Database Administrator

Amelco Limited
Greater London, UK
6 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Data Analysis Bash Shell Databases Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Warehousing Event Logging Monitoring of Systems Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Performance Tuning
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Role-Based Access Control Ansible Prometheus Shell Script Data Streaming Transaction Data Snowflake Grafana Indexer Amazon Relational Database Service Kubernetes Vertica Cloudwatch Terraform Stream Analytics

Job description

  • Primary Transactional: PostgreSQL (Self-managed on EC2/K8s and AWS RDS/Aurora).
  • Real-Time Analytics: ClickHouse (used for sub-second telemetry, high-throughput event logging, and real-time trading dashboards).
  • Data Warehousing: Snowflake (our central source of truth for cross-team BI, regulatory reporting, and historical trend analysis).
  • Orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, Ansible and on-prem., * Multi-Engine Management: Administer a hybrid database environment, ensuring seamless data flow between PostgreSQL (Live Trading) and ClickHouse/Snowflake (Analytics).
  • Data Movement & ETL: Own the reliability of CDC pipelines that stream data from production Postgres instances into the analytical layer.
  • Schema Evolution: Manage schema changes across different engines, ensuring that transactional data models translate effectively into columnar formats for analytics.
  • Monitoring & Cost Governance: Implement unified observability for the entire stack. Specifically, monitor Snowflake credit usage and ClickHouse resource utilisation to ensure peak ROI.
  • Automation: Use Python, Bash and/or Ansible to automate routine maintenance tasks, deployments and monitoring services., * Pension Scheme: Amelco matches up to 7% contributions of your base salary. You will automatically be entered at 4%.
  • Staff Benefits Scheme: access to the staff benefits portal after successful completion of a 4-month probation period.
  • Yearly discretionary bonus scheme and pay reviews
  • Opportunity to travel and visit our office in Poland and Hungary

Requirements

  • Expert-level knowledge of PostgreSQL (Performance tuning, vacuuming, indexing).
  • Hands-on experience with ClickHouse (managing clusters, MergeTree engines, and tuning for high-concurrency).
  • Proficiency in Snowflake administration (RBAC, Warehouse sizing, Snowpipe, and Task management).
  • Experience with AWS (specifically RDS and Aurora).
  • Proficiency in Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting.
  • Knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
  • Knowledge of the betting or financial trading industry.
  • Relevant certifications (AWS Certified Database, Postgres Professional).

Soft Skills

  • Problem Solver: You enjoy ā€œunder the hoodā€ troubleshooting and RCA (Root Cause Analysis).
  • Calm Under Pressure: Ability to handle high-stakes production incidents effectively.
  • Communicator: Can translate complex technical database issues to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Team Player: Enthusiastic about knowledge sharing and mentoring others.

About the company

We are a leading gaming and gambling solution software provider with a strong presence in the USA, UK, and Europe.

Through partnerships with global gaming companies, we build cutting-edge technical platforms across sportsbooks, lottery, casino, virtual gaming, and financial trading.

Our vision is to shape the future of gaming by transforming operations into intelligent, data-driven solutions that deliver exceptional customer experiences and create sustainable value for all stakeholders.

We believe in teamwork, knowledge sharing, and transparency with accountability.

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