SC-Cleared PostgreSQL DBA | Hybrid & Secure Data Platforms

Searchability NS&D; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension contributions up to 10

Private medical cover

Life assurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible benefits programme

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Searchability NS&D is seeking an experienced PostgreSQL DBA to support secure, large-scale platforms across cloud and on-premise environments in the UK. You will work within a highly collaborative engineering team on data-driven government-focused programmes.

You’ll manage PostgreSQL clusters, optimise performance, design scalable schemas, handle migrations, and implement robust backup/recovery and security measures. Active SC clearance is required; DV desirable.

Qualifications

• Strong PostgreSQL DBA experience in enterprise or secure environments.
• Database performance tuning, optimisation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with query optimisation, index tuning and execution plan analysis.
• Experience managing PostgreSQL clustering and failover strategies.
• Strong data modelling and schema design experience.
• Knowledge of backup and recovery methodologies.
• Experience storing and managing JSON objects within PostgreSQL.
• Strong stakeholder communication and collaborative working skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage PostgreSQL database clusters across cloud and on-premise environments.
• Monitor, tune, and optimise database performance.
• Design and maintain scalable database schemas, tables and views.
• Manage migrations and data structures across environments, including offline deployments.
• Define backup, recovery, and failover strategies.
• Manage database security, roles, permissions, and RLS.
• Support data ingestion from diverse sources with engineering teams.
• Collaborate with infrastructure on installation, patching, and config.
• Own and evolve core data models within the platform.

Skills

PostgreSQL DBA

Performance tuning

Troubleshooting

Query optimisation

Index tuning

Execution plan analysis

Clustering & failover

Data modelling

Backup & recovery

JSON in PostgreSQL

Stakeholder comms

Tools

pgvector

PostGIS

AGE

Job description

Searchability NS&D is seeking an experienced PostgreSQL DBA to support secure, large-scale platforms across cloud and on-premise environments in the UK. You will work within a highly collaborative engineering team on data-driven government-focused programmes.

You’ll manage PostgreSQL clusters, optimise performance, design scalable schemas, handle migrations, and implement robust backup/recovery and security measures. Active SC clearance is required; DV desirable.