PostgreSQL SRE

Barclays Bank PLC; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a PostgreSQL SRE to monitor and maintain critical technology infrastructure while leading innovation in database administration. In this key role, you will drive the resolution of complex technical issues and collaborate with development teams to enhance operational reliability and performance. Candidates should have substantial experience with PostgreSQL and SRE practices, as well as proficiency in DevOps tools and automation techniques. This role can be based in our Knutsford or Glasgow office.

Qualifications

• Experience leading SRE practices in large organizations.
• Expertise in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Knowledge of data migration tools and software.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain critical technology infrastructure.
• Develop automation tools to optimize operational processes.
• Collaborate with development teams for improved performance.

Skills

Experience as a Database Administrator, focusing on PostgreSQL

Background in SRE practices

Hands-on experience with Containers and Kubernetes

Experience with DevOps automation tools

Tools

Code versioning (git)

JIRA

Ansible

Job description

Join us as a PostgreSQL SRE at Barclays where you'll effectively monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure and resolve more complex technical issues, whilst minimizing disruption to operations. In this role you will assume a key technical leadership role. You will shape the direction of our database administration, ensuring our technological approaches are innovative and aligned with the Bank’s business goals.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Database Administrator, with a focus on PostgreSQL and similar database technologies such as Oracle or MS-SQL.
• A background in implementing and leading SRE practices across large organizations or complex teams.
• Hands‑on experience on Containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience with DevOps automation tools such as Code versioning (git), JIRA, Ansible, database CI / CD tools and their implementation.

Highly Valued Skills

• Expertise with scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation / migration tasks.
• Experience of working on Data migration tools and software’s.
• Expertise in system configuration management tools such as Chef, Ansible for database server configurations.

Purpose of the role

To apply software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response, to ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through them.

Accountabilities

• Availability, performance, and scalability of systems and services through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and capacity planning.
• Resolution, analysis and response to system outages and disruptions, and implement measures to prevent similar incidents from recurring.
• Development of tools and scripts to automate operational processes, reducing manual workload, increasing efficiency, and improving system resilience.
• Monitoring and optimisation of system performance and resource usage, identify and address bottlenecks, and implement best practices for performance tuning.
• Collaboration with development teams to integrate best practices for reliability, scalability, and performance into the software development lifecycle, and work closely with other teams to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions / business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are : L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and / or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies / procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organization sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc) to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

This role can be based in our Knutsford or Glasgow office.