Lead DBA

Lorien; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Manchester is seeking a Lead Database Administrator to shape the technical direction and architecture of its database estate. You will lead a growing team, define standards, and drive database operations towards modern practices. The role emphasizes hands-on engineering combined with strategic influence, making it a pivotal position in the company’s growth. Competitive salary and hybrid working model are offered for this leadership role.

Benefits

Salary up to £90,000 + bonus

Hybrid working model (2 days onsite)

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Opportunity to define database strategy

Qualifications

• Senior technical leadership role with hands-on engineering and strategic influence.
• Define standards and drive technical decisions.
• Lead and mentor a developing team in database operations.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction, architecture, and roadmap for the database estate.
• Guide architectural decisions ensuring environments are secure and scalable.
• Oversee infrastructure, automation, and reliability engineering with an emphasis on CI/CD.

Skills

Deep experience across relational and non-relational platforms (MariaDB, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.)

Excellent understanding of how to define and implement database strategy

Expertise in HA, replication, clustering, and disaster recovery

Proven ability to troubleshoot complex performance issues

Experience leading teams and mentoring junior engineers

Hands-on experience with CI/CD, automation, and IaC (Ansible, Terraform)

Job description

Vacancy Title: Lead Database Administrator
Location: Manchester
Salary: £90,000

The Company: Lorien are working with a leading technology driven organisation scaling its data operations to support mission‑critical platforms. They’re looking for a Lead Database Administrator to own the technical direction, architecture, and roadmap for their database estate while mentoring a talented, growing team.

The Role: This is a senior technical leadership role combining hands‑on engineering with strategic influence. You will define standards, drive technical decisions, and lead the evolution of database operations toward modern DevOps practices. Acting as the lead technical authority, you will guide a keen but developing team, coaching them to work collaboratively and confidently. You will be at the centre of architectural decisions, ensuring environments are secure and scalable. The role spans infrastructure, automation, and reliability engineering, with a strong emphasis on CI/CD and operational maturity.

Skill Requirements

We’re looking for candidates with a blend of the following:

• Deep experience across relational and non-relational platforms (MariaDB, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.)
• Excellent understanding of how to define and implement database strategy
• Expertise in HA, replication, clustering, and disaster recovery
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex performance issues
• Experience leading teams and mentoring junior engineers
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD, automation, and IaC (Ansible, Terraform)

Benefits

• Salary up to £90,000 + bonus
• Hybrid working model (Manchester‑based, 2 days onsite)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Opportunity to define database strategy and lead a high‑performing team

If you’re ready to take ownership of technical direction and help shape the future of database operations, we’d love to hear from you. Interviews are being arranged over the coming weeks, send over your CV to be considered.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.