ENVIRONMENT:
A highly specialised engineering team is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to take full ownership of production database environments, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and data integrity. Suited to candidates with deep hands-on experience managing and optimising large-scale database systems. The role is not platform or DevOps-focused and requires a specialist who understands databases at a core operational level.
DUTIES:
- Administer, maintain, and optimise PostgreSQL, MySQL, and/or MariaDB databases in production environments.
- Perform advanced query optimisation, indexing, and performance tuning.
- Design and manage high availability, replication, and failover configurations.
- Own and execute backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Monitor database health and performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
- Troubleshoot complex database issues affecting performance and stability.
- Develop and maintain SQL scripts, stored procedures, and database-level logic.
- Ensure data integrity, consistency, and security controls across all systems.
- Work closely with development teams to optimise database interaction and query efficiency.
REQUIREMENTS:
Essential:
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience as a Database Administrator / DBA in a production environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL / MariaDB.
- Advanced SQL expertise, including performance tuning and query optimisation.
- Proven experience managing:
- Replication
- Failover
- High availability environments
- Solid experience with backup and disaster recovery processes.
- Strong Linux / Unix experience supporting database systems.
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve performance and stability issues.
Advantageous (Not Required):
- Exposure to NoSQL databases such as Redis or Elasticsearch.
- Experience working with large-scale or high-transaction environments.
- Basic scripting in Python or Bash.
ATTRIBUTES:
- Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
- High level of ownership over database performance and uptime.
- Practical, hands-on problem solver.
- Comfortable working in a focused, specialist technical role.
Desired Skills:
- Linux
- MySQL
- postgreSQL
About The Employer:
A highly specialised Engineering Firm.