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# DevOps Engineer (DBA + DevOps)

- **Company:** Falcon Chase International
- **Location:** Croydon, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Collaborative Software, Linux, DevOps, Perl (Programming Language), Groovy, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, Networking Basics, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Prometheus, Backup and Restore, Scripting, System Availability, Grafana, Software Troubleshooting, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Git, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins, Servicenow
- **Published:** August 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/pt/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-2125AB07C14F3ECEE0/

## About the Role

* 5+ years of AWS experience, including:
EC2, RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, VPC, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS

 * Strong Terraform/Infrastructure as Code expertise
 * Solid experience with Linux, Docker, Amazon Linux 2023
 * Strong Jenkins CI/CD pipelines using Groovy
 * Advanced Scripting skills in one or more of:
Shell, Python, PowerShell, Perl, Java

 * Expert PostgreSQL DBA skills, including:
 + Performance tuning
 + High availability & replication
 + Backup & disaster recovery
 * Experience supporting 24/7 production AWS environments
 * Monitoring & observability tools:
Grafana, Prometheus, Alert Manager

 * Tools & collaboration platforms:
Git, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow

 * Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
 * Must be SC Cleared and UK-based for the duration of the programme

Desired Skills

 * Linux system administration
 * Active Directory & networking fundamentals
 * Firewall/switch configuration and patching
 * AWS or Azure certifications (or willingness to obtain)
 * Public sector delivery experience
 * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

## Description

We are hiring a DevOps Engineer with a strong blend of Database Administration and DevOps expertise.
This role will typically involve 60% DBA and 40% DevOps responsibilities, which may shift to 30% DBA/70% DevOps depending on project needs.

We are looking for a hands-on engineer who can also provide technical leadership when DBA work is a priority., As a DevOps Engineer, you will:

 * Design, build and automate secure AWS cloud environments using best practices
 * Drive a strong DevOps culture focused on collaboration, transparency and continuous improvement
 * Support multidisciplinary Agile delivery teams and remove technical blockers
 * Lead technical workshops and manage escalations
 * Champion servant leadership and knowledge sharing
 * Deliver highly available, secure and scalable cloud platforms


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