View Vacancy - Oracle Applications Database Administrator/Developer - BDS

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.
Other British Government Departments (Partners across Government, including UK Visas)
MOD (Ministry of Defence)

Administer the following operating systems and applications:

Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10+ Production, Test, and Development

Oracle RDBMS 11g and 12c

Oracle RMAN

Oracle Discoverer 11g and Web Logic Servers

Oracle Discoverer Administrator (Business Areas and Workbooks)

Oracle Forms & Reports 6i

Oracle APEX 4 and 5

Oracle PL/SQL

Oracle BI Publisher

Oracle REST data source

Apache & Tomcat Web Server

Red Hat Linux 5 and 6   

 

Perform daily systems checks and perform systems maintenance including tuning & cloning

Develop, manage, test, maintain, and monitor application and database backup plans and disaster recovery plans

Generate customized reports as required

Provide as needed, production support to business users

Publish supporting documentation for all systems. This includes maintaining existing technical documentation, DBA guides, and technical environment details

 


Essential on arrival:  Strong knowledge of Oracle EBS (preferably 11i or R12.1.3) and Non-EBS database administration tasks; upgrades, patches, cloning, autoconfig, user maintenance, troubleshooting, PCP and OPP, TNS connectivity, backup management, performance tuning, table space management, data recovery, and disaster recovery planning.


Advanced understanding of middleware technology products like Oracle Application Server, Web Logic, Oracle REST services.


Strong Linux shell & Perl scripting skills.


Proficiency with programming in PL/SQL


Experience in developing applications using Oracle Application Express (APEX)


Functional analyst experience in Oracle E-Business Suite 11i/R12


Experience with administering and configuring hardware, services and storage in Red Hat Linux 5 or greater, including CPU, memory, disk partitions, SMTP, Samba, xRDP, sendmail, as well as firewall and user management.


 




Proficiency with Oracle Development Tools (Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, Oracle Discoverer, Oracle Workflow Builder, BI/XML Publisher, SQL Developer) in an Oracle Applications environment


Familiarity with AP and GL interface tables and APIs.


Hands-on working knowledge of Oracle Applications 11i with emphasis on: Financials, HR, Property Manager, Projects, Purchasing, iProcurement


Experience with Multi-Currency and Multi-Organization Architectures


Experience with Bash scripting


19 November 2018
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Fixed Term
40
12 months
Americas, Caribbean & Overseas Territories
United States
Washington
British Embassy
1
USD
106,000
21 January 2018
The British Embassy Network offers a strong benefits package.  This package includes medical, dental, vision, life, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, generous vacation and leave time, and an enriching training package.

Resume should be submitted by 19 November 2018 following the online application process. Please identify in your cover letter whether you are currently eligible to work at the Embassy.  Internal candidates must address their resumes through the Head of Group before applying.

Only successful candidates will be contacted. Please no phone calls. Due to the high volume of resumes we receive, we can not guarantee consideration of your application if the submission instructions are not properly followed.

The British Embassy is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a diverse workforce.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.