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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Database Administrator - **Company:** Amelco Limited - **Location:** Greater London, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** 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, 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 - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815459606-database-administrator ## About the Role * 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 "under the hood" 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. ## 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. 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