Senior Database Engineer

Job Title: Senior Database Engineer
Location: Edinburgh or Leeds
Salary: £62,874 - £69,860
Hours: Full time
Working Pattern: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in office.

About this opportunity

In the Economic Crime Prevention (ECP) Platform, our mission is to reduce harm to our communities by enhancing the Group's capability to prevent, detect and respond to economic crime. The Platform sits within Consumer Relationships and plays a critical role in providing services across the whole Group.

We're seeking a highly skilled and motivated Database Engineer to join our dynamic Service Run team. As a Database Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring the optimal performance and reliability of our applications and IT systems. Your primary responsibility will be to implement and manage database solutions, analyze data, and collaborate with other teams to address related issues.

What you’ll do

1. Provide database/application administration and support as and when required.
2. Management of Oracle, SQL Server, and Postgres Databases.
3. Administration of applications.
4. Providing DBA and Application support services.
5. Setup, management, and support of databases and applications.
6. Producing standard documentation and procedures.
7. Problem management, working to eliminate repeat incidents.
8. Ensure compliance with quality standards.
9. Available to work and operate within call-out structure for out-of-hours and some weekend working requirements.
10. Ensure data integrity, security, and performance of databases.
11. Line management of two other database engineers, providing coaching, support, and direction.

What you’ll need

1. Database administration, upgrades, performance tuning, and backup/recovery.
2. An ability to provide application services, upgrades, and administration.
3. Analytical and organized.
4. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
5. An adaptable attitude, wanting to provide a good service.
6. Good communication and client-facing/customer service skills.
7. Support and provide technical advice on these technologies and promote best practices to the wider team.

It would be great if you also had

1. Oracle Accreditation.
2. SQL Server Accreditation.
3. Experience with SQL Server 2012+ would be beneficial.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organization that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.

We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

1. A generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
2. An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance.
3. Share schemes including free shares.
4. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
5. 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top.
6. A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.