Oracle Database Engineer (DV cleared)
Christchurch, Dorset
12 months initially
£74.68ph inside IR35 / Umbrella

Due to the urgent nature of this role, candidates will ideally hold an active DV Clearance, if not a minimum of SC Clearance being able to attain DV Clearance.

This long-term appointment is a complement to the existing 45 strong team that provides support to a fully integrated command and control system.

This exciting systems & software programme covers many disciplines including design, development, installation, implementation, integration, acceptance, training and logistics support – it is run solely from our clients Christchurch site for delivery to their customer at various locations.

Core Duties

• The candidate should have an existing, proven knowledge of the following:


• The systems development lifecycle, from design through to test


• The development processes (e.g. requirements, design, specification, implementation, acceptance testing), and development tools

Essential / Desirable skills

The candidate should also be able to demonstrate:

• A team working culture


• Innovation and problem-solving skills, with a holistic view to implementation


• Interpersonal and communication skills. In particular, the candidate will show the confidence to liaise with customer and user representatives to discuss systems technical issues.


• Awareness of Risk Management

Key Skills:

• The development processes (e.g. requirements, design, specification, implementation, acceptance testing), and development tools


• The design and implementation of database tables


• Implementation of database packages using the Structured Query Language (SQL)


• Database design and modelling


• Performance monitoring and enhancement of an Oracle database
  
• Database administration


• Monitoring the Oracle website for updates and engaging with Oracle to request patches


• Horizon scanning for vulnerabilities


• Configuring Windows/Linux/RHEL operating systems


• Creating bespoke applications and automated deployment using PowerShell