Platform Engineer: SQL Server, Cloud & Automation Lead

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

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.