Oracle OCI Lead Engineer

The Bank of England is seeking a Lead Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Platform Engineer in Leeds to enhance its digital enterprise services. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and managing cloud-based infrastructure while providing technical leadership and mentoring junior engineers. Key responsibilities include establishing monitoring strategies, ensuring security compliance, and overseeing OCI deployments. Applicants should possess experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, strong networking knowledge, and the ability to work independently. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, promoting an inclusive workplace culture. Applications are open until 1 August 2025.

Location: Leeds
Job Description
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The Bank has started gaining a greater foothold in cloud services over the last few years. As we grow, we are evolving our operating model to allow us to run our services more effectively. This role sits within the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform team which is part of Central Services and Governors DGCIO.
We do not expect new joiners to have expert skills across all the technical areas we are looking towards, but we do want you to enjoy learning and will support you to fill technical gaps (through available relevant learning content, e.g. Oracle University).
We are looking for an experienced Lead Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Platform Engineer to be part of the digital enterprise services Oracle platform team, to build and manage cloud-based infrastructure, working alongside a fantastic team and reporting into the Technology ERP Platform Lead. The respective individual must be able to work independently, produce foundational, simple, robust, and maintainable solutions, which they implement, document, and deliver.
They are expected to know the technical aspects of OCI deployments, ensuring solutions are secure, efficient and compliant with industry standards. They design, implement and maintain OCI infrastructure, focusing on monitoring and logging, identity and access management and core infrastructure, including virtual machines, storage solutions and networking components. Responsibilities include technical leadership, architectural reviews, platform support and mentoring junior engineers.
Responsibilities include:
Leadership:
Provide guidance and mentoring to OCI platform engineers fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
Platform support and project delivery through effective resource management and planning
Act as a point of escalation / subject matter expertise for OCI related matters and lead on root cause analysis with a focus on resilience and prevention
Monitoring & Logging:
Establish a proactive observability strategy – dashboards, metrics, logs, traces – for critical Oracle services
Design and implement enterprise grade logging and monitoring solutions using OCI Logging, OCI Monitoring, Events and Alarms.
Integrate OCI monitoring with third party SIEM, ITSM and APM tools (e.g. Splunk, BMC etc.)
Lead the setup of custom metrics, threshold-based alerting, and anomaly detection to reduce mean time to detect/respond (MTTD/MTTR).
Drive operational excellence via log aggregation, correlation and root cause analysis across cloud environments.
Automate monitoring deployment through Infrastructure as Code.
Role Requirements
Minimum Criteria
Demonstrable experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), including proficiency in the design and build of services such as Compute, Networking, Storage and Security
Solid understanding of networking concepts, security principles and best practices for cloud environments
Provide oversight and technical assurance on project solution designs to be hosted on the platform.
Essential Criteria
Able to work independently and with minimal supervision while also showing proficiency at prioritising your time across multiple engagements, particularly when working to deadlines.
Proven ability to build relationships with and manage stakeholders in the key business areas impacted, in the senior technical leadership, in the Bank enterprise architecture team, and with the third-party systems implementation teams.
Desirable Criteria
Experience working with other teams in IT, including application developers and DevOps as well as Cyber or IT Infra engineers to ensure OCI meets the organization’s requirements and can support its goals
Oversee backup and DR strategies using Oracle Managed Automatic Backups as well as Object Storage and Autonomous Data Guard
Manage the performance of OCI resources, diagnosing and troubleshooting issues.
Proven ability to develop and implement automation processes (using Infrastructure as code: Terraform for provisioning and managing OCI resources) to simplify the management of cloud-based infrastructure.
Understanding of Cloud billing and quotas
Make changes to optimise system/platform performance.
More About the Department – DGCIO CS&G
Within DGCIO CS&G you will work with people who are passionate about delivering high quality products and services. Unlike many large organisations, we provide both engineering and development in-house and this internal expertise allows us to understand the diverse needs of our historic institution, and work using agile methodologies to deliver them.
You’ll focus on providing quality systems and services that matter to the nation’s economy. Payment, Analytical, Supervision and Central Functions systems, we develop and support them all as part of our broad remit. Collaborating closely with colleagues across Technology and throughout the organization; you will help deliver safe and supportable services which underpin business processes.
We strive for best-practice and our teams are aligned to structured processes, which we will support you to understand through mentoring, training and formal qualifications.
Digital Enterprise Services Domain
The DES Domain is accountable for the provision of enterprise systems and services that support core business and technology functions across the Bank.
It supports the following key platforms:
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Platform that includes but is not exclusive to ERP and Human Capital Management (HCM) including core HR, payroll, order processing, accounting, budgeting and resource management
Power Platform and Application Cloud Services for services such as core Bank-wide D365, RTGS, PRA supervision and customer contact information and insight, Azure applications including the Bank’s website hosted in Azure using Kubernetes.
The Bank’s technology has changed significantly over the last ten years and we expect a similarly dramatic shift in the next decade. Our platforms must keep pace with financial and governmental institutions across the globe, using standardised and commodity services to improve efficiencies and focus on areas of differentiation. To this end, the Bank has three strategic technology objectives: harnessing new technologies, modernising technology practices and building a digital-first culture.
Our Approach to Inclusion
The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.
At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we’re working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to make the best decisions for the public.
We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We’ve also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they’re needed.
For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.
Finally, we’re proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme . If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application.
Salary and Benefits Information
We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.
We offer a salary as follows:
Leeds circa £72,320 – £81,360
In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:
Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
26 days’ annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
Private medical insurance and income protection.
National Security Vetting Process
Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank’s Privacy Notice .
The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.
The Application Process
Important: Please ensure that you complete the ‘work history’ section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It’s therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.
This role closes on 1 August 2025.
The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages.
Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.