PostgreSQL DBA

POSTGRESQL / ORACLE DBA - SC CLEARED NEW PERMANENT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE FOR A POSTGRESQL / ORACLE DBA IN NORTHWOOD, LONDON Salary: £55,000 - £60,000  benefits

Location:

Northwood, London Working Pattern:
Hybrid - minimum 2 days per week in the office Clearance: SC Clearance preferred Type:
Permanent

To apply:

Send your CV to I'm currently working with a leading technology organisation who are looking for an experienced Database Administrator to join their team. This is a great opportunity for either a PostgreSQL DBA with strong Oracle experience , or an Oracle DBA with recent and meaningful PostgreSQL DBA experience . You will need strong hands-on experience across both technologies, with the ability to confidently talk through your experience during a technical interview.

THE ROLE You'll take ownership of the application database environment across multiple cloud and on-premise environments, working closely with developers, data pipeline engineers, data scientists and infrastructure teams.

Key responsibilities include:

Managing PostgreSQL database clusters across multiple environments Monitoring, tuning and optimising PostgreSQL database performance Hands-on administration and maintenance of Oracle 19c or 21c Managing data migrations between database instances, including offline environments Owning data models and the lifecycle of data within the database Designing, creating and managing schemas, tables and views Performance optimisation including index tuning, execution plan analysis, query optimisation and partitioning Managing database clusters and failover strategies Defining and implementing backup and recovery strategies Managing database security, roles, permissions and RLS controls Working with infrastructure teams on database installation and patching Working with data pipeline engineers and data scientists to ingest a wide range of data sources Applying best practices for storing JSON objects within PostgreSQL WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Strong hands-on DBA experience across PostgreSQL and Oracle Recent and meaningful PostgreSQL DBA experience - this must go beyond basic exposure, installation or support-level knowledge Strong hands-on experience with Oracle 19c or 21c

Experience with PostgreSQL performance optimisation, including index tuning, execution plan analysis, query optimisation, sharding and partitioning Experience managing database clusters and failover Strong data modelling experience Experience working closely with development and infrastructure teams

Experience with PostgreSQL extensions such as pgvector, PostGIS or AGE would be beneficial Additional MSSQL experience would be useful Single British Nationality SC clearance as a minimum, with DV targeted Ability to meet the required UK residency criteria for security clearance Please ensure your CV clearly outlines your hands-on responsibilities and experience with Oracle 19c/21c and PostgreSQL , as candidates will need to demonstrate their experience across both technologies during the technical interview.