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Job Descrption

Salary

The national salary range is £54,358 - £61,585, London salary range is £58,847 - £66,670. Your salary will be dependent on your base location.

Total pay in the range of '£50,001 to £60,000, £60,001 and over' are subject to capability, skills and experience. Salary may consist of base pay and a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA)

Number of jobs available

1

Detail of reserve list

12 Months

Region

National

City/Town

National

Building/Site

NATIONAL

Please note: Some of our MoJ Office locations, such as our Liverpool Justice Collaboration Centre, require higher levels of National Security Vetting. The MoJ is working to open more Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices over time. Click here to learn more about where our currently open Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices are, to identify where you may be based and understand National Security Vetting requirements of each location.

Grade

Grade 7

Organisation Grade for... MoJ

Grade 7

Post Type

Permanent

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Working

Role Type

Digital

Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?

No

Job description

Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)

Location: National*

Closing Date: 13th October

Interviews: 24/25 October

Grade: 7

(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

Salary: London: £58,847 - £73,875 (which may include an allowance of up to

£15,028)

National: £54,358 - £69,150 (which may include an allowance of up to

£14,792)

Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working

Contract Type: Perm

Vacancy number: 90764
• We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP

The Role

We’re recruiting for a Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) here at Justice Digital.

This role aligns against the Senior infrastructure engineer role from the Government Digital and Data Framework.

We are seeking a talented and tenacious DBA with experience of ensuring underlying databases are stable, secure and support change.

The team

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) provides compensation to victims of violent crime in England, Wales and Scotland, and victims of overseas terrorism.

We manage our own IT infrastructure and draw on a blend of in-house expertise and external contractors. Our digital vision aligns with the wider government and MoJ strategy

CICA are part of the Ministry of Justice’s Delivery Group, and work closely with partner Agencies in the MoJ including the Legal Aid Agency and Office of the Public Guardian. We are developing new opportunities to share expertise and support integration of services, where practicable and cost effective, across the Group

We strongly encourage empathetic approaches and cross functional working and are looking for people to help build on this culture of agility and openness. We help each other in our teams to achieve our outcomes, we share knowledge and are open about mistakes. We embrace change and work together to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025

Our Tech Stack

We use a range of Oracle technologies to enable our enterprise scale databases which underpin critical services running on AWS. We are looking for people with experience of Oracle Identity and Access Management, IAS, Weblogic or OHS. Additionally, we also have Microsoft SQL databases and are seeking someone with the expertise to support and maintain them alongside our Oracle technologies.

We’re happy to help you learn our tech stack once you’re part of our team, and do not require an exact match in your experience. Check out GitHub for a closer look at the technologies we use, and a complete list of services that we build and maintain. We subscribe to the manifesto for agile software development.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Database Administrator at the MoJ you will have technical and people responsibilities.

Technical:
• Lead on service improvements, including upgrades, implementations and migrations which may include the design and build of cloud database environments
• Perform installation, maintenance, and upgrade of databases that are going out of support and configuration of Oracle products, including the deployment of quarterly security patches
• Some out of hours work on a rota may be required for this role
• Troubleshoot incidents including priority 1 or priority 2 major incidents, conduct blameless post-incident evaluations and ensure permanent closure of incidents for production and non-production environments
• Review and deploy application patches or upgrades provided by vendors or development teams
• Perform application database administration services including SQL code review, performance analysis, query tuning, database application design, physical data modelling, development support and engineering

People:
• Developing and influencing people via line management duties, informal and formal coaching, and mentoring
• Supporting lead developers in building high performing teams
• Helping to build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

Person Specification

Essential:

Experience of:
• Upgrading and migrating PL/SQL based applications
• Working with Oracle database versions 19c on Oracle Linux and / or migrating to latest versions
• Working in cloud native environments
• Oracle installations, upgrades and patching
• Oracle Automatic Storage Management / RMAN
• Experience of working with Microsoft SQL Server (2008/2012/2014/etc.)
• Experience of SQL installations, upgrades and patching
• Experience of SQL Server database backup recovery and maintenance schedules
• A systematic approach to solving problems
• Experience of mentoring and supporting your colleagues, whether one-to-one or in groups
• Awareness of version control for databases
• Experience working in Agile environments
• Experience of working with AWS

Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

How to Apply

Candidates must submit a CV and Supporting statement (750 words) which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.

In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
• Communicating and influencing
• Working together
• Making effective decisions
• Developing self and others

A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 45-minute panel interview held via video conference.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on Oracle and SQL or MSSQL experience will be conducted prior to the sift.

Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.

Terms & Conditions

Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact recruitment@digital.justice.gov.uk

Allowance Details

London: £58,847 - £73,875 (which may include an allowance of up to £15,028)
National: £54,358 - £69,150 (which may include an allowance of up to £14,792)

Closing Date:

13/10/2024, 23:55 hours.

Contact information

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com Please quote the job reference - 90764.

To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.

For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:
• You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
• You were studying abroad
• You were living overseas with parents

In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.

Success Profiles

Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance.

if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance

Supporting document 1

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We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.

Application form stage assessments

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your CV, statement of suitability and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Interview stage assessments

There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

For further information and to apply for this position please see the following link: https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigital/Job/JobDetail?jobid=470&isPreview=Yes&advert=external.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:
• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

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