IT & Software

Oracle Site Reliability Engineer

Barclays

Knutsford · Cheshire · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of critical systems through automation, incident response, and best practices. You work with cross-functional teams to embed reliability and performance into software delivery, proactively monitor resources, and respond to outages with root-cause analysis. You contribute to a culture of technical excellence by staying current with industry trends and driving operational efficiency. This role offers impact at scale and a clear focus on resilience and service continuity.

Responsibilities
  • Ensure availability, performance, and scalability of systems through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and capacity planning
  • Respond to outages with analysis and prevention measures to avoid recurrence
  • Develop automation tools and scripts to reduce manual work and improve resilience
  • Monitor and optimize system performance and resource usage, addressing bottlenecks
  • Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability, scalability, and performance into SDLC
  • Stay informed on technology trends and contribute to technical communities
  • Operate within Barclays values and leadership expectations (when applicable)
  • Support incident management and production troubleshooting as part of SRE practices
Key requirements
  • Oracle Database administration concepts and PL/SQL development
  • Ability to write, optimize, and troubleshoot multi-layer SQL queries and performance-critical code
  • Understanding of Oracle architecture, performance tuning, backup/recovery, and high availability (HA) solutions
  • Bash/Shell scripting and Python for automation and operational tasks
  • Experience developing automated solutions to improve reliability and reduce manual effort
  • Git/Bitbucket for version control
  • Jira for Agile delivery, change management, and defect tracking
  • CI/CD for database changes
  • Exposure to cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure) and modern SRE practices
  • collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • clear communication of complex information
  • problem-solving and analytical thinking
  • Bash/Shell scripting
  • Python
  • Oracle Database administration and PL/SQL

Reference: WJ-747_30164585

Apply now

Continue on the employer's official application - the same link they use for every candidate.

More jobs

This role is listed on GigBlows for discovery and search. Hiring decisions and applications are handled by the employer or their chosen application system.