Senior SQL Platform Engineer - Global & Hybrid

Pacific Life Re; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private health insurance

Group life insurance

Gym membership

Job summary

Pacific Life Re is seeking an experienced Senior SQL Database Engineer in London to take technical ownership of the Microsoft SQL Server estate supporting our global business. The role works across multiple regions, driving standards, resilience, security, and performance across SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments.

The role collaborates with Infrastructure, Application, Actuarial, Data and Security teams to deliver scalable database services.

Qualifications

• Strong experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments.
• Practical PostgreSQL administration experience alongside SQL Server.
• Deep knowledge of SQL Server lifecycle, upgrades, patching and security practices.
• Automation skills with PowerShell and T-SQL.

Responsibilities

• Own the PL Re SQL Server estate, ensuring health, resilience and security.
• Define SQL engineering standards, builds and design patterns.
• Develop the technical roadmap and manage lifecycle risks.
• Monitor and optimize SQL Server performance and capacity.
• Lead backup, restore, and disaster recovery testing.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Application, Actuarial, and Data teams.
• Automate DBA activities and maintain runbooks.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

SQL performance tuning

Backup and recovery

Security and compliance

High availability

Database migrations

Automation (PowerShell/T-SQL)

Incident & problem management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical documentation

Tools

Veeam

ServiceNow

CMDB

Job description

Pacific Life Re is seeking an experienced Senior SQL Database Engineer in London to take technical ownership of the Microsoft SQL Server estate supporting our global business. The role works across multiple regions, driving standards, resilience, security, and performance across SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments.

The role collaborates with Infrastructure, Application, Actuarial, Data and Security teams to deliver scalable database services.