Overview
Lead the engineering behind critical public sector pension systems. The role focuses on delivering and supporting the Pensions Compensation Programme (DBS) with Oracle Applications expertise in a high-availability environment. This position combines hands-on technical leadership with modern DevOps practices to improve stability, performance, and delivery of mission-critical applications within a secure setting.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, support and maintenance of Oracle-based business applications.
- Drive production support, incident resolution and root cause analysis.
- Manage application releases, deployments and change activities.
- Design and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines (YAML and Classic).
- Automate build, test and deployment processes.
- Support application patching, upgrades and environment management.
- Work with complex datasets to deliver reporting, analysis and data fixes.
- Enhance monitoring, logging and automation capabilities.
- Ensure system stability, availability and performance across multiple environments.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring within the engineering team.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong Oracle Applications experience.
- Extensive knowledge of RDBMS and SQL for data analysis and reporting.
- Proven experience supporting and maintaining production applications.
- Hands-on Azure DevOps CI/CD experience (YAML and Classic pipelines).
- Experience with release management, deployments and application patching.
- Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell and T-SQL).
- Knowledge of DevOps practices, SDLC and version control.
- Experience working in high-availability, business-critical environments.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of WPS Pensions and Compensation systems.
- Experience with ServiceNow, Dimensions and DIP File Share.
- Familiarity with Compendia, Touch and Compose.
- Understanding of Privileged Access Management (PAM) and security controls.
- Existing DV or SC clearance.
Employment Details
- Employment Type: Permanent.
- Location: Hybrid — Gosport.
- Security Clearance Level: Eligible for SC and DV Clearance.
- Salary: Up to £65,000 per year.
Benefits
- £5,400 car allowance
- 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days
- Private medical
- Life assurance
- Pension
About Sopra Steria: Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. We focus on delivering high-impact solutions in safety- and security-critical environments and support professional development, mentorship, and knowledge sharing among colleagues.
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