Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Oracle Applications DBA- E-Business Suite

Primary Location: Cheadle (Can also consider Belfast, Bristol, Crawley, Doncaster, Glasgow, Reading or Templecombe.

Hybrid (Minimum 3 days onsite)

Do you have experience with Oracle E-Business Suite? Are you looking for your next move, where you will be working within a team that will give you a clear career direction, facilitate a healthy work life balance and pathway to your future? Look no further..

Our Opportunity:

To manage and support Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) environments and general Oracle database lifecycle events (projects, upgrades, changes, incidents etc.).

Installation, upgrade, patching, cloning and overall performance tuning of Oracle EBS Environments and associated databases.

Technical support and incident management for Oracle EBS Systems

Database Support for other Oracle based systems

The role reports to the Applications & Development Chapter Lead and is a member of the Applications Management Support Team.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

Oracle E-Business Suite Applications DBA

Installation, configuration and maintenance of Oracle EBS R12.x environments

Perform Oracle EBS environment refreshes and resolve cloning issues related to database, application tier or filesystem

Apply EBS, CPU and security patches (application, database or technology stack) as applicable

Work with developers and functional consultants to manage regular code, update, fix deployments

Monitor and tune database and application performance

General Oracle DBA

Database design and implementation

Backups/Restores/Clones of Oracle databases

Implement and maintain database security (create and maintain users and roles, assign privileges)

Perform database & application tuning and performance monitoring

Setup and maintain documentation and standards

Work as part of a team

Perform general technical trouble shooting and give consultation to development teams

Interface with Oracle Corporation for technical support

Contribute to a strategic database direction for the organisation

About You:

Skills & Experience

Experience as an Oracle Applications DBA supporting EBS R12.x environments

Strong knowledge of Oracle Database (11g, 12c, 19c) administration, related utilities and tools

Familiarity with Oracle Enterprise Manager for monitoring

Strong troubleshooting, communication and documentation skills

Ability to perform both Oracle and operating system performance tuning and monitoring

Proficiency in Linux operating system administration

Sound communication skills with functional & development teams, vendors and systems administrators

Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines

Qualification

Degree/HND or an equivalent experience in a relevant IT subject

Desirable

Experience with cloud-hosted EBS environments (OCI, Azure)

Experience of NetApp storage and database backup technologies

Knowledge and experience of supporting and deploying other database technologies, i.e. Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Any related IS certifications/qualifications/training

Security Clearance statement  

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Benefits at Thales

Alongside a competitive base salary, we offer a variable compensation plan bonus and benefits package, which includes:

28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)24 hours volunteering paid forPrivate healthcare (grade dependent)Pension schemeLife cover24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing appEmployee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailersGym membership discounts

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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