Senior Database Administrator - Aurora PostgreSQL

You'll be stepping into an environment with 300 - 400 Aurora PostgreSQL databases, helping to:

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production incidents
• Debug high-impact database issues in live environments
• Provide on-call database support
• Identify performance optimisation opportunities
• Improve reliability, scalability, and operational best practices
• Implement better ways of working across database infrastructure

This team has experienced production challenges in the past and is looking for someone who can confidently step in, quickly identify root causes, and implement lasting solutions.

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS Aurora PostgreSQL
• Deep expertise in PostgreSQL performance tuning & optimisation
• Proven experience running high-scale, high-performance database environments
• Strong AWS cloud experience (essential)
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) experience (essential)
• Experience supporting mission-critical production systems

Digitech are partnered with globally recognised tech brand, HQ in London, with unicorn status. We're looking for two experienced AWS Aurora PostgreSQL DBAs to join a high-performing tech team on an initial 6-month contract. This role is critical in strengthening database expertise, improving resilience, and optimising performance across a large-scale AWS environment.