Oracle Database Engineer

We're Future, a global leader in specialist media. Our people bring our trusted brands to life, helping millions of people discover expert content that informs, inspires, and drives action. As a pioneering multiplatform media powerhouse, we provide expert content and technology that build valuable communities across all channels.

The Circulation Tech team of 9 consists of Project Managers, Business Analysts, BI and ORACLE and Software Engineers. Additionally, the team is the conduit for Infrastructure/ Networks based projects, working closely with an extended team to manage and deliver change through to Marketforce and its applications.

The team works closely with other partners:

Future colleagues such as the Finance (NetSuite) team, Editorial, Production, Tech & Engineering teams

Marketforce partners such as 3rd party (non-Future) publishers, wholesalers, retailers, carriers, International distributors

Within Future, Marketforce is the business unit focused on Circulation Newsstand in the UK and globally. With more than 30 years of experience, Marketforce leads the way in magazine distribution, global sales and marketing for a wide range of publishing partners, which includes the Future portfolio. It is the #1 magazine distributor, distributing over 200 million copies worldwide each year.

The Marketforce applications are bespoke and purpose-built, on the foundations of Oracle (19c)/ ORACLE Forms, ORACLE APEX 24.2, and WebLogic 12.2.1.3.0 and Microsoft .NET technologies, using both waterfall and agile methodologies. The exception is our BI reporting tool, Business Objects XI (BOXI) , a proprietary SAP product. Developer tools and supporting products exist which are used to aid the ongoing development of the applications.

Underpinning the applications is a suite of ORACLE distributed 19c databases, hosted on multiple ORACLE Data Appliance hardware.

Reporting to Database Manager, this position requires the individual to become the ORACLE PL/SQL and ORACLE APEX 24.2 technical expert for applications, BAU delivery, enhancements, developments and the primary contact for the business. Each engineer also has to provide secondary cover for other applications based on their technology experience