Database Administrator (DBA)

Technify Talent Limited
Slough, UK
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£30,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Bash Shell Databases Data Retention Database Schema Database Security Disaster Recovery Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL MariaDB Enterprise Messaging Systems MySQL Query Optimization
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Job description

Working closely with software engineers, platform specialists and data teams, you’ll ensure the database layer remains secure, resilient and highly optimised while supporting the continued evolution of a growing product., * Own the design, administration and ongoing optimisation of production MariaDB/MySQL databases.

  • Develop and manage robust database schema migrations with safe deployment, validation and rollback processes.
  • Monitor, analyse and optimise database performance in high-volume, write-intensive environments.
  • Design and maintain backup, recovery and data retention strategies, regularly validating restore processes.
  • Implement and maintain database security, permissions and audit controls.
  • Create automation, monitoring and health-check tooling to improve operational efficiency and scalability.
  • Collaborate with software developers to optimise queries, indexing strategies and data models.
  • Support the wider engineering function by contributing to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
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Requirements

  • Strong commercial experience administering production MariaDB or MySQL databases.
  • Excellent understanding of database performance tuning, indexing and query optimisation.
  • Experience designing and executing schema migration strategies.
  • Knowledge of backup, recovery and disaster recovery best practices.
  • Automation experience using SQL alongside Python or Bash scripting.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering and technical teams.

Desirable Experience

  • PostgreSQL administration.
  • Containerised environments using Docker.
  • Event-driven architectures or messaging technologies such as RabbitMQ.
  • Experience supporting distributed or multi-site database deployments.
  • Background working within regulated, security-conscious or mission-critical environments.

Benefits & conditions

Technify Talent Limited * Permanent * Reading, Reading, England, United Kingdom * £70k - £80k / year * 7h ago, * Hybrid working with regular collaboration from the Reading office.

  • The opportunity to work on technically challenging, large-scale software products.
  • A collaborative engineering culture focused on quality, innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Long-term career development within a growing technology business., Office & HR Administrator Salary: £30,000 per annum Location: Slough Working pattern: Hybrid - office-based every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Contract: Permanent, full-time Our client is seeking a highly organised… 1d ago Apply

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