Database Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Database Engineer with a strong background in database administration, within an AWS environment.

About CDL

CDL is one of the UK’s leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace.

We have built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on cultivating an inspiring working environment with our employees at the heart of our company.

Key Responsibilities

• RDS Management: Build and manage RDS instances using Terraform within GitLab. This involves setting up infrastructure, ensuring security, and continuously enhancing systems to meet operational requirements.
• Database Tasks: Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, and modernisation efforts.
• Project Involvement: Contribute significantly to the development and deployment of small-to-medium features, occasionally leading or participating in multi-person projects.
• Troubleshooting: Identify, diagnose, and resolve issues across development, non-production, and production environments.
• System Maintenance: Maintain and improve existing solutions, with a focus on automated pipelines to ensure robust, reliable, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Code Review: Conduct code reviews to ensure quality, efficiency, and adherence to best practices.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with team members, providing support and constructive feedback.
• Goal Alignment: Understand and align with both the team’s and the broader software engineering goals, planning work to achieve these objectives.
• On-call Support: Participate in an on-call rota to support our production database estate.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Technologies and Tools: AWS: RDS, EC2, S3, ECS, ECR, VPC, IAM, Lambda, Quicksight, and more; Infrastructure: GitLab, Terraform, Docker; Monitoring: Dynatrace, AWS CloudWatch, AWS Performance Insights; Languages: Bash, Python, SQL.

• Qualifications and Skills:
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with AWS.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Proficiency in managing databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Ability to investigate and resolve database performance issues promptly, minimising downtime and disruptions.
• Understanding of CI/CD principles and experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI/CD).
• Confidence in sharing technical knowledge with the team.
• A proactive approach to researching and implementing new tools and products.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• AWS certifications at an associate level or higher are a plus.

Salary

The salary for the role of Cloud Database Engineer (Level 3/4) pays up to £55,000 p.a. Falling within our pay banding of £27,500 to £61,000, providing a fantastic opportunity for career progression through CDL’s clearly defined career framework.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office)
• Truly flexible working.
• 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days.
• Top employer for 8th year running
• Excellent training and development platform
• Opportunities for career progression
• Health and Wellbeing programme
• Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups.
• Life and health assurance
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Diversity and Inclusion network
• Community projects and volunteer days
• Refer a friend bonus
• On-site free parking
• Quiet Spaces are also available
• Shuttle bus to and from the station
• Subsidised restaurant
• Games room and chill out zone
• Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events
• Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more!
• Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site
• Cycle to work scheme
• Shower and dry rooms

Diversity and inclusion

We’re on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking. CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants.

About CDL Software

The UK’s biggest insurance retailers rely on CDL's trend-setting solutions to drive success and growth. Our ambition and commitment has produced a track record of delivering exactly that. The result is a client base that includes some of the most profitable insurance operations in the UK.