PostgreSQL Database Engineer – AWS, Remote & Flexible

Leidos; Frimley; Ibrido; GBP 47.000 - 61.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible benefits

Flexi-Time Working

Descrizione del lavoro

Leidos UK is seeking a Database Engineer to join our permanent team in Farnborough, with flexibility to work from home depending on business demands. You will build, maintain and improve PostgreSQL database services in AWS, delivering secure, scalable data platforms that support critical UK sectors and data-driven decisions.

Working alongside experienced engineers, you will investigate performance, implement migrations and optimizations, participate in Agile delivery, and provide operational

Competenze

• Practical PostgreSQL database administration experience.
• Good SQL skills; PL/pgSQL experience would be advantageous.
• Experience with AWS database services such as Amazon RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Experience with database migration or replication tooling; AWS DMS is advantageous.
• Experience working collaboratively in an Agile or Scrum engineering team.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to estimate well-defined tasks and identify dependencies with support from senior colleagues.
• Experience investigating query performance and applying straightforward improvements.

Mansioni

• Working collaboratively with Database Engineers and wider delivery teams in an Agile environment.
• Building, maintaining and operating PostgreSQL database environments in AWS.
• Investigating and resolving database, data processing and performance issues, with support where required.
• Evaluating tools and technologies and contributing to improvements to database platforms and operational processes.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of database integration, migration and data processing processes.
• Collaborating with engineering, testing and DevOps teams.
• Contributing to task planning, effort estimates, dependency identification and technical risk discussions.
• Supporting the controlled migration of test and sensitive production data.
• Providing operational support for database services and escalating complex issues to senior engineers when appropriate.

Conoscenze

PostgreSQL administration

SQL skills

AWS (RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL)

Agile / Scrum

Communication skills

Task estimation

Data migration tooling

Strumenti

AWS DMS

Amazon RDS

Aurora PostgreSQL

Descrizione del lavoro

Leidos UK is seeking a Database Engineer to join our permanent team in Farnborough, with flexibility to work from home depending on business demands. You will build, maintain and improve PostgreSQL database services in AWS, delivering secure, scalable data platforms that support critical UK sectors and data-driven decisions.

Working alongside experienced engineers, you will investigate performance, implement migrations and optimizations, participate in Agile delivery, and provide operational