Platform Engineer (Database SME)

Simpro Software; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Insurance

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Simpro Group (incorporating BigChange) seeks a Platform Engineer and SQL Server SME to own database strategy and scalable platform automation. You will drive DR readiness, upgrades, and performance tuning while collaborating with development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in DBRE/platform roles, strong SQL Server expertise, and AWS familiarity. This is an in-office Leeds role with opportunity for growth across product lines.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in platform engineering or DBRE roles.
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server architecture and high availability.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).

Responsibilities

• Own SQL Server design, upgrades, DR strategies, and lifecycle.
• Maintain platform availability and automate deployments via CI/CD.
• Provide performance tuning and index optimization guidance.
• Develop automation scripts in T-SQL, PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Manage security, RBAC, and change control across DB and platform.

Skills

Platform engineering

DBRE

SQL Server

PowerShell

Python

Bash

CI/CD

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

SQL Server

AWS

CI/CD tools

Backstage

Job description

Job Context This is a full-time in office position at our Leeds Office, LS15 8ZB.

At Simpro Group (incorporating BigChange), we build software that powers field service management businesses around the globe. As a Platform Engineer and Database Subject Matter Expert (SME), you will sit at the intersection of core infrastructure, platform automation, and database reliability. You will design, build, and maintain our platform infrastructure to guarantee high scalability, reliability, and performance. As our database expert, you will take full ownership of our SQL Server ecosystem—driving database resilience, architecture, migration strategies, and performance tuning—while collaborating with platform teams to automate infrastructure deployments via modern CI/CD pipelines.

What You’ll Do

• Database Strategy & Lifecycle Management: Own the design, strategy, patching, and maintenance of all SQL Server environments. Lead SQL Server upgrades, migrations, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Infrastructure & Platform Operations: Maintain high platform availability and performance. Collaborate with platform teams to automate deployments using modern CI/CD tools and Internal Developer Platforms (Backstage).
• Performance Tuning & Optimization: Provide advanced query optimization, index management, and technical leadership to development teams for database-related performance bottlenecks.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop, enhance, and maintain database automation scripts using T-SQL, PowerShell, Python, or Bash to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency.
• Security & Compliance: Manage change management processes, user access controls (RBAC), and security standards across database and platform environments.
• System Architecture & Documentation: Contribute to technology evaluations, make architectural decisions, and maintain comprehensive documentation within our developer portal.
• Incident Management & Reliability: Perform root cause analysis (RCA) on complex infrastructure issues and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to maintain system SLA/SLOs.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience: 3+ years of hands‑on experience in platform engineering, database administration/engineering, or DBRE roles.
• Database Expertise: Deep hands‑on knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server architecture, high availability (AlwaysOn/AGs), performance tuning, and disaster recovery.
• Cloud Computing: Strong working expertise with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).
• Automation & Scripting: Proficiency in modern scripting and programming languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, Node.js, Go, PHP, or Perl.
• Networking & CI/CD: Practical understanding of core networking concepts (VPCs, DNS, load balancing) and automated deployment tools.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

Nice to Have

• AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer).

What We Can Offer You

• A generous annual leave entitlement plus a personal leave entitlement
• Private Health Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support on relationships, bereavement, finances)
• Life Insurance
• Company pension scheme, with an uncapped 5% employer contribution
• Generous Parental Leave Program
• Paid Volunteer Leave Days
• Public Holiday Exchange Scheme
• Talent Referral Programme – get rewarded for referring a friend to join our team!
• Cyclescheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to a bike & equipment
• Home & Tech Scheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to some new tech
• A discounts and cash back scheme
• Casual dress and relaxed office environment
• Opportunities for career progression and development
• Diverse training & internal networking opportunities across all of our product lines
• Service recognition awards

Our Core Values

• We Are One Team
• We Are Customer Centric
• We Are Growth Minded
• We Are Accountable
• We Celebrate Success

Simpro, AroFlo, BigChange & ClockShark are equal opportunity employers with a best-of-class onboarding program and supportive team environments. This means that we want everyone to feel welcome and offer equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other non-performance factor.