Senior Database Administrator

The GPB database team is primarily responsible for the formulation, documentation and communication of all RDBMS related policy, standards & procedures for the significant, growing Global Private Banking database estate.

The team plays an instrumental role in the initial exploitation of new Oracle technologies, such as new versions of the database system itself, or any additional related tools or features which we have a strategic need to exploit. The team tests, proves and then assists with rolling out new technologies across our estate.

The infrastructure team members also:

• Build and manage our environments, a key contribution to our ongoing commitment to reduce physical server deployments and costs.
• Identify, assess and rollout essential security updates and patches.
• Provide a amount of internal consultancy to project teams within GPB, giving advice and guidance on everything database related.

A highly demanding role exists within the database team, with the successful applicant being responsible for multiple infrastructure projects, managing various database products, providing advice and guidance to colleagues within the department, and participating in out-of-hours change and troubleshoots activity on a rota basis.

This individual will work to ensure that ITODB implements and maintains high quality environments, by fulfilling the following key responsibilities:

• Leading internal infrastructure projects such as ever greening
• Maintaining a high awareness of technological developments, and if/how they can be combined with company strategic goals.
• Consulting with colleagues (both GPB and Group) to implement policies, standards and procedures.
• Producing concise, accurate documentation for internal publication.
• Developing and regularly providing summary information to the management team, both to communicate progress, and to facilitate easy identification of any issues.

The following attributes are mandatory, to ensure you are able to work effectively in this role. You will be asked to demonstrate your aptitude in these areas. You are not expected to be expert in all areas, and there will be the necessary support in place both within the department and across IT Operations to help with your development.

• Strong Oracle technical skills: RMAN, DataGuard, RAC.AND DB2
• Desired: exposure to another RDBMS (SQL Server or Sybase)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Well organised, methodical, with good attention to detail
• Adept at grasping and applying new technical concepts and developments
• Understanding of IT processes and change management procedures
• Ability to cope with pressure and tight deadlines