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Database Administrator
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Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listed on 2026-08-04
Listing for:
MRP-Global
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-04
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Database Administrator, Disaster Recovery IT, AWS
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Senior Database Administrator (DBA) required to join a long-term contract, supporting the design, optimisation, and maintenance of critical AWS-hosted database platforms. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced DBA with strong AWS Aurora, Amazon RDS, and PostgreSQL expertise to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available database solutions within a complex enterprise environment
Candidates must hold active SC Clearance
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and support enterprise database solutions on AWS
- Develop and maintain database schemas, data models, and indexing strategies
- Optimise database performance through SQL tuning and configuration improvements
- Manage backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery processes
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production database issues
- Perform data reconciliation and integrity validation
- Manage database upgrades, patching, monitoring, and security
- Collaborate with developers, cloud engineers, and technical teams to deliver resilient database platforms
- Produce and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures
Skills & Experience
- Active SC Clearance (essential)
- Strong experience with AWS Aurora, Amazon RDS, and PostgreSQL
- Proven background in database architecture and solution design
- Expertise in SQL development, query optimisation, and performance tuning
- Experience designing and supporting highly available database environment
- Knowledge of backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery
- Familiarity with AWS services including IAM, Cloud Watch, KMS, VPC, and Secrets Manager
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Cloud Formation) and CI/CD practices
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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