Full job description

Our client, a leading UK financial services organisation, is seeking an experienced Platform Owner to support the operation, evolution, and continuous improvement of critical enterprise database platforms. You will play a key role in managing platform services, coordinating engineering activities, supporting platform roadmaps, and driving service improvements. This role offers a blend of hands-on technical expertise and stakeholder engagement, making it ideal for someone with strong Oracle platform experience.
Key Responsibilities
*Supports the delivery of platform value by contributing to platform roadmaps, service enhancements, and the adoption of self-service capabilities that enable Product, Project, and Portfolio teams to work more effectively.
*Assists in the management and continuous improvement of platform technologies, tooling, and operational processes.
*Contributes to tooling assessments, renewals, lifecycle management activities, and ongoing platform optimisation initiatives.
*Acts as a key liaison between platform users, the platform engineering team, and the Lead Platform Owner, ensuring effective communication and coordination across stakeholders.
*Plays a key role in ensuring platform services remain efficient, scalable, secure, and aligned with business needs.
*Supports the successful delivery of platform-related initiatives while working within established architectural governance and approval frameworks.
Experience Required
*Proven experience supporting large-scale Oracle database platforms and delivering major database upgrade, transformation, and cloud migration initiatives within complex enterprise environments.
*Strong technical expertise across Oracle Database, WebLogic, and Fusion Middleware technologies.
*Deep knowledge of RAC, Data Guard, RMAN, OEM, ASM, and Oracle performance tuning.
*Experience managing Oracle database environments across both on-premise and cloud infrastructures.
*Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate activity across multiple teams.
*Knowledge of PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or DB2 would be advantageous.
*Available for on-call (approximate 1 in every 8 weeks) and ad-hoc weekend support
Benefits
*Salary up to £75,000 + up to 20% bonus
*Hybrid working: 1 to 2 days a week
*28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell)
*Life assurance (6x annual salary)
*Personal pension with matched contributions
*Ongoing training and opportunities for development
If you are interested in the role, please apply now for immediate review!


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