Platform Engineer (Database SME)

simpro; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Company pension

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Discounts & cash back

Cyclescheme

Home & Tech Scheme

Casual dress

Career progression

Job summary

Simpro is seeking a DBRE/platform engineer for our Leeds office. You will own SQL Server design, upgrades, and disaster recovery, while collaborating with platform teams to automate deployments and ensure high availability. You will drive performance tuning and create automation scripts to reduce toil.

The role requires 3+ years in platform engineering or DBRE, strong SQL Server expertise, AWS experience, and solid scripting skills. Bachelor's degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in platform engineering, DBRE or related roles.
• Deep SQL Server expertise: AlwaysOn/AGs, HA, DR planning.
• Cloud experience with AWS.
• Proficient in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Node.js, Go, PHP or Perl).
• Knowledge of networking concepts and automated deployment tools.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Own SQL Server design, upgrades, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Maintain high platform availability; collaborate on CI/CD deployments.
• Provide advanced query tuning and index management for performance.
• Develop and maintain database automation scripts (T-SQL, PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Manage RBAC and security standards across database and platform environments.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and keep documentation up-to-date.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotations to meet SLA/SLO targets.

Skills

SQL Server

AlwaysOn AGs

High Availability

AWS Cloud

Scripting

CI/CD

Networking

RBAC

Education

BSc/BE in CS/SE

Job description

Job Context

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

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.