PostgreSQL DBA

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This is an exciting opportunity for a Database Engineer with administration and development skills to join a small and friendly team of Database Engineers responsible for managing business critical databases hosted in AWS. The Database Administration (DBA) team is committed to ensuring optimal system performance, reliability, data integrity, and security, while maintaining 24/7 availability of customer data across diverse database platforms.

• AWS RDS Aurora Postgres, AWS RDS MySQL, SQL Server hosted on AWS EC2, WSFC, Always On, Red Gate tools, Terraform, Jira

• You will be reporting into the Head of Data Platforms
• You ll be providing standard database maintenance and administration tasks while working closely with Senior Database Engineers to maintain database systems
• You ll perform all kind of BAU activities independently, and support database team stakeholders
• You ll work closely with platform and development teams to make sure we get the best performance from our database systems
• This role will require on-call participation on a rota basis

• Cloud IaaS and PaaS knowledge and experience with AWS services - RDS, EC2, IAM, S3, DMS, Cloud Watch, Lambda
• Knowledge and experience managing Aurora Postgre
  
  SQL, SQL Server and MySQL databases
• The ability to write and execute SQL scripts in Production
• Respond to a variety of database related requests on a daily basis
• Show a willingness to learn about latest cloud & AI technologies in the database space
• Maintain a consistently high level of service delivery for incidents, requests and changes
• The ability to prioritise projects and tasks

• Experience with WSFC & SQL Server Always On availability groups
• Knowledge of Postgres Logical replication and extensions
• Previous experience using AI
• Experience with terraform
• Supported Redshift cluster databases
• Worked with DB monitoring tools – Redgate Monitor
• Worked with personal data in a regulated company
• Hold AWS or Azure certificates

We value flexible ways of working. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2-3 days a week. You ll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year. Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice.

Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum, and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process, so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

• Not Applicable

• Full-time

• Information Technology
• Industries:
  Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Banking

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