About this role
Our client, a leading UK financial services organisation, is seeking an experienced Platform Owner to support the operation, evolution, and continuous improvement of critical enterprise database platforms. You will play a key role in managing platform services, coordinating engineering activities, supporting platform roadmaps, and driving service improvements. This role offers a blend of hands-on technical expertise and stakeholder engagement, making it ideal for someone with strong Oracle platform experience.
Key Responsibilities
Supports the delivery of platform value by contributing to platform roadmaps, service enhancements, and the adoption of self-service capabilities that enable Product, Project, and Portfolio teams to work more effectively.Assists in the management and continuous improvement of platform technologies, tooling, and operational processes.Contributes to tooling assessments, renewals, lifecycle management activities, and ongoing platform optimisation initiatives.Acts as a key liaison between platform users, the platform engineering team, and the Lead Platform Owner, ensuring effective communication and coordination across stakeholders.Plays a key role in ensuring platform services remain efficient, scalable, secure, and aligned with business needs.Supports the successful delivery of platform-related initiatives while working within established architectural governance and approval frameworks. Experience Required
Proven experience supporting large-scale Oracle database platforms and delivering major database upgrade, transformation, and cloud migration initiatives within complex enterprise environments.Strong technical expertise across Oracle Database, WebLogic, and Fusion Middleware technologies.Deep knowledge of RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, OEM, ASM, and Oracle performance tuning.Experience managing Oracle database environments across both on-premise and cloud infrastructures.Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate activity across multiple teams.Knowledge of PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or DB2 would be advantageous.Available for on-call (approximate 1 in every 8 weeks) and ad-hoc weekend support Benefits
Salary up to £75,000 + up to 20% bonusHybrid working: 1 to 2 days a week28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell)Life assurance (6x annual salary)Personal pension with matched contributionsOngoing training and opportunities for development If you are interested in the role, please apply now for immediate review!
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