Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Dedalus Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

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Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Apply locations GBR - Leeds time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: April 10, 2025 (28 days left to apply) job requisition id JR106333

Do you want a job with a purpose?

And do you want to make healthcare safer, better and more reliable?

Join our Team!

Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)

Join us as our Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) at Dedalus, one of the World’s leading healthcare technology companies, in Location to do the best work of your career and make a profound impact in providing better care for a healthier planet.

What you’ll achieve

As a Senior DBA, you will play a pivotal role in establishing and managing the company’s Oracle database environment. You will be responsible for building the Oracle practice within the company, designing and implementing best practices, and ensuring that Oracle databases are reliable and secure.

Working with an extended highly skilled team, you will be making a profound impact throughout the healthcare sector.

You will:

• Build and establish the Oracle database practice within the company, defining architecture, policies, procedures, and operational workflows.
• Design, deploy, and maintain Oracle database systems (RDBMS, Exadata, RAC, Data Guard, etc.) to ensure high availability, performance, and security.
• Lead database performance tuning, optimization, and troubleshooting efforts for Oracle databases across various environments.
• Develop and implement backup and recovery strategies, including disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, network engineers, and system administrators, to support and optimize database-driven applications and services.
• Manage database upgrades, patches, and migrations, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption to services.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior database administrators and other IT staff.

Take the next step towards your dream career

At Dedalus, Life flows through our software. Every day we do something special by helping caregivers and health professionals deliver better care to their served communities. Take the next step in your career that will make a profound impact. Here’s what you’ll need to succeed:

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Extensive hands-on experience as an Oracle DBA, with a proven track record in Oracle database administration.
• Extensive knowledge of Oracle database architecture, RAC, Data Guard, Exadata, ASM, and backup/recovery strategies.
• Experience in building and maintaining Oracle database practices in an enterprise environment.
• Expertise in performance tuning, query optimization, and troubleshooting Oracle databases.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools (e.g., Shell, Perl, Python, Ansible).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Requirements

• Stay up to date with emerging Oracle technologies, database trends, and best practices to continuously improve the database environment.
• Oracle Certified Master (OCM) or Oracle Certified Expert (OCE) certification.
• Experience with cloud-based Oracle database environments (e.g., Oracle Cloud, AWS RDS, etc.).
• Experience with database performance monitoring and reporting tools (e.g., Oracle Enterprise Manager).

We are Dedalus, come join us

Dedalus is committed to providing an engaging, rewarding work experience that reflects the passion our employees bring to our mission of helping clinicians and nurses deliver better care to their served communities.

Our company fosters a culture where employees are encouraged to learn and innovate, and to enable and enhance clinical co-operation and processes while making a meaningful difference for millions of people around the world.

Our company is enriched by a diverse population of 7,600 people in more than 40 countries that work together to innovate and drive better healthcare options for millions of patients around the world. We are the people of Dedalus.

Application closing date: 10th April 2025

Our Diversity & Inclusion Commitment sets out Dedalus’ approach to ensuring respect, inclusion and success for all our colleagues and the wider communities we operate in. It is imperative for us to share our commitment and dedication to ensure an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Life Flows Through Our Software