Database Support Engineer

Ordnance Survey

Location: Southampton
Salary: £35,700 - £39,900
Closing Date: 02 August 2020
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Job Description

About the role:

This coming year will be an exciting one with major Oracle and Middleware upgrades planned to a number of our key geospatial systems. As an organisation we are committed to moving towards the Microsoft Azure Cloud for all our new and developing systems which will provide great learning and career development opportunities.

As a result, we have an opportunity to join our Engineering Database Team. Seeking a candidate with existing Oracle skills, who is also looking to further develop and broaden their technical career. This is a multi-faceted role and you will be responsible for providing the day to day administration, support and maintenance of Ordnance Surveys Databases and Middleware.

Your daily focus is on ensuring that the availability and performance of Databases are in-line with business expectations and will include patching, performance tuning, back-up and recovery, maintenance and housekeeping.  You will also play a key role in the upgrades to Oracle 19c of some of our Business-Critical geospatial systems in building environments and providing database upgrade and migration paths for these applications.

Heres a snapshot of the key technologies/tools we use in the Database Team:

Oracle, Linux, Windows, Microsoft Azure, Postgres, SQL Server and VSTS

What were looking for:

If youre interested in joining a team that lies at the heart of what OS is about, were looking for an individual that can demonstrate skills and experience in:

·       Oracle Database 11g 19c, RAC and Oracle OEM 13c

·       Familiar with RMAN with Catalog, ASM, Dataguard

·       SQLNet and Connection configuration, understanding of firewalls and RAC scan configuration

·       Evidence of proposing or implementing efficiency improvements

·       Great investigative and problem-solving skills

·       Ability to prioritise tasks and deliver to deadlines

Skills in the following would be advantageous:

·       WebLogic server installation and maintenance

·       Knowledge of Databases running PostGres 9.4 ->11 and PostGis

·       Skills in SQL Server with clustering skills

·       Linux to Administrative level

·       Exposure to Oracle Geospatial and Workspace manager

The team operates a rota system to ensure that the hours between 08:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday are supported.

Additionally, the team provide 24/7 support for Production Databases out of hours and you will be expected to join the On-Call team when a vacancy arises. This will be on a rota based system, with an allowance of up to £300.00 per month.

The rewards:

We want you to love what you do. Thats why our benefits package rewards a job well done. Well give you:

·       Salary: £35,700 - £39,900 (dependent on experience)

·       Performance related bonus

·       Competitive pension

·       37 hour working week (with flexible working options)

·       25 days annual leave Plus bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas

·       Training and development We offer in-house training, a variety of masterclasses, bespoke training, study leave, access to learning resources and professional membership subscriptions

·       A wide range of additional benefits including free parking, paid volunteer day, support with health and wellbeing, sports and social activities, staff discount on over 500 national stores and more

Closing date:

Sunday 2nd August 2020


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