Lead Database Architect & Reliability Engineer

Sharp Gaming; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Manchester is seeking a Lead DBA to oversee the architecture and operations of database platforms. This strategic role involves designing highly available systems and ensuring security and performance. Candidates should have strong experience with relational and non-relational databases, Linux administration, and CI/CD practices. A competitive salary ranging from £80,000 to £95,000 is offered, along with various benefits including bonuses and well-being support.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus schemes

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay

Employee well-being support

Qualifications

• Strong experience across relational and non-relational platforms like MariaDB and MySQL.
• Deep expertise in high availability, replication, clustering, and disaster recovery.
• Strong Linux administration and advanced scripting skills.
• Proven ability to solve complex performance issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and maintenance of highly available, fault-tolerant database infrastructure.
• Plan for growth and scalability aligned with business and platform needs.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Mentor Senior and Junior DBAs.

Skills

Relational and non-relational platforms (MariaDB, MySQL, MongoDB)

High availability, replication, clustering, and disaster recovery

Linux administration

Scripting skills

CI/CD and automation

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

A leading gaming company in Manchester is seeking a Lead DBA to oversee the architecture and operations of database platforms. This strategic role involves designing highly available systems and ensuring security and performance. Candidates should have strong experience with relational and non-relational databases, Linux administration, and CI/CD practices. A competitive salary ranging from £80,000 to £95,000 is offered, along with various benefits including bonuses and well-being support.