PostgreSQL DBA - Hybrid/Remote, Modernisation & Cloud

Uniting Ambition; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work

Hybrid work model

Career growth

Cloud and DevOps exposure

Job summary

Uniting Ambition is seeking a hands-on Database Administrator to lead day-to-day operations and contribute to platform modernization across PostgreSQL and Oracle databases.

You'll optimize performance, implement HA, backup and DR strategies, and work with DevOps practices in a remote/hybrid, UK-based role with occasional travel to customer sites.

The ideal candidate has strong PostgreSQL expertise, knowledge of Oracle, and a proactive approach to problem solving and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven PostgreSQL administration experience.
• Working knowledge of Oracle database support.
• Experience with performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of replication, high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Backup and recovery expertise.
• Linux administration experience.
• Experience supporting production database environments.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support PostgreSQL and Oracle databases, with a primary focus on PostgreSQL
• Monitor, troubleshoot and optimise database performance
• Design and maintain high availability, replication, backup and disaster recovery solutions
• Perform database upgrades, patching and lifecycle management activities
• Support database migration and platform modernisation initiatives
• Maintain database security, access controls and compliance standards
• Investigate and resolve production issues in business-critical environments
• Work closely with development, infrastructure and support teams to deliver technical improvements
• Contribute to automation, CI/CD and continuous improvement initiatives
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures

Skills

PostgreSQL admin

Oracle DB

Performance tuning

HA & replication

Backup & DR

Linux admin

Production support

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Job description

Uniting Ambition is seeking a hands-on Database Administrator to lead day-to-day operations and contribute to platform modernization across PostgreSQL and Oracle databases.

You'll optimize performance, implement HA, backup and DR strategies, and work with DevOps practices in a remote/hybrid, UK-based role with occasional travel to customer sites.

The ideal candidate has strong PostgreSQL expertise, knowledge of Oracle, and a proactive approach to problem solving and collaboration.