(Senior)PostgreSQL and Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) d/f/m

(Senior) PostgreSQL and Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) d/f/m

Location(s): London, City of London, GB, EC2R 8HP; Swindon, Wiltshire, GB, SN5 6PB; Essen, NW, DE, 45141

Company: RWE Supply & Trading GmbH

To start as soon as possible, full time / part time, permanent

Functional area: IT / Digital

Remuneration: tariff/non-tariff

Role Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Database Administrator with experience in managing Oracle and PostgreSQL databases on Amazon RDS and EC2. The ideal candidate will be familiar with Terraform, DevOps practices, and the use of RMAN for Oracle database backups. This position involves database design, deployment, optimisation, and automation, as well as performance tuning and incident resolution.

Collaboration with developers, architects, and DevOps teams is essential to ensure that data infrastructure meets business needs and industry standards.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Manage, design, and optimise Oracle and PostgreSQL databases on Amazon RDS and EC2 instances.
2. Configure Oracle backups using RMAN for instances hosted on EC2.
3. Support automation scripting for deployment and operations using Python, Bash, or Terraform.
4. Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions such as RDS Multi-AZ, read replicas, PostgreSQL replication, EC2-based failover, and Aurora global databases.
5. Integrate database management into CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI or GitHub Actions.
6. Use CloudWatch or other tools to monitor performance, database health, and availability.
7. Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Engineering teams to align database strategies with overall platform architecture.
8. Troubleshoot complex incidents and optimise SQL, stored procedures, and indexing strategies across business-critical applications.
9. Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior DBAs and developers on cloud database best practices.

Skills & Experience Required:

1. 4+ years of DBA experience, including 3+ years in AWS cloud environments managing RDS and EC2 for Oracle and PostgreSQL.
2. Experience with Aurora PostgreSQL or Oracle Goldengate.
3. Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL, and understanding of PostgreSQL functions and extensions.
4. Skills in SQL performance optimisation including indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and understanding database internals.
5. Exposure to automation tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or scripting in Python/Bash.
6. Knowledge of AWS services like IAM and CloudWatch.
7. Familiarity with DevOps principles and CI/CD pipeline integration.
8. Solid understanding of database security principles and compliance frameworks.

Advantageous:

What we value most is curiosity, ambition, resilience, and authenticity. So, if you can’t display all of the skills above we would still like to hear from you.

Our offer:

We really appreciate you going the extra mile and using every ounce of energy when the heat is on. That’s why we want to make your time with us as enjoyable as possible. At RWE Supply & Trading, we value our employees and strive to create a supportive and inclusive work environment. With a range of competitive benefits, we not only offer excellent development prospects and an attractive remuneration package, but also take care of your well-being and understand that life-work integration is essential. Our offer includes the following perks:

1. Task-oriented and hybrid working model.
2. Join a diverse and multicultural team in a highly dynamic and rapidly growing business.
3. State-of-the-art campus with free fitness centre, childcare, on-site barista & restaurants.

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Any questions? Vince Manning (Recruiting), +44 7585 981083
We look forward to meeting you!

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age, or sexual orientation and identity. #inclusionmatters