Database Engineer

Scalers; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Database Engineer with expertise in PostgreSQL for a contractual opportunity in Birmingham. The ideal candidate should have experience managing databases in a production environment and be familiar with public clouds like GCP or AWS. Proficiency in automation using tools such as Ansible and scripting in languages like Python or Bash is essential. This role offers the chance to work with a developer-centric FinTech company.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Database Engineer supporting PostgreSQL in a production environment.
• Public cloud experience using OpenStack, GCP, or AWS.
• Experience using automation tools for deployment.

Responsibilities

• Support PostgreSQL and MySQL databases in a production environment.
• Utilize public cloud solutions for database management.
• Implement DevOps practices to streamline deployments.

Skills

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Public cloud (OpenStack, GCP, or AWS)

DevOps mindset

Ansible

Scripting (Python, Bash, Java)

Linux server administration

Git

Job description

Scalers are partnering with a FinTech scaleup company in London who are a developer centric organisation building cutting edge software in the Finance space.

We are looking for a Database Engineer with a focus on PostgreSQL to join our FinTech and Payments partner on a contractual basis. Please see below a snapshot of the role.

What we’re looking for from you :

• Working experience working as a Database Engineer supporting PostgreSQL and / or MySQL in a Production Environment.
• Public cloud experience using OpenStack, GCP or AWS
• A DevOps / automation first mindset, with experience using deployments with Ansible (or similar automation tool for config / admin)
• Practical Experience of the following using scripting languages or programming frameworks (Python, Bash, Java, etc)
• System administration and tuning of Linux-based servers
• Strong working knowledge and experience using code versioning tools like Git.

If interested in the above opportunity, please apply with an updated copy of your CV and someone from the Scalers team will be in touch.