Infrastructure Database Engineer

Job Description

Infrastructure Database Engineer: Up to £34,285 per annum, 27% pension contributions and great culture and benefits including flexible workingDWP. Digital with Purpose.

Do you know your way around Oracle Data Platforms

Can you contribute to the Design and Build of Data Platforms and Database Infrastructure Solutions to ensure they are fit for purpose

Do you have expertise in Server virtualisation techniques like NFV, SDN/SD-WAN

Were looking a Database Infrastructure Engineer to join our Data Platforms Engineering team. Our goal is to deliver automated builds into Cloud and on Premise hosting. Here youll develop skills in Cloud Deployments, automation techniques and self-service database functions.Its not an administrative role. Youll be key provider of tooling, advice and techniques to our operational DBAs.DWP Digital offers uniquely challenging and fulfilling careers for people interested in using their skills to make a genuine difference to society. Were part of the UKs biggest government department, and along with 86,000 colleagues, we support 20 million people every day to help them to find work and save for their future.Few other organisations globally provide the same opportunity to apply next-generation digital technology on a massive scale to issues which touch the lives of so many.Databases. Work. Projects.This is a trailblazing role in database automation technologies.As a Database Infrastructure Engineer youll help us to build services at the cutting edge of infrastructure technology and Hybrid Cloud Services, and introduce more automation into our operation.Youll work within a small team on cutting edge deployments and techniques that will shape the way that the DWP uses Databases to ensure that we spend effectively and deliver the best service possible to our customers.Youll be involved in horizon scanning and evaluation of self-healing technologies where intelligence is applied to database faults. And youll help design a data platform, develop security standards and assess all infrastructure database solutions selecting the most suitable for our needs and our customers.Youll need to have broad Oracle/RDMBS experience and be able to assist in our migration of systems and expansion into Mongo and SQL onto a Cloud platform.What will I be doing

Design and delivery of infrastructure services/solutions

Continual service improvement through on-going rationalisation and optimisation of services/solutions

Provide technical support and assistance to projects

3rd line support for incidents, problems and changes

Create and maintain documentation to support services/solutions

Monitor and manage KPIs and service performance

What skills and experience are we looking forOracle data platforms: Youll need to demonstrate familiarity with at least two of the following platforms:

Oracle DBaaS Platforms such as RDS or Nutanix Era

PaaS Platforms on AWS EC2

Bare Metal instances in OCI

Shared CDB/PDB platforms on Premise or Virtualised instances on OVM.

Data Platform - Design and Build: You should show evidence that you understand the design considerations that would lead us to choose one of the Platforms described above over another. For example: why would we choose RDS over Physical and vice versaData Centre Security: including security products and countermeasure techniques e.g. Firewalls, Server hardening.We hold highly sensitive personal data about all UK citizens so you should be familiar with the tools provided by Database vendors to protect that information. This will include process controls such as RBAC, monitoring controls such as OEM and tooling such as Oracle Database VaultServer virtualisation techniques: e.g. NFV, SDN, SD-WAN.We want to virtualise as much of our estate as possible so an understanding of virtualisation technology such as OVM will be requiredDetails. Wages. Perks.Youll join us in one of our brilliant digital hub in Newcastle. Find out more about here: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly, and many of us are working remotely at the moment due to COVID-19.We offer competitive salary between £31,989 - £34,285, a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of over 27%, and a generous leave package.We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

Flexible working and family friendly policies

Volunteering and charitable giving

Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more

Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so its even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference

Sports and social activities

Learning, development, coaching and mentoring

Career pathways and progression

And lots more

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