and availability leading to customer harm. The role requires ambitious individuals with a proactive, can-do attitude and solution-oriented approach to deliver at pace. Key Responsibilities: Be the technical data reliability point of contact for data resilience. Provide input and direction on database resilience assessments to identify gaps that could lead to IBS Impact Tolerance thresholds being breached. Develop database optimisation initiatives to drive improvement and guidance for Operational Resilience and change frameworks. Oversee the development of database controls and collaborate with platform teams and Chief Security Office to remediate security gaps. Embed proactive database hygiene, including ROT data, compression rates, effective maintenance plans and compaction & reorganisation across IBS critical applications. Ensure Data Resilience Information Asset Register (IAR) for databases is accurately maintained. Perform horizon scanning and provide input to group policies and procedures. Review backup and recovery procedures for IBS critical databases Support and grow team members in database domains of data resilience. Present data resilience database gaps to peers and senior stakeholders. What we're looking for; We'd welcome applicants from diverse cultural and technological backgrounds, however financial services exposure will be important for this position. We will need to see evidence of the following in your CV; Career experience working as a Senior Database Administrator, including Oracle, MS SQL, (DB2 and IMS desirable) Knowledge of traditional Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, zOS, F5) Experience in Data Fabric and Data Mesh concepts, including Systems of Record, Engagement and Insight strategies Experience in database management and optimisation, i.e. reorganisation and rebuild. Strong knowledge of database backup and recovery procedures Experience of incident response (triage, classification, investigation, and escalation) Proficient in database encryption at rest, in transit and in memory Financial Services experience and exposure to some but not all; payments, cards, pensions, insurance, markets, trade & settlement, logon customer journeys. Solid verbal and written communication skills to discuss and describe the target architecture with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Its great if you have: Knowledge of Extract, Transform & Load (ETL), Disaster Recovery or back-up and restore domains. Public cloud data management experience including Databricks, MongoDB, CockcroachDB, GCP Dataproc, BigQuery. Experience in Data Mesh Enterprise Data Hub (EDH) and Warehouse (EDW) Prior experience working of supporting or remediating resilience issues on assets such as batch, messaging queues, third party data connections, data recovery & backup, data vaulting, data integrity. About working for us. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more
Apr 12, 2024
Full time
London - hybrid working two days per week in the office & rest from home. Salary & Benefits: £78,849 to £96,371 per annum, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays. We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices & flexibility to suit your to ensure a good work-life balance. About us: Data is at the heart of Lloyds Banking Group; enabling the delivery of innovative financial services to our 26 million customers and help Britain prosper. A resilient organisation instils confidence and trust with customers, staff and regulators, reduces risk and protects Group from regulatory censure and fines. The Data Resilience team is a new chapter within the Chief Data and Analytics Office. We have the responsibility to facilitate the identification, end-to end data flow mapping, and assessment of IBS critical technical assets to establish the Data Resilience position and proactively mitigate Group exposure to data loss or corruption events. Background: Disruptions are inevitable and regulators expect Financial Institutions to take the necessary steps to protect data and recover from severe but plausible data loss or corruption events, such as a cyber-attack, to meet IBS impact tolerance thresholds. Data Resilience purpose is to proactively protect the integrity, availability, and security of our data to mitigate the risk of disruption to the Group's Important Business Services. The Data Resilience team have 3 main objectives to achieve this: Identify & define assets that are critical to the delivery of Important Business Services. Map the end-to-end data flow of critical assets from source to consumer of each Important Business Service Assess resilience maturity of critical assets to identify gaps that could impact the Group's ability to maintain service within ITOL. About the Role As the Data Resilience Data Engineer, you'll focus on ensuring IBS critical data is stored, handled, and processed effectively to maintain the availability, confidentiality and integrity and fulfil the Group's Important Business Services. This will safeguard our critical data and associated assets from vulnerabilities and threats that could lead to a compromise of the integrity and availability leading to customer harm. The role requires ambitious individuals with a proactive, can-do attitude and solution-oriented approach to deliver at pace. Key Responsibilities: Be the technical data reliability point of contact for data resilience. Provide input and direction on database resilience assessments to identify gaps that could lead to IBS Impact Tolerance thresholds being breached. Develop database optimisation initiatives to drive improvement and guidance for Operational Resilience and change frameworks. Oversee the development of database controls and collaborate with platform teams and Chief Security Office to remediate security gaps. Embed proactive database hygiene, including ROT data, compression rates, effective maintenance plans and compaction & reorganisation across IBS critical applications. Ensure Data Resilience Information Asset Register (IAR) for databases is accurately maintained. Perform horizon scanning and provide input to group policies and procedures. Review backup and recovery procedures for IBS critical databases Support and grow team members in database domains of data resilience. Present data resilience database gaps to peers and senior stakeholders. What we're looking for; We'd welcome applicants from diverse cultural and technological backgrounds, however financial services exposure will be important for this position. We will need to see evidence of the following in your CV; Career experience working as a Senior Database Administrator, including Oracle, MS SQL, (DB2 and IMS desirable) Knowledge of traditional Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, zOS, F5) Experience in Data Fabric and Data Mesh concepts, including Systems of Record, Engagement and Insight strategies Experience in database management and optimisation, i.e. reorganisation and rebuild. Strong knowledge of database backup and recovery procedures Experience of incident response (triage, classification, investigation, and escalation) Proficient in database encryption at rest, in transit and in memory Financial Services experience and exposure to some but not all; payments, cards, pensions, insurance, markets, trade & settlement, logon customer journeys. Solid verbal and written communication skills to discuss and describe the target architecture with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Its great if you have: Knowledge of Extract, Transform & Load (ETL), Disaster Recovery or back-up and restore domains. Public cloud data management experience including Databricks, MongoDB, CockcroachDB, GCP Dataproc, BigQuery. Experience in Data Mesh Enterprise Data Hub (EDH) and Warehouse (EDW) Prior experience working of supporting or remediating resilience issues on assets such as batch, messaging queues, third party data connections, data recovery & backup, data vaulting, data integrity. About working for us. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more
Database Support Analyst 40,000 - 50,000 Edinburgh - hybrid Head Resourcing is pleased to be working with our Edinburgh based financial services client as they look to hire a talented Database Support Analyst. Our client provides a range of outsourced investment services to private banks, advisory businesses, and wealth managers and have offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. This role offers a unique opportunity to someone with a technical support background seeking a new challenge. In this role you will support the Database Administrator as well as work alongside members of the infrastructure, development, and business operational teams to support and maintain the suite of development, test, and live MS SQL and Oracle databases. This will primarily be a 1st line databases platform support role but will offer career progression into a fully-fledged database administrator by gaining exposure to all aspects of database administration. Key Responsibilities: Daily proactive monitoring of the database estate Monitor database estate health and performance Act as first level support for general database platform troubleshooting Assist with vendor and development supplied scripts Assist with the creation of new databases Assist with the configuration of database resilience and backup strategies Assist with the configuration of database maintenance solutions Assist with the automation of non-automated database support activities Skills: Experience in technical support Exposure to RDBMS ideally MSSQL or Oracle Basic experience of SQL scripting Basic experience of server architecture and virtualization Exposure to database management tools e.g. SQLPLUS, MSSQL Management Studio, Oracle PL/SQL Developer etc Sound interesting? Apply now! Head Resourcing is committed to being an inclusive business where diversity is valued and celebrated. Diversity to us, includes but is not limited to: educational background, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, age, marriage and civil partnership status, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, race and ethnicity. As such we welcome enquiries and applications from everyone. We will be happy discuss with you any workplace adjustments you need in order to be at your best during the recruitment process.
Apr 12, 2024
Full time
Database Support Analyst 40,000 - 50,000 Edinburgh - hybrid Head Resourcing is pleased to be working with our Edinburgh based financial services client as they look to hire a talented Database Support Analyst. Our client provides a range of outsourced investment services to private banks, advisory businesses, and wealth managers and have offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. This role offers a unique opportunity to someone with a technical support background seeking a new challenge. In this role you will support the Database Administrator as well as work alongside members of the infrastructure, development, and business operational teams to support and maintain the suite of development, test, and live MS SQL and Oracle databases. This will primarily be a 1st line databases platform support role but will offer career progression into a fully-fledged database administrator by gaining exposure to all aspects of database administration. Key Responsibilities: Daily proactive monitoring of the database estate Monitor database estate health and performance Act as first level support for general database platform troubleshooting Assist with vendor and development supplied scripts Assist with the creation of new databases Assist with the configuration of database resilience and backup strategies Assist with the configuration of database maintenance solutions Assist with the automation of non-automated database support activities Skills: Experience in technical support Exposure to RDBMS ideally MSSQL or Oracle Basic experience of SQL scripting Basic experience of server architecture and virtualization Exposure to database management tools e.g. SQLPLUS, MSSQL Management Studio, Oracle PL/SQL Developer etc Sound interesting? Apply now! Head Resourcing is committed to being an inclusive business where diversity is valued and celebrated. Diversity to us, includes but is not limited to: educational background, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, age, marriage and civil partnership status, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, race and ethnicity. As such we welcome enquiries and applications from everyone. We will be happy discuss with you any workplace adjustments you need in order to be at your best during the recruitment process.