Database Engineer

Scalers; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A technology recruitment agency is seeking a Database Engineer with strong PostgreSQL skills to work with a FinTech scaleup in Glasgow. The role requires experience in a production environment, cloud services like AWS or GCP, and familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible. Ideal candidates will also have solid scripting experience and system administration skills on Linux servers. This is a contract position offering a great opportunity to work on cutting-edge financial software.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Database Engineer with PostgreSQL in production.
• Familiarity with public cloud services like AWS or GCP.
• Experience with automation tools like Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage PostgreSQL databases in production.
• Implement cloud solutions using OpenStack or AWS.
• Automate deployments using scripting frameworks.

Skills

PostgreSQL

MySQL

OpenStack

GCP

AWS

Ansible

Python

Bash

Linux system 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.