Senior Database Engineer – Hybrid, Performance & Resilience

BBC Group and Public Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading broadcasting organization is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (DBA) to work in its Technology & Media Operations group. In this role, you'll directly influence technical strategies and key engineering decisions, ensuring high performance and reliability across critical business platforms. Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in relational databases like Oracle and MySQL, and familiarity with cloud technologies. The position offers a competitive salary and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible 35-hour working week

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted health care and gym

Qualifications

• Expertise in at least 3 major RDBMS.
• Experience with scripting languages like Python and PowerShell.
• Knowledge of HA/DR configurations.

Responsibilities

• Lead secure database solutions implementation.
• Provide operational support for relational databases.
• Monitor and tune database performance.

Skills

Relational database expertise

Strong SQL

Scripting (Python, PowerShell)

Monitoring and performance tuning

Backup and recovery strategies

Security best practices

Tools

Oracle

MySQL

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Job description

A leading broadcasting organization is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (DBA) to work in its Technology & Media Operations group. In this role, you'll directly influence technical strategies and key engineering decisions, ensuring high performance and reliability across critical business platforms. Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in relational databases like Oracle and MySQL, and familiarity with cloud technologies. The position offers a competitive salary and hybrid working options.