Operational Database Administrator

 

Main characteristics

Location

Belfast, County Antrim

Company

Apple Recruitment

Salary

£17.24/hour

Employment type

Temporary

Category

IT

Job summary

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Operational Database Administrator

LOCATION: Belfast (Possibility of Hybrid)

SALARY: £17.24

HOURS: 37.5 Monday - Friday

Job Summary

Your responsibility as a database administrator (DBA) will be the performance, integrity and security of the many databases hosted by the clients ITS. You'll be involved in the on boarding of new databases, advising on hosting design and maintenance, as well as in troubleshooting any issues on behalf of the users.

KEY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
a. Responsible for the analysis and resolution of technical issues relating to the design, management, maintenance and day-to-day use and operation of the BSOs complex database infrastructure including for example environment design, backup and restore, patching, monitoring and capacity management
b. Analyze user requirements and facilitate the design, implementation, development, documentation and support of complex ICT solutions;
c. Take a lead in and undertake appropriate tasks within ICT programmes of work, reporting on progress as required;
d. Facilitate the procurement, negotiation, establishment, monitoring and review of support contracts and service level agreements for ICT solutions and services;
e. Supplier management - work with and monitor vendors/suppliers in relation to performance, change requests etc.
f. Take responsibility for communicating technical issues/incidents to service users and key stakeholders;
g. Input to change release and change management activities associated with solution upgrades or change with all stakeholders, including ITS Change Advisory Board (CAB);
h. Contribute to the development and maintenance of Service Transitioning Assurance Process (STAP) documentation;
i. Act as the primary point of contact in the absence of the Service Manager for services under Post holder control in the event of a Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery event. This includes assisting the Service Manager with ensuring that all proactive system related disaster recovery processes are document, tested and kept up to date;

7. The post holder will ensure that they take all concerns raised with them seriously and act in accordance with the Trusts Your Right to Raise a Concern (Whistleblowing) policy and their professional code of conduct, where applicable.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The post holder will be required to:

1. Assist the organisation in fulfilling its statutory duties under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to promote equality of opportunity and good relations and under the Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006. Staff are also required to support the organisation in complying with its obligations under Human Rights Legislation.

2. Ensure the Organisations policy on equality of opportunity is promoted through their own actions and those of any staff for whom they have responsibility.

3. Co-operate fully with the implementation of The Organisation's Health and Safety arrangements, reporting any accidents/incidents/equipment defects to his/her manager, and maintaining a clean, uncluttered and safe environment for patients/clients, members of the public and staff.

4. Adhere at all times to all Trust policies/codes of conduct, including for example:

Smoke Free policy

IT Security Policy and Code of Conduct

standards of attendance, appearance and behavior

7. Take responsibility to minimise the Trusts environmental impact wherever possible. This will include recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

SECTION 1: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.

Experience

1. A university degree in a computer science related discipline or equivalent recognised ICT professional qualification AND 2 years relevant experience*

OR

An HND in a computer science related discipline or equivalent recognised ICT qualification AND 3 years relevant experience*

OR

5 years relevant experience*

Have experience/knowledge of working with infrastructure technologies, to include:

Windows and/or Linux/Unix operating systems, Relational Database systems, Virtualisation in one or more of the following technologies: VMWare, Hyper V, PowerVM

Backup and restore of databases

High Availability options in databases in two or more of the following: Failover Clusters, Always On, Mirroring in SQL Server, RAC, DataGuard in Oracle

Scripting in two or more of: SQL, T/SQL, PL/SQL, Powershell

MS Office 2016/2019

Shortlisting by Application Form / Interview

SECTION 2: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will be measured during the interview/ selection stage:

Skills / Abilities/ 2. Ability to work as an effective member of a team including the ability to manage and supervise the work of others;

3. Effective communication skills appropriate to meet the needs of the post in full.

4. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholder both internal and external to the organisation.

5. Ability to use own initiative and to work with minimum supervision;

6. Ability to undertake detailed investigations, analyse complex data, present results in an appropriate manner and make sound recommendations

7. Ability to work accurately, demonstrate attention to detail and prioritise and organise workload within a pressurised environment and to tight project timescales.

Please email your CV in Microsoft word format to Daniel by clicking on the link below

Applicants must ensure their CV is accurate and up to date. The CV should include your full employment history inclusive of dates, all academic achievements and full personal contact details.

Please note only applicants that match these criteria can be considered for the role.

Apple Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Apple Recruitment Services is an Equal Opportunities Employer