Computer Weekly

Oracle Production Database Administrator

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:52:46 +0000

A well know British household insurance company is currently looking to recruit an Oracle Production Database Administrator to join the company based in Basingstoke. Key Responsibilities: -Providing day-to-day administration and support -Working within a Production DBA environment -Ensuring the smooth running of critical systems -Taking the lead in fault diagnosis and rectification of Oracle and SQL environments -Undertaking performance monitoring, tuning and capacity planning for all databases and proactively making proposals to improve performance and utilisation of resources -Maximising up-time and optimising database server utilisation as far as is possible -Liaising with other IT and business staff to ensure that all operational databases are meeting evolving business needs -Ensuring that appropriate software upgrades and patches are applied to database environments in a timely manner -Ensuring database environments are secure, particularly with regard to the web facing applications -Working with business users to identify how to satisfy business needs using Oracle and SQL server Designing and implementing databases as part of a project team -Providing advice to the Business about database development and participating in system enhancement and migration projects -Assisting in the development of queries and other database manipulation, including the import and export of data -Undertaking account administration on SQL and Oracle databases -Producing reports on a regular and ad-hoc basis as required by the Business and IT management -Providing training to other team members, as appropriate Please apply for further information on this exciting Oracle Database Administrator role

IT Support Administrator

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:28:11 +0000

IT Support Administrator - Swindon A market leading company based in the Swindon area is looking to add an IT Support Administrator to its growing team. Using their remote diagnostic experience and technical desktop knowledge, including Vista Enterprise, XP Pro and Server 2003 as well as their excellent knowledge of Office 2007, any successful candidate will be responsible for effectively resolving queries and will examine and prevent recurring IT issues. The IT Support Administrator will be able to maintain an entire team and its technical requirements, such responsibilities including logging and resolving customer queries, direct fixes at desktop level and PC and Laptop builds for Office moves or individuals when required. Any ideal candidate will be: - Proficient in Vista Enterprise, Server 2003 and XP Pro - Able to provide application support of a wide range of Microsoft products - An excellent communicator, being able to provide excellent customer service and technical support to non-technical people - Adept at documentation of errors and fixes Desirable skills include: - Knowledge of Access - Understanding of SQL 2000 and TSQL Monarch Recruitment Limited provides services as an Agency and an Employment Business.

Database Analyst - Cheshire £18-22K

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:28:10 +0000

Database Analyst- Warrington, Cheshire. Our growing client based near Warrington, Cheshire is currently looking for a Database Analyst with SQL Server Knowledge. The position will involve using Microsoft SQL Server with an emphasis on T-SQL, stored procedures and functions. Some general .NET (Vb.net, C# , ASP.NET) platform knowledge would also be nice but is not essential. Full training will be provided. If you are interested in knowing more about this excellent position- please send your CV to Nick.Derham@adriasolutions.co.uk or call 01625 560690.

DATABASE APPLICATION SUPPORT SPECIALIST - Cambridge, UK - Bioinformatics Institute

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

We are currently looking for a specialist database programmer to work at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) in a cross-project role, providing database-related expertise to the application development teams and to function as liaison between the application developers and the database administrators (DBAs).

Tasks of the specialist programmer will include database design for new projects, plus database application development, performance tuning and trouble-shooting for existing projects. The specialist will also be expected to contribute to the development of good practice on database applications and to provide seminar-based training to the development teams.

The EBI, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), is Europe’s leading provider of information services to biological researchers in academia and industry. Many of our services depend upon large relational databases which are maintained by a team of DBAs working closely with domain-focused application developers.

The ideal specialist database programmer will have a proven record in software development, experience in programming PL/SQL and excellent knowledge/background in Oracle databases. At least 2 years of professional experience is required. Experience in database performance tuning, knowledge of large databases and proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java or Perl is essential. Previous experience with MySQL will be beneficial.
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The successful applicant must have excellent communication skills and work well within a team. S/he will enjoy working in a simulating international environment.

An initial contract of 3 years will be offered to the successful candidate. This can be renewed, depending on circumstances at the time of review.

EMBL is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation.

For further information please visit http://www.embl.org/ and http://www.ebi.ac.uk/

Note that special visa requirements apply to employees from non EU countries working at EMBL-EBI in the UK. The period of work does not qualify for the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme.

To apply, please email a cover letter, CV (in English) and contact information of three professional references quoting no. CW/09/089/EBI in the subject line to applications@ebi.ac.uk or by clicking the "Apply Now" button.