Database Administrator I Manchester I Financial Services

Database Administrator I Manchester I Financial Services

I'm working with a great consultancy who are on the lookout for a Database Administrator to join them supporting one of their financial services clients.

The role is for a start on the 3rd of March until September initially with a high probability of extension. The day rate is circa £447.50/day Inside IR35.

The role is based in Manchester, and you will need to be in the office 2-3 days per week.

Primary Skills:

• Must have hands-on experience as Database Administrator specifically with MongoDB, PostgreSQL/Oracle.
• Working with database software to find ways to store, organise and manage data.
• Expert knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL data stores and working with a variety of structures including JSON and XML.
• Experience of software development with distributed data processing technologies including Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL.
• Experience in keeping databases up to date, troubleshooting, helping with database design & development, and managing database access.
• Experience in designing maintenance procedures and putting them into operation.
• Liaising with programmers, applications/operational staff, IT project managers and other technical staff.
• Managing database security/integrity and backup procedures, implementing security measures.

Secondary Skills:

• Writing reports, documentation, and operating manuals.
• Testing and modifying databases to ensure that they operate reliably.
• Writing disaster recovery plans and archiving/housekeeping data.
• Knowledge of Cloud platforms, serverless architecture preferable.
• Good understanding of software patterns and when/how to apply them.
• Knowledge of Kafka will be advantageous.
• Experience of working in an Agile/DevOps software development environment.
• Ability to help with mentoring tasks.
• Experience in working on Support activities.