Lead DBA - Oracle / SQL - DV Cleared
Posted 1 day ago by Experis
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Lead Database Administrator role involves overseeing a complex database estate in a public sector environment, requiring DV clearance. This senior position entails end-to-end management of database systems, ensuring security, performance, and compliance while influencing architectural decisions. The role also includes collaboration with various stakeholders and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and lead the administration of database environments across development, test, and production
- Act as the technical authority for database design, standards, and best practice, influencing decisions across engineering and delivery teams
- Diagnose and resolve complex, high-impact performance and availability issues affecting critical systems
- Design and implement robust high availability, backup, recovery, and replication strategies
- Provide leadership on database architecture within projects, ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions
- Manage database security, access controls, and compliance with organisational and regulatory standards
- Collaborate with internal teams, senior stakeholders, and external suppliers (e.g. Microsoft, Oracle) to deliver and support services
- Support and contribute to cloud-based database platforms (Azure/AWS) and ongoing modernisation initiatives
- Lead continuous improvement, embedding new processes, tools, and ways of working across teams
- Build capability within the team by mentoring others and promoting best practices in database administration and design
- Maintain documentation, standards, and governance processes to ensure auditability and service quality
Key Skills:
- Active DV Clearance
- Extensive experience in database administration (Oracle/SQL)
- Strong knowledge of database design, standards, and best practices
- Experience in diagnosing and resolving performance and availability issues
- Proficiency in high availability, backup, recovery, and replication strategies
- Leadership skills in database architecture and project management
- Knowledge of database security and compliance standards
- Experience with cloud-based database platforms (Azure/AWS)
- Ability to mentor and build capability within teams
- Strong documentation and governance skills
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Somerset
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Lead Database Administrator - DV Cleared
Key Points
Somerset (hybrid working)
Competitive Day Rate Contract
Public sector environment
Overview
We’re hiring a Lead Database Administrator for a public sector subsidiary delivering critical services. This is a senior, hands-on position with end-to-end ownership of a complex database estate, spanning on-premises and cloud platforms. You will act as the technical authority for database strategy, standards, and design, ensuring systems are secure, resilient, and optimised for performance. Operating in a high-availability, SLA-driven environment, you’ll play a key role in supporting business-critical systems while influencing architectural decisions and driving continuous improvement across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and lead the administration of database environments across development, test, and production
- Act as the technical authority for database design, standards, and best practice, influencing decisions across engineering and delivery teams
- Diagnose and resolve complex, high-impact performance and availability issues affecting critical systems
- Design and implement robust high availability, backup, recovery, and replication strategies
- Provide leadership on database architecture within projects, ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions
- Manage database security, access controls, and compliance with organisational and regulatory standards
- Collaborate with internal teams, senior stakeholders, and external suppliers (e.g. Microsoft, Oracle) to deliver and support services
- Support and contribute to cloud-based database platforms (Azure/AWS) and ongoing modernisation initiatives
- Lead continuous improvement, embedding new processes, tools, and ways of working across teams
- Build capability within the team by mentoring others and promoting best practices in database administration and design
- Maintain documentation, standards, and governance processes to ensure auditability and service quality
Active DV Clearance Mandatory