Senior Linux / Oracle DBA

Proactive Appointments
W1J9Dz, W1J 9DZ, United Kingdom
Last month
£70,000 – £80,000 pa

Salary

£70,000 – £80,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
1 May 2026 (Last month)

Senior Linux / Oracle DBA

We’re working with a leading financial services organisation seeking an experiencedSenior Linux / Oracle DBA to play a key role in supporting and evolving their core banking platforms.

This is a hands-on position suited to someone with deep technical expertise acrossOracle databases, IBM Power environments, and enterprise Linux/AIX systems, ideally gained within abanking or financial services environment.

You’ll be responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and availability of business-critical banking and finance applications, working closely with senior IT stakeholders and wider application teams.

Key Responsibilities
  • Administer, maintain, and optimise Oracle databases supporting Flexcube banking applications

  • Manage Linux (RHEL / Oracle Linux) and AIX environments hosted on IBM Power 10 infrastructure

  • Perform system upgrades, patching, performance tuning, and capacity planning

  • Support high availability and disaster recovery solutions usingOracle RAC, ASM, RMAN, and Data Guard

  • Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to resolve complex production issues

  • Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and incident response

  • Implement automation through shell scripting and configuration management tools

  • Ensure systems comply with internal IT security standards and regulatory requirements

  • Produce and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks

  • Provide on-call support for critical production environments

Skills & Experience Required
  • 7+ years’ experience in Oracle DBA roles within enterprise environments

  • Strong experience withOracle RAC, ASM, performance tuning, and high availability

  • 5+ years’ hands-on experience administering Linux (RHEL / Oracle Linux) and AIX systems

  • Proven experience supportingOracle Flexcube in a banking environment

  • Solid understanding offinancial systems architecture and regulatory environments

  • Advanced SQL and PL/SQL knowledge

  • Strong Unix scripting skills (Bash, Korn)

  • Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (OEM, Nagios or similar)

  • Familiarity with ITIL processes and change management

  • Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams

Senior Linux / Oracle DBA

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