Senior Application Operations Engineer - Database Administrator

Scottish Government; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Scotland is seeking an experienced Senior Application Operations Engineer - Database Administrator. The role involves maintaining and implementing critical databases, performance monitoring, and coordinating deployment activities. The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership and collaboration in a team-oriented environment. The agency emphasises inclusivity, employee wellbeing, and professional development, committed to delivering high-quality public services across Scotland.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and optimising databases across multiple cloud-hosted DBMS.
• Ability to lead change-based activities and code deployment.
• Strong analytical skills for dealing with complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and implement key databases in the organisation.
• Support ongoing performance monitoring and optimisation of databases.
• Coordinate change-based activities for service deployment.

Skills

Advanced Database Administration

Leadership

Collaboration

Performance monitoring

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

DB2

MySQL

Job description

Are you an experienced IT professional with advanced Database Administration skills? We’re looking for a Senior Application Operations Engineer - Database Administrator who brings strong leadership, collective ownership, collaborative spirit, and a motivation to drive improvement.

The Senior Application Operations Engineer - Database Administrator will play a pivotal role in maintaining and implementing key databases in the organisation, carrying out database management duties including performance monitoring, optimisation, security and reporting. The successful candidate will join a team of 5 Database Administrators, aiding in the ongoing support, maintenance, and development of business-critical databases across multiple cloud-hosted Database Management Systems, including DB2, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server.

Dealing with more complex issues, a senior application operations engineer is responsible for code deployment and coordinating change-based activities, such as taking services live. Depending on the complexity and size of a project and the likely impact it will have on the business, you might manage and maintain certain aspects of an application.

Social Security Scotland, an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government, delivers 17 major benefits to around 2 million people across Scotland. The organisation plays a vital role in supporting low-income and disabled individuals, carers, and families, while helping to achieve the Scottish Government’s statutory child poverty targets. Our Charter reflects our core values and commitments, ensuring clients are treated with dignity, fairness, and respect, and that their feedback helps shape service improvements.

We aim to foster a positive and inclusive organisational culture, emphasising employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, professional development, and performance enhancement. Recognising that its workforce is essential to providing high‑quality public services, Social Security Scotland is dedicated to creating an environment where staff are empowered to grow and contribute meaningfully.