Senior Database Administrator

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Our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day.
It's why we're on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves!
We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money and that's why good things happen when you meerkat.

We'd love you to be part of our journey.
You will play an important role in ensuring the integrity, performance, and security of our critical data infrastructure. You will work collaboratively with your peers and software/data engineering teams to maintain performance and stability of the existing environment as well as deliver improvements and new solutions.
You will be expected to lead on projects from start to finish and drive database good practices.

Some of the great things you'll be doing:

1. Serve as the subject matter expert on database platforms and their integration into applications.
2. Provide expert guidance regarding the use and optimization of databases.
3. Promote and uphold database design practices and standards.
4. Monitor database performance and proactively identify areas for improvement.
5. Implement measures and optimizations to maintain or enhance the database's performance, scalability, and reliability.
6. Collaborate to meet the organization's specific technological and business needs.
7. Stay up to date on the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
8. Communicate effectively with stakeholders and project teams to gather and clarify database requirements.
9. Mentor others within the team to help them develop and grow.

What we'd like to see from you:

1. Expert knowledge of Redshift.
2. In-depth knowledge and application of performance monitoring and tuning, backup and restore strategies.
3. Experience of database upgrade planning and implementation.
4. Proficient in database query languages.
5. Assist the development teams with database design and schema modifications.

Our people bring our purpose to life.
We champion a culture of innovation and challenge. We have over 300 tech experts across our teams all using the latest tools and technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka, Java, Scala, Python, .Net Core, Node.js and MongoDB.

There's something for everyone.
We're a place of opportunity. You'll have the tools and autonomy to drive your own career, supported by a team of amazingly talented people.
And then there's our benefits. For us, it's not just about a competitive salary and hybrid working, we care about what matters to you. From a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare to an electric car scheme and paid development, wellbeing and CSR days, we've pretty much got you covered!