Job Description
Company Description
Version 1’s market leading Enterprise Applications Practice specialises in Finance, Supply Chain, HR, and Payroll Solutions with over 700 Oracle Specialists across the UK, Ireland, US, Australia, India and Slovenia.
We deliver consulting and managed services to transform and optimise ways of working for more than 230 customers through the provision of specialist knowledge right across the Oracle product stack – Oracle Fusion Cloud for ERP, HCM and EPM, eBusiness Suite, JDEdwards, Peoplesoft and Hyperion, not to mention extensive expertise in Analytics, Infrastructure, and Integration.
We have grown both organically and through acquisition, with our most recent acquisition of EPM and Analytics experts Qubix bringing 170 specialists to our team.
Our Oracle Fusion Cloud team has grown significantly over the past 3 years powered by recent business wins including Galliford Try, Bank of England, An Post, Inizio Health, Birmingham City Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and QBE Insurance.
Unrivalled as Oracle partner of the year - sweeping the boards at recent UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) Partner Community Awards - 8 Golds, 5 Silvers and Project of the Year. 2026 Oracle EMEA Innovation Partner of the Year
We don't have a failed implementation on our books. We are trusted by the market (and by Oracle) to rescue programmes in distress. We know how programmes need to be set up for success.
+8% customer retention and enviable customer satisfaction / net promoter scores
We have an exciting growth strategy that will see further rapid growth and opportunity to drive value for our customers into 2026 and beyond.
• UK & Ireland’s premier Oracle, Microsoft & AWS partner
• Market leader in Oracle ERP and Cloud Applications
• Consulting, implementation, and support services
• 3200+ strong, €347m/£302m revenue business
• ERP Partner of the Year & 10 years as GPTW to work in Ireland & UK
Job Description
Lead Oracle Applications E-Business Database Administrator
MUST BE SC CLEARED OR ELIGIBLE FOR SC CLEARANCE
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SC CLEARANCE, YOU MUST HAVE LIVED IN THE UK FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS.
THERE WILL BE AN ON-CALL ROTA (1 IN EVERY 4 WEEKS)
Would like you like the opportunity to expand your skillset within the latest Oracle Cloud technology, especially within OCI?
How would you like to join an award-winning Oracle Partner with over 700 dedicated Oracle consultants across the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, India and Slovenia who deliver Finance, Supply Chain and HR solutions that underpin digital transformation for our customers businesses?
Here at Version 1, we are currently in the market for an experienced Lead Oracle Applications E-Business Database Administrator to join our growing Managed Services Practice.
You will have the opportunity to work with the latest cloud technology and work on projects across a multiplicity of sectors and industries.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to undertake accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role.
Qualifications
Lead Oracle Applications E-Business Database Administrator
Qualifications
You will have experience in the following areas:
Required Skills:
• Providing day to day DBA support for multiple customers
• Leading and overseeing standard DBA support tasks for Oracle EBS Versions 11i, 12.1.3 and 12.2.x - Issues, Cloning, Patching etc
• RMAN backups, performance issue fixes, Shell Scripting, TLS and jar signing certificate implementations
• External access configuration, load balancing and shared filesystems
• Supporting OCI PaaS applications and databases
• Creation, update, and resolution of Oracle service requests (SRs)
• Working with technical and functional consultants to deliver client requirements.
• Liaising directly with customers to ensure all requests for change are properly designed, assessed, prioritized, and managed through to completion.
• Identifying persistent problems and work with key stakeholders to address the root causes.
• Disaster Recovery site maintenance and participation in regular DR tests
• Conduct DB /OS health check ups
• ITIL Process Knowledge, you will be preferably ITIL Foundation certified
• Ability to research, learn, troubleshoot, and support complex systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Assisting with transitioning clients into managed service following projects and from other suppliers.
• Projects - Upgrades, Migrations, Lift and Shift On-premises to OCI/Cloud
• Experience in database upgrades and EBS point release upgrades
Desirable Skills:
• Hands on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and supporting OCI PaaS applications and databases
• RAC and ASM
• Single Sign On
• Linux Administration
• Migrations: on-premises to OCI, Legacy Migration and Hardware Migration
• EBS version upgrades (R12.1 to R12.2)
• Knowledge of JD Edwards and PeopleSoft applications
Additional Information
Why Version 1?
Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance and leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development review
A large training budget for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role.
Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards & our ‘Call-Out’ platform where performance is called out and recognised.
Moments that matter & our enhanced maternity & paternity leave policies for life’s journey.
Our active ESG & CSR initiative allows you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion, and belonging schemes.
• Quarterly performance-related profit share
• Certified Great Place to Work for 10 years in a row
• Flexible mix of Remote/Hybrid working options
• Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance plus
This is an opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing Oracle ERP Consultancies in Ireland & the UK.
PLUS, many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
This is a hybrid role with occasional travel to a hub office so you MUST be commutable.
Ashley Billington, Talent Acquisition - Oracle ERP (Oracle Cloud - ERP, HCM, EPM)
+4478XXXXXX+370
We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statement located at: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | Version 1 Careers
Please note: We have an internal recruitment team and do not accept agency candidates. If you want to join the team here at Version 1, get in touch with us directly!
Version 1’s market leading Enterprise Applications Practice specialises in Finance, Supply Chain, HR, and Payroll Solutions with over 700 Oracle Specialists across the UK, Ireland, US, Australia, India and Slovenia.
We deliver consulting and managed services to transform and optimise ways of working for more than 230 customers through the provision of specialist knowledge right across the Oracle product stack – Oracle Fusion Cloud for ERP, HCM and EPM, eBusiness Suite, JDEdwards, Peoplesoft and Hyperion, not to mention extensive expertise in Analytics, Infrastructure, and Integration.
We have grown both organically and through acquisition, with our most recent acquisition of EPM and Analytics experts Qubix bringing 170 specialists to our team.
Our Oracle Fusion Cloud team has grown significantly over the past 3 years powered by recent business wins including Galliford Try, Bank of England, An Post, Inizio Health, Birmingham City Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and QBE Insurance.
Unrivalled as Oracle partner of the year - sweeping the boards at recent UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) Partner Community Awards - 8 Golds, 5 Silvers and Project of the Year. 2026 Oracle EMEA Innovation Partner of the Year
We don't have a failed implementation on our books. We are trusted by the market (and by Oracle) to rescue programmes in distress. We know how programmes need to be set up for success.
+8% customer retention and enviable customer satisfaction / net promoter scores
We have an exciting growth strategy that will see further rapid growth and opportunity to drive value for our customers into 2026 and beyond.
• UK & Ireland’s premier Oracle, Microsoft & AWS partner
• Market leader in Oracle ERP and Cloud Applications
• Consulting, implementation, and support services
• 3200+ strong, €347m/£302m revenue business
• ERP Partner of the Year & 10 years as GPTW to work in Ireland & UK
Job Description
Lead Oracle Applications E-Business Database Administrator
MUST BE SC CLEARED OR ELIGIBLE FOR SC CLEARANCE
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SC CLEARANCE, YOU MUST HAVE LIVED IN THE UK FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS.
THERE WILL BE AN ON-CALL ROTA (1 IN EVERY 4 WEEKS)
Would like you like the opportunity to expand your skillset within the latest Oracle Cloud technology, especially within OCI?
How would you like to join an award-winning Oracle Partner with over 700 dedicated Oracle consultants across the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, India and Slovenia who deliver Finance, Supply Chain and HR solutions that underpin digital transformation for our customers businesses?
Here at Version 1, we are currently in the market for an experienced Lead Oracle Applications E-Business Database Administrator to join our growing Managed Services Practice.
You will have the opportunity to work with the latest cloud technology and work on projects across a multiplicity of sectors and industries.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to undertake accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role.
Qualifications
Lead Oracle Applications E-Business Database Administrator
Qualifications
You will have experience in the following areas:
Required Skills:
• Providing day to day DBA support for multiple customers
• Leading and overseeing standard DBA support tasks for Oracle EBS Versions 11i, 12.1.3 and 12.2.x - Issues, Cloning, Patching etc
• RMAN backups, performance issue fixes, Shell Scripting, TLS and jar signing certificate implementations
• External access configuration, load balancing and shared filesystems
• Supporting OCI PaaS applications and databases
• Creation, update, and resolution of Oracle service requests (SRs)
• Working with technical and functional consultants to deliver client requirements.
• Liaising directly with customers to ensure all requests for change are properly designed, assessed, prioritized, and managed through to completion.
• Identifying persistent problems and work with key stakeholders to address the root causes.
• Disaster Recovery site maintenance and participation in regular DR tests
• Conduct DB /OS health check ups
• ITIL Process Knowledge, you will be preferably ITIL Foundation certified
• Ability to research, learn, troubleshoot, and support complex systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Assisting with transitioning clients into managed service following projects and from other suppliers.
• Projects - Upgrades, Migrations, Lift and Shift On-premises to OCI/Cloud
• Experience in database upgrades and EBS point release upgrades
Desirable Skills:
• Hands on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and supporting OCI PaaS applications and databases
• RAC and ASM
• Single Sign On
• Linux Administration
• Migrations: on-premises to OCI, Legacy Migration and Hardware Migration
• EBS version upgrades (R12.1 to R12.2)
• Knowledge of JD Edwards and PeopleSoft applications
Additional Information
Why Version 1?
Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance and leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development review
A large training budget for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role.
Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards & our ‘Call-Out’ platform where performance is called out and recognised.
Moments that matter & our enhanced maternity & paternity leave policies for life’s journey.
Our active ESG & CSR initiative allows you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion, and belonging schemes.
• Quarterly performance-related profit share
• Certified Great Place to Work for 10 years in a row
• Flexible mix of Remote/Hybrid working options
• Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance plus
This is an opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing Oracle ERP Consultancies in Ireland & the UK.
PLUS, many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
This is a hybrid role with occasional travel to a hub office so you MUST be commutable.
Ashley Billington, Talent Acquisition - Oracle ERP (Oracle Cloud - ERP, HCM, EPM)
+4478XXXXXX+370
We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statement located at: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | Version 1 Careers
Please note: We have an internal recruitment team and do not accept agency candidates. If you want to join the team here at Version 1, get in touch with us directly!
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Lead Oracle Applications E-Business Database Administrator position is now open for candidates interested in the Database Administrator sector. This role in Birmingham offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Database Administrator is a plus.
