Oracle Database Engineer

Job Title: Oracle Database Engineer

Location: Christchurch

Salary: Up to £52,500 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• The development processes (e.g. requirements, design, specification, implementation, acceptance testing), and development tools
• The design and implementation/modelling of database tables
• Implementation of database packages using the Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Performance monitoring and enhancement of an Oracle database, monitoring the Oracle website for updates and engaging with Oracle to request patches as well as Horizon scanning for vulnerabilities
• Configuring Windows/Linux/RHEL operating systems
• Creating bespoke applications and automated deployment using PowerShell

Your skills and experiences:

• Systems development lifecycle experience, from design through to testing
• Demonstrable experience in Database Management
• A background in IT
• Defence domain knowledge is desirable
• Interpersonal and communication skills. Confidence to liaise with customer and user representatives to discuss systems technical issues

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Foundation team:

This exciting systems & software programme covers many disciplines including design, development, installation, implementation, integration, acceptance, training and logistics support – it is run solely from our Christchurch site for delivery to our customer at various MoD locations.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 12th February 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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