Oracle DBA
£416 / day base salary
Posted 2 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Principal Oracle DBA”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Contract
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered
| Base salary | £416 / day |
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Company Description
Who is HelloKindred?
HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid.
Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers – connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands.
Job Description
Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: February 22, 2028
Work Setup: Remote – Occasional travel may be required for workshops or meetings, but regular travel is unlikely.
Clearance Required: Ministry of Justice SC must be obtainable
Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Principal Oracle DBA to join the DBA team supporting the Legal Aid Agency, part of the Ministry of Justice. The organisation is on a mission to modernise, maintain, and improve digital services for the Legal Aid Agency. The Principal DBA will provide guidance and support to Lead and Senior DBAs while helping drive the modernisation of the team toward true DevOps.
The successful candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary team, placing emphasis on automation of operational tasks, improved monitoring and alerting, while using traditional operations experience to ensure underlying databases remain stable, secure, and capable of supporting change at the speed of business. Oracle databases are hosted in AWS and underpin applications built with several Oracle products, mainly Oracle E-Business Suite, SOA, Portal, IAM, WebLogic, OHS, and APEX.
What you will do:
- Lead Oracle database administration and modernisation activities within a multidisciplinary DBA team.
- Guide and support Senior DBAs across database administration, troubleshooting, and operational activities.
- Drive the adoption of true DevOps practices across DBA operations.
- Automate operational and administrative database tasks through scripting and infrastructure-as-code approaches.
- Establish and maintain continuous delivery and deployment pipelines.
- Upgrade and migrate PL/SQL-based applications.
- Administer and maintain Oracle databases across Unix/Linux environments.
- Perform Oracle SQL tuning using execution plans, indexes, hints, and knowledge of legacy optimiser behaviour.
- Design and maintain schemas and data models within a legacy ERP context.
- Perform Oracle database installation, patching, and upgrades.