Database Engineer

GP Automate; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private healthcare for you & your family

Flexible hours

High-impact work

Learning and growth opportunities

Job summary

A healthcare technology company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Database Engineer to design and maintain robust databases. Responsibilities include ensuring database performance, uptime, and compliance while supporting integrations across the platform. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience with SQL, specifically in performance tuning and ETL/ELT processes. This role offers competitive salary, private healthcare for family, and a hybrid work model with flexible hours, primarily based in Central London.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience with SQL, preferably SQL Server.
• Strong proficiency with complex stored procedures.
• Experience with database performance tuning including partitioning and caching strategies.
• Experience tuning databases for high throughput and reliability.
• ETL/ELT workflows with validation, error handling and auditing.
• Understanding CDC and incremental loading strategies.
• Knowledge of data retention and key rotation policies.
• Experience with Azure SQL including backups and PITR.
• Strong English communication and collaboration.
• Capable of leading as the primary database specialist in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable relational databases.
• Support full-stack platform integrations with data flows.
• Ensure database performance, uptime, and compliance.
• Enforce RBAC, encryption, and healthcare data compliance.
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, clinicians, and stakeholders.
• Document schema and processes; contribute to long‑term scaling.

Skills

SQL

Database Performance Tuning

ETL/ELT Processes

Problem Solving

Communication

CDC / incremental loading

Data retention

Azure SQL

English communication

Small-team leadership

Tools

Azure SQL

Azure Data Factory

SSIS

SSIS

Azure Key Vault

Job description

As Database Engineer, you'll design and maintain the robust, scalable databases that power our platform. You'll ensure real‑time ingestion, 99.99% uptime, compliance, and seamless integration with all our services, helping NHS teams work faster and smarter.

Key Responsibilities

• Database Design: Build scalable relational databases (e.g. Azure SQL), optimize performance, and enable high‑volume data pipelines.
• Integration: Support full‑stack platform integrations including data flows triggered by Power Automate connectors.
• Performance & Reliability: Ensure uptime, backup, replication, and disaster recovery.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce role‑based access, encryption, and medical device compliance.
• Collaboration: Work closely with engineers, analysts, clinicians, and stakeholders to align with product goals.
• Documentation: Maintain clear schema/process documentation and contribute to long-term scaling strategy.

Requirements

Must‑have

• 5+ years hands‑on experience with SQL (SQL Server familiarity a plus)
• Strong proficiency with complex stored procedures incl. writing, debugging, and refactoring
• Proven experience with query optimisation incl. indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, query rewrites
• Experience with database performance tuning incl. partitioning, caching strategies, statistics management
• Experience implementing robust ETL/ELT processes with proper validation, error handling and audit trails
• Understanding of CDC and incremental loading strategies
• Understanding of data retention strategies and key rotation policies
• Experience with Azure SQL including backup configuration, failover strategies, and point‑in‑time recovery
• Strong communicator, proficient in spoken and written English, problem‑solver, and collaborator.
• Comfortable working as the primary database specialist on a small team.

Nice‑to‑have

• Familiarity with Azure Hyperscale database
• Healthcare data security or high‑compliance background
• Familiarity with Azure Data Factory, SSIS, or equivalent tooling
• Experience with Azure Key Vault, Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and Always Encrypted

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Private healthcare for you & your family
• Flexible hours, hybrid model - 2 days in Central London Office location.
• High‑impact work in real NHS practices
• Learning, growth & purpose‑driven innovation