6 jobs found in Newcastle upon Tyne

In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people’s lives. We are responsible for England’s environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out.   Our objectives are:   To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future.   To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production.     To be an outstanding organisation focused on making a difference, with world class delivery capability.   Department for...

About the role: We are looking for a Senior Oracle DBA to join DWP's HCS Database Platforms team. This team supports the database services that underpin some of the most critical systems in the UK, directly affecting the daily lives of millions of citizens. You'll support and enhance DWP's mission critical Oracle database platforms, including on prem and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You'll be working alongside highly skilled Database Specialists and Engineers who ensure DWP services are designed, delivered and maintained to high standards, using agile methods and robust engineering practices.   As a Senior Oracle DBA your main responsibilities will be: Supporting highly available Oracle databases across Linux and AIX environments. Managing Oracle RAC, ASM, AFD, HANFS, and TAF. Implementing, automating and maintaining HA/DR solutions including Data Guard. Performing patching, upgrades, performance tuning and resilience improvements....

Core Purpose  Join DWP's Digital Payment Services team on a major, multi-year transformation programme modernising one of the UK's largest and most critical payment platforms. As the UK's biggest payer, supporting over 22 million citizens and processing approximately £230 billion in payments annually, this programme is re-platforming core systems to improve resilience, scalability and future innovation across government services.   As part of an Agile delivery team, you will support the delivery of applications across AME Payments, contributing to the reliability and performance of critical citizen-facing services.   As a Test Engineer , your main responsibilities will be to: Test applications that underpin critical citizen services, ensuring usability, accessibility, security, stability and performance. Build and maintain robust automated test frameworks and test suites. Identify, log and support resolution of defects impacting...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.   Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to: Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society Improve experience of our services...

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active SC clearance.    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.   Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:   Help people to move into work and...

    The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is a new arm's-length body established to deliver compensation at pace to those affected by the infected blood scandal. We are committed to placing the community at the heart of our work, ensuring that those infected and affected receive the recognition and support they deserve.   As a Senior Digital Business Analyst in IBCA, you will be working at pace working with a multi-disciplined team to conduct analysis that allows us to meet user and business needs   You will undertake research and analysis to understand how a IBCA works, considering the people, organisation, processes, information, data and technology.   You will identify areas for improvement, explore feasible options, analyse the effects of change and define success measures.   You will identify and elaborate user and business needs to enable effective design, development and testing of services and business...