Lead DBA
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teams to define standards, guide technical decisions and mentor the DBA team. This role is both strategic and hands-on delivering business-critical database services.Job DutiesLead the design and maintenance of highly available, fault-tolerant database infrastructure.Plan for growth and scalability aligned with business and platform needs.Evaluate and integrate emerging database technologies to improve performance and efficiency.Ensure compliance with security, governance and regulatory requirements.Manage resource utilisation across storage, compute, memory and networking.Implement and validate replication, clustering and disaster recovery strategies.Apply patches, upgrades and security hardening.Monitor database health, capacity and performance proactively.Collaborate with developers to optimise schema design, indexing and queries.Support deployments, migrations and application-aligned changes.Maintain data integrity and resilience across all workloads.Troubleshoot complex database and, Oracle Database Specialist Manchester / Leeds - hybrid 6 months - likely to be extended £600 - £700 per day inside IR35 - umbrella only Hold active SC clearance - eligible candidates will be considered The Oracle Database Administrator plays a critical role in ensuring..., The Opportunity As a business - they monitor, preserve and analyse their clients sensitive data to ensure that important documents are securely stored that are not needed for the businesses day to day operations so realistically you would be working on the build of..., An established industry player is seeking a skilled Database Administrator to join their dynamic team. This role involves working closely with development teams to deliver high-quality business solutions, addressing database-related issues, and ensuring optimal performance..., A leading gaming company in Manchester is looking for a Lead DBA to oversee the architecture and operations of their database platforms. This strategic and hands-on role includes optimizing database performance, managing high availability systems, and ensuring compliance..., As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide senior technical leadership across our database platforms, ensuring they are secure, reliable, performant and designed in line with modern engineering standards. You will lead teams in delivering and supporting core..., Description Administrator - 9 Month FTC As Utilities Administrator, you will provide support to the Operations Support team to ensure that the Company's work is effectively coordinated through communication with internal and external customers as well as the management of..., CB18790 Step into a role where you lead, mentor, and make a real impact on Defined Benefit pension schemes. Youll manage day-to-day administration, tackle complex benefit calculations, review and guide junior colleagues, and be a trusted point of contact for members,..., A leading gaming company in Manchester is seeking a Lead DBA to oversee the architecture and operations of database platforms. This strategic role involves designing highly available systems and ensuring security and performance. Candidates should have strong experience...
Requirements
application-facing issues.Build and maintain CI/CD and automation pipelines.Automate routine operations including backups, restores and patching.Identify and remediate platform risks and points of failure.Partner with DevOps, SRE and platform teams on operational maturity.Define and enforce operational standards and best practices.Mentor Senior and Junior DBAs.Drive continuous improvement across database operations and toolingKnowledge, Skills and ExperienceStrong experience across relational and non-relational platforms (MariaDB, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.).Deep expertise in HA, replication, clustering and DR.Strong Linux administration and advanced scripting skills.Proven ability to solve complex performance issues.Strong understanding of security, compliance and governance.Experience leading teams and defining standards.Hands-on experience with CI/CD, automation and IaC (Ansible, Terraform).Experience with cloud or hybrid database platforms., Familiarity with modern observability
Benefits & conditions
tooling, Knowledge of sharding, partitioning and scale-out strategies.Experience supporting application performance and database integration.What's in it for you? We offer a variety of competitive benefits, some of which vary depending on the role you're recruited to. Some of what you can expect in this role includes:A competitive rate of pay and pension contribution (£80,000 - £95,000)Generous discretionary bonus schemes, incentives and competitionsAn annual leave entitlement that increases with length of serviceAccess to an online GP 24/7, 365 days a year for you and your immediate family.Employee wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance ProgrammeEnhanced Maternity & Paternity PayLong Service RecognitionAccess to a pay day savings scheme, financial coach and up to 40% of your earned wage ahead of payday, through Wagestream.#J-18808-Ljbffr Similar jobs, Salary: £62,109 (National) or £66,229 (Croydon) plus skills allowance of up to £18,291 pending assessment.Location: Croydon, Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool or Southport on a hybrid basisAdvert Close: 11:55 pm Sunday 29th March 2026Please note that this role requires...