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Technical Lead - IT Infrastructure & Support

Derby
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We are seeking a Technical Lead to join our team supporting one of our largest enterprise clients. This is a hands-on technical role, ideal for a senior engineer with strong Oracle and containerisation experience, who enjoys coaching and guiding junior staff without formal line management responsibilities.

Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 + on-call allowance
Location: Derby, East Midlands
Clearance: SC Clearance is a bonus but can be obtained

The role offers the opportunity to work on critical IT infrastructure projects, alongside supporting and enhancing secure, high-availability environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide senior technical expertise across infrastructure, containerisation, and Oracle platform support

  • Act as a technical point of escalation, resolving complex issues and ensuring stability of critical systems

  • Support the Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) platform - focusing on infrastructure and platform support, not database administration

  • Deliver a mix of project and BAU support work, with time structured between both

  • Guide and coach junior technical staff, helping allocate project and support tasks within the team

  • Participate in the on-call/standby rota (every 3-4 weeks), ensuring 24/7 support for the ODA platform

  • Contribute to ongoing service improvement initiatives, adopting modern practices and technologies

    Essential Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience with Oracle technologies, ideally Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) or similar infrastructure platforms

  • Practical experience with containerisation, specifically Docker

  • Broad IT infrastructure background (Windows/Linux servers, networking, virtualisation, backup, monitoring, etc)

  • Experience working in secure, high-availability environments

  • Ability to provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support to junior engineers

    Desirable Skills & Experience

  • Exposure to Kubernetes (planned future use)

  • Knowledge of DevOps practices and tooling

  • Prior experience in enterprise or large-scale technical support environments

  • Current security clearance (SC) - highly beneficial but not essential

    Working Pattern

  • Standard working hours (8-4 or 9-5)

  • On-site presence required (five days per week). Flexibility possible for the right candidate (e.g., four days a week)

  • On-call/standby rota every 3-4 weeks with additional payment

  • Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance (British nationality)

    Why Join?

    This role is a chance to work on complex and critical enterprise systems in a secure environment, developing expertise across Oracle platforms and modern containerisation technologies. The position offers a balance of technical depth, project delivery, and tech leadership, in a supportive and collaborative environment

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