Senior Oracle DBA

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Core Purpose of the Role:Senior Oracle DBA working on financial services projects

Management of 3rd party vendor resources

Initiation, design & study responsibility

Driving efficiency & cost savings through automation & other service improvements.Accountabilities:

*Accountable for driving delivery of complex Oracle environments and projects in accordance with Group standards and policies, and to agreed service levels

*Carry out technical activities in support of project delivery and ongoing support of the platform

*Identify and implement improvements to technical processes and toolsets to improve resource and cost efficiency

*Identify and remediate risks associated with the environment

*Establish and maintain excellent relationships with senior stakeholders.

*Study & analysis work into the design of complex projects.Key Capabilities/ Knowledge: *Diagnostic skills and an ability to analyse technical information from multiple sources, allowing the provision of highly effective solutions in complex environments

*Strong quality and service focus

*Experience in delivering complex projects

*Ability to identify and drive technology and process improvements

*Experience of operating in a Service Delivery environment with good understanding of frameworks and processes

*Practical experience of RAC and Dataguard

*Excellent knowledge of Oracle 10g, 11g & 12c RDBMS technologies

*Must have experience of working in a UNIX environment

*Good experience of PL/SQL development

*Experience of delivery in a tightly controlled & change managed environment

*Must have strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

*Proven ability to work with high profile key platforms to tight timescales.

*Highly motivated and good 'self starter' capabilities, interpersonal skills and proven ability to manage colleagues and influence them to make the right decisions.

*Proven experience of commercial awareness and working with 3rd Parties.