Senior PostgreSQL DBA - SC Cleared, Hybrid

Searchability NS&D; Aston-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Private medical

Income protection

Life assurance

Annual leave

Flexible benefits

Hybrid work model

Career progression

Job summary

Searchability NS&D is looking for an experienced Database Administrator with active SC clearance to manage PostgreSQL platforms across cloud and on‑prem environments for secure government programs.

You will work with infrastructure, data engineers and data scientists to optimise performance, design scalable schemas, manage migrations, backups and security, and support data ingestion within a hybrid UK setting (minimum 2 days onsite per week in Northwood, Andover or Corsham).

Qualifications

• Strong PostgreSQL DBA experience within enterprise or secure environments.
• Database performance tuning, optimisation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with:
• Query optimisation
• Index tuning
• 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

• Managing PostgreSQL database clusters across multiple cloud and on‑premise environments.
• Monitoring, tuning, and optimising database performance.
• Designing and maintaining scalable database schemas, tables, and views.
• Managing database migrations and data structures across environments, including offline deployments.
• Defining backup, recovery, and failover strategies.
• Managing database security, roles, permissions, and Row Level Security (RLS).
• Supporting data ingestion from a wide range of sources alongside engineering and data teams.
• Working with infrastructure teams on installation, patching, and database configuration.
• Owning and evolving core data models within the platform.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Database performance tuning

SQL/Query optimisation

Schema design

Backup and recovery

Security (RLS/roles)

Data ingestion

Tools

pgvector

PostGIS

Apache AGE

Oracle

MS SQL Server

Job description

Searchability NS&D is looking for an experienced Database Administrator with active SC clearance to manage PostgreSQL platforms across cloud and on‑prem environments for secure government programs.

You will work with infrastructure, data engineers and data scientists to optimise performance, design scalable schemas, manage migrations, backups and security, and support data ingestion within a hybrid UK setting (minimum 2 days onsite per week in Northwood, Andover or Corsham).