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Oracle Database Administrator
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 3133 (66% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Damia Group is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Oracle Database Administrator - Location: Manchester or Barrow in Furness - 3 days onsite/week - 6 initial months contract
This temporary contract is inside IR35 and will require working under the direction of the client delivery manager as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will follow established delivery processes and working practices.
This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting at SC level.
More details relating to UK Security Clearance can be found here:
United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK
Role Description:
* Focusing on scalability, integrity, performance, availability, security, monitoring and troubleshooting of core DB clusters
* Owning core database clusters in Production as well as on a wide range of technologies
* Reporting into the Operations Manager and working alongside the Senior DBA
* Oracle schema object sizing.
* Monitor data block organisation.
* Monitor physical storage and contention.
* Monitor tablespace utilization
* Memory usage.
* Physical I/O tuning.
* Lock monitoring.
* Database resource utilization.
* Alert log, Backup status
* Database free space.
* Performance tuning ratios
* Check Invalid objects
* Monitor build-up of trace files.
* Monitor growth of alert logs.
* Purge log and trace files, which are no longer required.
* Database Monitoring
* Cache (Buffer Cache, Library Cache, Dictionary Cache) hit/miss ratios
* Point in time database recovery, using on-line redo logs.
* Provide advice during database restoration following a crash or media failure.
* Monitor Archive log retention period for database recoverability and highlight issues/limitations.
* Ensure database changes are reflected into the backup strategy.
Your skills and experience:
* Shared pool usage
* Customized DBMS_JOBS running
* Logical I/O on the database
* SAR on the database server
* Locks on the database
* Sessions and session queries
* Monitor database availability issues
* Monitor on-line and archived log file usage
* Monitor roll-back segment usage
* EARS call handling for Oracle DBA team
* Change handling for Oracle DBA team
* Participate in implementation planning
* Export & Import data between production and test instances as required
Oracle Database Administrator - Location: Manchester or Barrow in Furness - 3 days onsite/week - 6 initial months contract
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Damia Group, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 3133 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~33k in sampleSimilar sponsored roles
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Damia Group holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3133 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.