Are you an experienced Senior Database Engineer ?Do you have strong DBA skills across Oracle and SQL Server ?This is initially a 12 month contract, daily rate is up to 589 (Inside IR35) You can be based anywhere in the UK as this is a remote contract however you need to be open to an occasional visit to Glasgow / NewcastlePlease only apply for this role if you have the right to work in the UK with no Visa restrictions.You responsibilities will include:Provide database support & maintenance of many critical production services, which spans across multiple database technologies (predominately Oracle & SQL Server).Provide database administrative support and guidance in the shape of:Database lifecycle support (provisioning / deletion / patching / upgrading / migrating)Back-up and RecoveryMonitoring and AlertingChange and Incident ManagementTroubleshooting and Problem SolvingTuning and OptimisationDisaster RecoveryImproving our processes through process automation, innovation and continuous improvement.Required experience:A strong understanding and experience of database administration (across Oracle and SQL Server) in a Production setting.An ability to troubleshoot Production issues in an analytical manner and make recommendations to resolve issues and/or deliver enhancements.Experience of undertaking database builds, patching, migrations and upgrades.Experience of High Availability and Disaster Recovery Methods including setup, troubleshooting and support - Oracle RAC, Oracle Restart, ASM, Oracle Data Guard & SQL Server Always on High Availability.Database Performance Tuning and Optimisation skills.Experience of using Oracle Enterprise Manager.Oracle / Red Hat Linux, Windows, AIX, and Solaris Operating System experience.Advantageous to have:Cloud experience(Oracle OCI, Oracle Exadata Cloud @ Customer and/or Microsoft Azure) with an awareness of emerging industry trends such as PAAS. DBAS, IAAS.SQL Replication experience.Awareness of Flashback technologies.Experience of Dynatrace tooling.Awareness of Windows Failover Clustering.Previous experience of working with other database technologies aside from Oracle and SQL Server.For more information get in touch as soon as possible.
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Senior Database Engineer