Database Engineer

Zopa; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company based in London is seeking a skilled Database Engineer to manage critical databases hosted in AWS. In this role, you'll work with AWS RDS Aurora PostgreSQL and SQL Server among other technologies. Key responsibilities include database maintenance, performance optimization, and collaboration with development teams. Enjoy a flexible hybrid work environment, with opportunities to work abroad up to 120 days a year. Applicants should have a strong knowledge of cloud services and database management.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Work-life balance

Ability to work from abroad for up to 120 days

Qualifications

• Cloud IaaS and PaaS knowledge and experience with AWS services – RDS, EC2, etc.
• Knowledge managing Aurora PostgreSQL, SQL Server and MySQL databases.
• Ability to write and execute SQL scripts in Production.

Responsibilities

• Provide standard database maintenance and administration tasks.
• Support database team stakeholders and perform BAU activities independently.
• Work closely with platform and development teams for database performance.

Skills

Cloud IaaS and PaaS experience with AWS services

Aurora PostgreSQL management

SQL Server and MySQL database management

Ability to write and execute SQL scripts

Service delivery for incidents/tasks

Tools

AWS RDS Aurora Postgres

SQL Server

RedGate tools

Terraform

Job description

Our Story

We’re Zopa. We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer‑to‑peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank – a bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre – we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa, so join us and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalife

The team

This is an exciting opportunity for a Database Engineer with administration and development skills to join a small and friendly team of Database Engineers responsible for managing business‑critical databases hosted in AWS. The Database Administration (DBA) team is committed to ensuring optimal system performance, reliability, data integrity, and security, while maintaining 24/7 availability of customer data across diverse database platforms.

Some of the tech stack you will be working with includes: AWS RDS Aurora Postgres, AWS RDS MySQL, SQL Server hosted on AWS EC2, WSFC, AlwaysOn, RedGate tools, Terraform, Jira – just to name a few.

A day in the life

• You will be reporting into the Head of Data Platforms
• You’ll be providing standard database maintenance and administration tasks while working closely with Senior Database Engineers to maintain database systems
• You’ll perform all kind of BAU activities independently, and support database team stakeholders
• You’ll work closely with platform and development teams to make sure we get the best performance from our database systems
• This role will require on‑call participation on a rota basis

About you

• Cloud IaaS and PaaS knowledge and experience with AWS services – RDS, EC2, IAM, S3, DMS, CloudWatch, Lambda
• Knowledge and experience managing Aurora PostgreSQL, SQL Server and MySQL databases
• The ability write and execute SQL scripts in Production
• Respond to a variety of database related requests on a daily basis
• Show a willingness to learn about latest cloud & AI technologies in the database space
• Maintain a consistently high level of service delivery for incidents, requests and changes
• The ability to prioritise projects and tasks

Added bonus

• Experience with WSFC & SQL Server AlwaysOn availability groups
• Knowledge of Postgres Logical replication and extensions
• Previous experience using AI
• Experience with terraform
• Supported Redshift cluster databases
• Worked with DB monitoring tools – Redgate Monitor
• Worked with personal data in a regulated company
• Hold AWS or Azure certificates

Benefits

At Zopa we value flexible ways of working. We value face‑to‑face collaboration and a good work‑life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2‑3 days a week. You’ll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year! But no matter where you are, we’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one. Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice.

Diversity Statement

Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.