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Database Administrator Sheffield, England

Full Time Sheffield, England 40479 - 51633 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Database Administrator - MySQL / Oracle

Job Req ID: 21290

Posting Date: 15 Aug 2023

Function: Engineering

Location: Northern Command Centre, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Salary: Attractive Salary + Bonus + Additional Benefits

Locations: Manchester, Sheffield and Birmingham

Working Style: 3 Days Office 2 Days Anywhere

Why this job matters

This job is required to manage data using a database management system (DBMS) and database administration to assure the proper usage and deployments of the BT Group and Technology data and databases. The Third line DBA team support all Oracle Databases and associated components that form the teams deigned supported estate. Also, ensure database integrity is maintained and database access is secured.

What you’ll be doing

Diagnose and resolve incidents, service requests, and deploy changes.
Perform root cause analysis, with wider team / development / business.
Stakeholder management for major incidents, provide summary of technical updates to Incident Management and Senior Management Team.
Identify automation and improvement opportunities e.g. new tool deployment, scripting/coding.
Operational owner of standard changes, procedures.
Ensure operational procedures are maintained and followed as appropriate.
Join on-call rota (retainer + extra for any callups).

What you'll bring

Mandatory -

Oracle DBA Administrator & troubleshooting.
Oracle DBA RAC
Golden Gate replication
Oracle replication & backup and recovery.
MySQL administration & troubleshooting.
MySQL replication & backup and recovery.
Linux (command line)
Jira / github & CI/CD
Communications skills, always adjusting to the audience.
Linux scripting (Bash, Perl, Python etc)

Nice to have-

Knowledge of Oracle databases
Incident, Change, and Problem Management
Understanding of storage and networks principles

Your Benefits

At BT, we entertain, educate and empower millions of people every single day. We’re a brand built on connecting people – whether that’s friends, family, businesses or communities. Working here, you’ll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but – more than that – you’ll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration and inclusivity. Benefits of working for BT include:

Tailored training and development opportunities to continue to build your career
10% on target bonus
25 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
Life Assurance
Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%
Direct Share scheme
Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages BT TV, including TNT Sports and NOW entertainment
30% discount for friends and family on EE mobile pay monthly and SIM only plans
Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks
3 volunteering days per year
Access and involvement with our incredible 11 People Networks including Able2 network, Careers network, Ethnic diversity network, Gender equality network and Pride network

Our leadership standards

Looking in:
Leading inclusively
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. As Philip Jansen, our CEO, says ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

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