Position Overview
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Join us as a PostgreSQL SRE at Barclays where you'll effectively monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure and resolve more complex technical issues, whilst minimizing disruption to operations. In this role you will assume a key technical leadership role. You will shape the direction of our database administration, ensuring our technological approaches are innovative and aligned with the Bank’s business goals.
Qualifications
* Experience as a Database Administrator, with a focus on PostgreSQL and similar database technologies such as Oracle or MS‑SQL.
* A background in implementing and leading SRE practices across large organizations or complex teams.
* Hands‑on experience with Containers and Kubernetes.
* Experience with DevOps automation tools such as code versioning (git), JIRA, Ansible, database CI/CD tools and their implementation.
Additional Skills
* Expertise with scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation/migration tasks.
* Experience working with data migration tools and software.
* Expertise in system configuration management tools such as Chef and Ansible for database server configurations.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
* Availability, performance, and scalability of systems and services through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and capacity planning.
* Resolution, analysis and response to system outages and disruptions, and implementation of measures to prevent similar incidents from recurring.
* Development of tools and scripts to automate operational processes, reducing manual workload, increasing efficiency, and improving system resilience.
* Monitoring and optimisation of system performance and resource usage, identifying and addressing bottlenecks, and implementing best practices for performance tuning.
* Collaboration with development teams to integrate best practices for reliability, scalability, and performance into the software development lifecycle, and working closely with other teams to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
* Staying informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contributing to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
Company Culture and Values
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
Location
This role can be based in our Knutsford or Glasgow office.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Banking and Financial Services
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