Senior DB Platform Engineer: MongoDB, Cassandra & Redis

Visa; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Database Engineer to support their Database Platform Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have experience with Cassandra, MongoDB, and Redis, along with strong troubleshooting skills. Responsibilities include maintaining databases, responding to high severity issues, and ensuring continuous operation of mission-critical applications. This position offers opportunities for growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Mid-level Production DBA experience on Cassandra, Mongo, and Redis.
• Good UNIX platform skills and understanding of security.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for database production issues.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, monitor, and maintain databases.
• Respond to and analyze high severity calls.
• Manage capacity and reduce downtime in production environments.
• Write and maintain OS level scripts for DB automation.
• Perform proactive performance analysis and troubleshooting.

Skills

Database administration

Cassandra

MongoDB

Redis

UNIX platform skills

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

A leading financial services company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Database Engineer to support their Database Platform Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have experience with Cassandra, MongoDB, and Redis, along with strong troubleshooting skills. Responsibilities include maintaining databases, responding to high severity issues, and ensuring continuous operation of mission-critical applications. This position offers opportunities for growth in a dynamic environment.