Database Administrator

Technify Talent; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Reading office

Competitive salary

Job summary

Technify Talent in Reading is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to own a complex MariaDB/MySQL environment supporting a mission-critical software platform. You will partner with software engineers, platform specialists and data teams to keep the database secure, resilient and optimised.

You will design schemas, manage migrations, monitor performance and implement robust backup, recovery and security practices.

Qualifications

• Experience administering production MariaDB/MySQL databases.
• Strong understanding of performance tuning, indexing and query optimisation.
• Experience designing and executing schema migration strategies.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery and disaster recovery best practices.
• Automation experience using SQL alongside Python or Bash scripts.
• Strong communication skills across engineering teams.
• Experience in containerised environments using Docker.
• Experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ.
• Experience supporting distributed or multi-site deployments.
• Background in regulated, security-conscious or mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, administration and ongoing optimisation of production MariaDB/MySQL databases.
• Develop and manage safe deployment, validation and rollback of schema migrations.
• Monitor, analyse and optimise database performance in high-volume environments.
• Design and maintain backup, recovery and data retention strategies.
• Implement and maintain database security, permissions and audit controls.
• Create automation, monitoring and health-check tooling to improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with developers to optimise queries, indexing strategies and data models.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Provide guidance on database architecture and best practices across teams.

Skills

MariaDB/MySQL administration

Performance tuning & indexing

Schema migrations & rollback

Backup & DR strategies

SQL automation with Python/Bash

CI/CD integration

Database security & auditing

Containerized environments (Docker)

Messaging systems (RabbitMQ)

Distributed/multi-site deployments

Regulated/mission-critical envs

Tools

Docker

RabbitMQ

Job description

Help shape the data platform behind a mission-critical technology solution

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We're looking for an experienced Database Administrator to take ownership of a complex, high-availability database environment that supports a sophisticated operational software platform. This is an opportunity to join an innovative engineering team where reliability, performance and automation are central to delivering cutting-edge technolog

y.Working closely with software engineers, platform specialists and data teams, you'll ensure the database layer remains secure, resilient and highly optimised while supporting the continued evolution of a growing produc

Key Responsibilities

• iesOwn the design, administration and ongoing optimisation of production MariaDB/MySQL databas


• es.Develop and manage robust database schema migrations with safe deployment, validation and rollback process


• es.Monitor, analyse and optimise database performance in high-volume, write-intensive environmen


• ts.Design and maintain backup, recovery and data retention strategies, regularly validating restore process


• es.Implement and maintain database security, permissions and audit contro


• ls.Create automation, monitoring and health-check tooling to improve operational efficiency and scalabili


• ty.Collaborate with software developers to optimise queries, indexing strategies and data mode


• ls.Support the wider engineering function by contributing to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment process


• es.Provide guidance on database architecture and best practice across development tea

Key Skills & Experience

• enceStrong commercial experience administering production MariaDB or MySQL databa


• ses.Excellent understanding of database performance tuning, indexing and query optimisat


• ion.Experience designing and executing schema migration strateg


• ies.Knowledge of backup, recovery and disaster recovery best practi


• ces.Automation experience using SQL alongside Python or Bash script


• ing.Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering and technical te


• tion.Containerised environments using Do


• cker.Event-driven architectures or messaging technologies such as Rabb


• itMQ.Experience supporting distributed or multi-site database deploym


• ents.Background working within regulated, security-conscious or mission-critical environm

What's on

• OfferHybrid working with regular collaboration from the Reading o


• ffice.The opportunity to work on technically challenging, large-scale software pro


• ducts.A collaborative engineering culture focused on quality, innovation and continuous improv


• ement.Competitive salary and benefits pa


• ckage.Long-term career development within a growing technology bus