Senior Oracle DBA

Project overview

Senior Oracle Database Administrator (Contract)

The Role

We are hiring an experienced Senior Oracle DBA for a modernization programme. You will serve as the technical lead overseeing mission-critical database platforms, driving cloud modernization, automating infrastructure, and handling major incident escalations.

Key Requirements

Role Requirements

To Apply

Submit your CV today for immediate consideration.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

• Location: Blackpool or Newcastle (Hybrid
• 3 days/week on-site)
• Contract Length: Until March 2027
• Status: Inside IR35
• Core Oracle: Strong production experience with Oracle 12c/19c on Linux and AIX.
• High Availability & DR: Deep expertise in Oracle RAC (ASM, AFD) and Data Guard setups.
• Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with public cloud (OCI or AWS) and writing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and Ansible).
• Migrations & Backup: Advanced RMAN backup/recovery, alongside migration tooling (Data Pump, GoldenGate, ZDM).
• Security & Governance: Implementation of TDE, TLS encryption, and secure cloud network segregation.
• Incident Management: Proven ability to lead incident triage and provide out-of-hours support when required.
• Based on-site 3 days per week in either Blackpool or Newcastle.
• Flexibility to join a scheduled out-of-hours on-call rota.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, GB
• Rate: 75-81 EUR/h