AWS DBA

Reporting to the Head of Technology we are looking for an experienced contract DBA to join our team and help optimise performance across a mission-critical, mature software platform. This is a hands-on role focused on diagnosing and fixing performance bottlenecks and improving schema design.

• Analyse and optimise slow-running queries across a complex, highly used production database.
• Review and improve indexing strategy, eliminating redundancy and ensuring coverage for critical workloads.
• Work with engineering teams to implement pagination, caching strategies, and data access best practices.
• Redesign and tune schemas where appropriate to improve scalability and maintainability.Support and optimise the AWS RDS MySQL 5
• 8 upgrade process, ensuring minimal downtime and performance gains.
• Identify and eliminate resource bottlenecks, reducing unnecessary cloud consumption.
• Create repeatable frameworks for query tuning and performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure changes align with business priorities.
• Document improvements and create guidelines for future maintainability.

Pagination, Data Access, Maintainability, Technology, Scalability

Reapit is the original end-to-end business technology provider for estate agencies of all sizes. We've been helping sales and lettings agents build relationships and grow their businesses for more than 25 years. Our technology empowers property professionals across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand to work with buyers, sellers, tenants, and landlords to deliver a dream home experience. Worldwide, over 78,000 agents across more than 15,000 branches use Reapit to run their businesses, manage properties, collect rent, engage clients, and provide outstanding customer service every time.