Database Infrastructure Engineer

Interaction Recruitment; England; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

33 days holiday including bank holiday

Flexible working arrangements

Employer pension contribution

Travel insurance for you and your fam

Employee share scheme

On-going training and development

Career progression opportunities

Free on-site parking

Descripción de la vacante

Interaction Recruitment are recruiting a Database Infrastructure Engineer in Northamptonshire. The role focuses on administering SQL Server and MySQL environments, ensuring high availability and performance across internal and client platforms.

You will manage replication, clustering and HA, support VMware-based infrastructure and handle backups, DR processes, and documentation. Travel to client sites may be required.

Formación

• Strong MS SQL Server administration experience, including Availability Groups and Replication.
• Experience with MySQL administration, Galera Clusters and performance tuning.
• Experience with virtualised infrastructure (VMware) and storage/networking basics.

Responsabilidades

• Administering and performance tuning Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL environments.
• Managing database replication, clustering and high-availability solutions.
• Supporting virtualised infrastructure using VMware vSphere and vCenter.
• Configuring and maintaining firewalls, networking and VPNs.
• Monitoring, testing and maintaining backup and disaster recovery processes.
• Providing occasional customer-facing support and documentation.

Conocimientos

SQL Server administration

MySQL administration

Database design & tuning

Networking & VPN configuration

VMware vSphere administration

Backup & disaster recovery

Documentation & reporting

Herramientas

SQL Server

MySQL

Galera Clusters

VMware vSphere/vCenter

Firewalls & VPNs

Descripción del empleo

Database Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Northamptonshire (100% Office Based)
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + Excellent Benefits
Job Type: Permanent

Interaction Recruitment are working with an innovative Northamptonshire-based technology business to recruit a Database Infrastructure Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation that develops and delivers advanced security and technology solutions to clients across the UK and internationally.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining, optimising and supporting critical database and infrastructure environments, ensuring high availability and performance across both internal systems and customer platforms.

The Role

As a Database Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for the administration, maintenance and performance tuning of SQL and MySQL database environments, alongside wider infrastructure and virtualisation technologies.

Working within a collaborative technical team, you will support systems that operate 24/7, implementing high availability, replication and backup strategies whilst contributing to ongoing infrastructure improvements and customer projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Administering and performance tuning Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL environments
• Managing database replication, clustering and high-availability solutions
• Supporting virtualised infrastructure using VMware vSphere and vCenter
• Configuring and maintaining firewalls, networking and VPNs
• Monitoring, testing and maintaining backup and disaster recovery processes
• Supporting internal IT infrastructure and customer-hosted environmentsProducing clear technical documentation and operational procedures
• Providing occasional customer-facing support and technical assistance
• Attending customer sites in the UK and overseas when required

About You

We are looking for a technically strong infrastructure professional with excellent problem-solving skills and a broad understanding of database technologies and IT systems.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong Microsoft SQL Server administration experience, including Availability Groups and Replication
• Strong MySQL administration experience, including Galera Clusters
• Database design, optimisation and performance tuning
• Firewall, networking and VPN configuration
• VMware vSphere and vCenter administration
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable Skills

• Neo4J Graph Database experience
• Cloud technologies with a focus on security and resilience
• Linux/Ubuntu administration
• Active Directory management
• VoIP, IP camera and communications systems
• IoT technologies including MQTT and LoRaWAN
• Hardware support covering servers, desktops, laptops and mobile devices
• Delivering technical training to end users of varying abilities

What's on Offer?

• Salary of £45,000 - £55,000
• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays, increasing to 38 days with service
• Flexible working arrangements
• Employer pension contribution
• Travel insurance for you and your family
• Employee share scheme
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Clear career progression opportunities
• Free on-site parking

This is an excellent opportunity for a Database Engineer, Database Administrator, Infrastructure Engineer, SQL DBA or Systems Engineer looking to join a forward-thinking technology company where you can broaden your skills and make a genuine impact.

For further information, please contact Dan Pearce.