Database application support team Work, Jobs in Reading, Eng (with Salaries)

Oracle Database Application Support Team Lead
NECSWS —Bracknell
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Oracle
- Scripting
- Linux
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Oracle Database and Application Support
NECSWS —Bracknell
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Oracle
- Administrative experience
- Scripting
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Data & Insight Manager
Powerforce —Reading
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- SQL
- Python
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
Customer Services Executive
Healthxchange —Reading
- Up to £30,000 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Office
- Organisational skills
- IT
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Customer Support Technician
Ricoh —Reading
- Communication skills
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Application Support Analyst
Elevate Technology Group —Gerrards Cross
- £35,000 - £40,000 a year
- Windows
- SQL
- Communication skills
Brief Intervention Caseworker (PART TIME)
Elmore Community Services —Oxford
- £20,595.80 a year
- Part-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Employee discount
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Test Automation Engineer
Person Centred Software Ltd —Guildford
- £35,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- Mentoring
- APIs
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Junior Developer
NCS Ltd —Woking
- £26,000 - £28,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Java
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Customer Service Agent
StudentSafe —Slough
- £15 an hour
- Monday to Friday
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Travel
- Contracts
- Free parking
- Work from home
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Technical Recruiter
AHEAD —Reading
- £40,000 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
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Administrator
Future Electronics —Egham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- IT
- Business
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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Technical Support Engineer (US hours)
proventeq —Reading
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- DevOps
- Maintenance
Utilities Administrator
Network Plus —Hermitage
- £26,500 - £28,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative experience
- IT
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Independent Oversight & Peer Review Support Practitioner
AWE —Reading
- £27,350 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Free parking
- Annual leave
7d
Controls Engineer
March —Theale
- £0.01 a year
- Engineering
- Programmable logic controllers
- No degree
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Application Analyst- (Associate Level)
Visa Europe Limited —Basingstoke
- 12 hour shift
- Microsoft Office
- Master's degree
- SQL
Technical Lead – Python/Django
Scrumconnect Consulting —Staines-upon-Thames
- £450 - £500 a week
- Azure
- Computer Science
- Master's degree
Data - Programmer
Computewell —Slough
- Oracle
- Computer Science
- SQL
Learning and Assessment Officer
CIOB —Bracknell
- £31,110 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Employee assistance programme
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Oracle Database Application Support Team Lead

NECSWS -
Bracknell

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Job details

Full-time

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

Oracle
Software deployment
Tomcat
UNIX
Solaris
Database administration
Scripting
ServiceNow
Linux
Apache
Application support
Root cause analysis
Communication skills
Shell Scripting

Full job description

Company Description

Come join us and make a difference in the world!

Discover more at www.necsws.com

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Job Description

Please note, role can be remote or hybrid, subject to location.

We are seeking a highly capable Oracle Database Application and Support Team Lead who remains hands‑on technically, while providing technical leadership and direction to a team of analysts.
The role supports 100+ customer environments, including high‑profile Public Sector organisations, across on‑premises, private cloud, and public cloud platforms.

This is a working technical lead role, where the successful candidate will spend a portion of their time engaged in database administration, troubleshooting, upgrades, and application support.

Main Responsibilities

Hands‑On Technical Responsibilities

Function as a senior technical engineer for Oracle Database platforms and associated application stacks.
Perform and lead Oracle Database upgrades, patching, and software deployments in customer environments.
Conduct 3rd‑line diagnostics and fault resolution, including performance tuning, data issues, backup failures, and application connectivity problems.
Proactively review monitoring, capacity, performance, and backup metrics; implement corrective actions before customer impact occurs.
Maintain robust backup, recovery, and restore solutions, with objective of improving operational effectiveness.
Lead technical input and support the team in major incidents and problem investigations, completing root cause analysis and implementing preventative fixes.
Maintain and improve technical documentation, runbooks, and support procedures

Technical Leadership

Function as the primary escalation point for complex Oracle and application‑related issues.
Collaborate with analysts from other teams on live issues, upgrades, and changes, providing real‑time guidance and technical direction.
Set technical standards and best practices for database administration and application support.
Review and quality‑check technical changes before implementation.
Serve as a technical mentor, raising the overall capability of the team through knowledge sharing and coaching.

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

Engage directly with customers as lead to schedule work and manage conflicting priorities.
Translate complex technical issues into clear, practical explanations for customers and internal stakeholders.
Provide recommendations to customers on stability, performance, resilience, and upgrade planning.

Continuous Improvement & Automation

Identify inefficiencies within the service and directly contribute to:
- Scripted maintenance
- Automated health checks
- Standardised deployment and upgrade processes
Drive improvements that reduce manual effort, improve reliability, and enhance customer outcomes.
Work closely with Networks, UNIX/Linux, Cloud Ops, and Application teams to resolve cross‑platform issues.

Qualifications

Essential Skills / Experience

Strong hands‑on experience with Oracle Database administration, including upgrades and patching (single‑instance environments).
Supporting Local government customers that use Revenues and benefits or Housing solutions.
Proven experience installing and supporting software on Linux, Solaris. Experience on Windows is a bonus.
Hands‑on deployment and support of Apache Tomcat‑based applications.
Experience working in live customer environments, providing production support.
Practical experience using ITSM tools such as Ivanti, ServiceNow, or similar.
Ability to lead technically while remaining operationally involved.
Strong customer communication skills across video, telephone, and email.
Eligibility for UK Security Clearance.

Desirable Skills / Experience

Oracle Certification.
Experience with Apache Web Server configuration and support.
Unix/Linux shell scripting skills for automation.
Experience implementing scripted database and application backup and recovery processes.
Understanding networking concepts relevant to database and application support.
Experience producing technical documentation and supporting runbooks.

Additional Information

We are proud of the benefits we offer employees of NEC Software Solutions

Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost)
25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell
4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
We are an employer who cares, we have a invaluable employee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life
All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.

All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. This role will require UK Security Clearance.

NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.

Who We Are:

We’re NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies.

Working with us, you’ll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what’s possible and support amazing public services.

We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference.

We’d love your help. And we’ll support you all the way.

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