Experienced DBA/SQL Developer

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

Manage company OLTP and OLAP servers. Responsibilities include maintaining the current database systems, supporting the design and implementation of changes to the databases, establishing policies and procedures pertaining to the management, security, maintenance, and use of the database management systems. The successful applicant will be involved in managing client enquiries and face-to-face client’s activities.

Job Overview:

Main Tasks and Accountabilities:

1. Data Insight / Data Mining
2. Recoverability - Creating and testing Backups
3. Integrity – Verify data integrity
4. Security - Defining and/or implementing access controls to the data. Updates and upgrades
5. Availability - Ensuring maximum uptime
6. Performance - Ensuring maximum performance given budgetary constraints
7. Development and testing support - Assist programmers and to efficiently utilise the database

Experience/Knowledge/Qualification required:

1. Over 5 years of professional experience developing SQL software
2. Advanced PL/SQL or similar
3. Good experience SQL skills (experience with PostgreSQL / Greenplum is a plus)
4. AWS (EC2, RDS, CloudWatch…)
5. Linux (shell, crons...), Ansible / Terraform, replication, pgWatch
6. Python is a plus
7. Computer Science degree or related

Character and Personal Qualities:

1. Enjoy working in a team
2. Willingness to accept challenges
3. Ability and desire to work with complex, integrated solutions
4. Good problem solving skills with attention to details
5. “Think outside the box” & “Can do” attitude
6. Ability to work independently and with limited oversight