Database Administrator

JR United Kingdom; Watford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global FinTech company as a Database Administrator based in Watford, Hertfordshire. This 6-month contract role involves optimizing and managing PostgreSQL and Oracle databases while supporting critical migrations to AWS services. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in database management and hands-on experience with various AWS services, ensuring compliance and best practices are followed continuously.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and Oracle in production environments.
• Experience migrating database workloads from Oracle to Postgres.
• Proficiency with AWS services and infrastructure automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage, configure, and optimize PostgreSQL databases on Amazon Aurora.
• Support migration of databases from on-premise Exadata to AWS Aurora Postgres.
• Implement security best practices and ensure high availability.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Oracle

AWS

Database Security

Query Optimization

Performance Tuning

Infrastructure Automation

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CloudWatch

Datadog

Job description

Database Administrator - Watford, Hertfordshire

Join a global FinTech company on a 6-month contract with the possibility of extension. The role involves hands-on technical work and collaboration with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure data infrastructure aligns with business needs and industry standards.

Your Responsibilities

• Manage, configure, and optimize PostgreSQL databases on Amazon Aurora and Oracle databases on on-premise Exadata and AWS RDS.
• Support the migration of mission-critical databases from on-premise Exadata to AWS Aurora Postgres.
• Support workloads on other AWS database engines including MySQL, MariaDB, and SQL Server, ensuring compliance with PCI DSS and other regulations.
• Implement security best practices, including user management, encryption, and auditing.
• Design and implement database schemas, partitioning, and indexing strategies.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability of database systems.
• Configure monitoring and management tools to troubleshoot complex database issues in real time.
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and Oracle in production environments.
• Experience migrating database workloads from Oracle to Postgres.
• Deep understanding of PostgreSQL architecture, replication, clustering, and vacuum/MVCC processes.
• Proven skills in query optimization and performance tuning.
• Experience with AWS services like EC2, S3, VPC, and IAM.
• Knowledge of database security principles and compliance frameworks.
• Implementing backup and recovery strategies.
• Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like CloudWatch and Datadog.
• Experience with database replication tools such as AWS DMS and Goldengate.
• Collaborating with DevOps teams to integrate databases into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code frameworks.

Apply now for immediate consideration!