PA2025Q3JB103 - Database Administrator - UK – PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL DBA

SS&C Technologies; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services and healthcare technology company is seeking a Database Administrator to manage PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases. This role involves daily operations and collaboration with global teams to ensure high-performance and secure database solutions. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and expertise in database technologies. This position is based in London.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on expertise in either PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server.
• Willingness to learn other database technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations for PostgreSQL and SQL Server databases.
• Ensure timely incident response by participating in on-call rotation.
• Collaborate with global teams for operational requests.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems

Tools

PostgreSQL

Microsoft SQL Server

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

SS&C is a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue. Headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, SS&C has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. About 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Role

Database Administrator – PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL DBA

Overall job purpose

As part of the Global Investor and Distribution Solutions (GIDS) Platform Services team, we manage and support enterprise-grade database platforms—including Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Oracle—that enable our organization to efficiently store, access, and govern data. We focus on ensuring these platforms are secure, compliant, and optimized for performance and reliability.

You will be an integral member of a globally distributed team, collaborating across multiple locations and time zones to provide reliable, high-performance database solutions that support the organization’s strategic goals.

We are looking for

• A highly motivated individual with strong analytical skill and proven ability to quickly understand complex systems in a fast-paced environment.
• A growth-minded professional—someone who embraces challenges, adapts to change, solves problems proactively, and stays current with industry best practices and technologies.
• A collaborative team player with strong communication skills, capable of working effectively with global teams across multiple time zones.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations for PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), and Oracle databases, including provisioning, patching, upgrades, backups, user management, and performance tuning.
• Participate in the on-call rotation to ensure timely incident response and resolution, maintaining high availability and reliability of database services.
• Collaborate with global teams across Thailand, India, the US, UK, Canada, and other regions to support daily operational requests and project initiatives.
• Ensure all database systems comply with regulatory, security, privacy, and audit requirements, maintaining a strong posture in governance and risk management.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise in either PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL).
• Willingness to learn and expand into other database technologies or data-related solutions.

Highly Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in more than one database technology is highly preferred—especially candidates with strong hands-on experience in both PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL).
• Hands-on experience with high availability (HA) database architectures and solutions.
• Experience working with NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure platforms (e.g., AWS).
• DevOps skills, including experience with tools such as CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, containers (e.g., Docker), Grafana, and Prometheus.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.