Job Description

Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities – these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering teams that take ownership and crave more means we’re always on the lookout for talented people who bring passion and creativity to every project. Our culture embraces openness, acts with respect, shows grit & guts and combines employment with enjoyment.

Project – the aim you’ll have

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to join our technology team. This role is primarily focused on the administration, optimisation, security, and support of enterprise Oracle database platforms supporting critical business systems within a highly regulated financial services environment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the stability, resilience, and performance of mission-critical Oracle environments across on-premises and cloud platforms. Experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server environments would be advantageous as part of a broader hybrid database estate.

The role supports strategic technology initiatives, hybrid cloud deployments, and development teams delivering business-critical solutions.

Position – how you’ll contribute

• Administer, support, and optimise enterprise Oracle database environments.
• Ensure high availability, resilience, performance, and security of production database systems.
• Perform backup, recovery, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and maintenance activities.
• Support Oracle technologies including Data Guard, RMAN, OEM, RAC, Exadata, Azure and OCI.
• Participate in cloud transformation initiatives across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Azure.
• Support Database DevOps, automation, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and Azure DevOps.
• Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes.
• Maintain operational documentation and support project onboarding activities.
• Participate in on-call rota and out-of-hours support where required.
• Provide secondary support for Microsoft SQL Server platforms where required.

Qualifications

Expectations – the experience you need

• 5+ years’ experience administering Oracle database environments in enterprise production settings.
• Strong Oracle 19c / 23ai administration experience.
• Extensive experience with Oracle technologies including Data Guard, RMAN, OEM, SQL, and PL/SQL.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production systems.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and cloud-based database services.
• Linux administration and shell scripting skills.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Experience operating within formal incident and change management frameworks.

Additional skills – the edge you have

• Experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server database environments.
• SQL Server DBA experience including performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, and Azure VMs.
• Experience with Oracle RAC, Exadata, and Delphix.
• Experience with Oracle APEX.
• Knowledge of Database DevOps tooling such as Flyway.
• Financial services or investment management sector experience.
• Azure DevOps pipeline and Git workflow experience.

Additional Information

Our offer – professional development, personal growth

• Flexible employment and remote work
• International projects with leading global clients
• International business trips
• Non-corporate atmosphere
• Language classes
• Internal & external training
• Private healthcare and insurance
• Multisport card
• Well-being initiatives