Job Description
Cloud Database Administrator / Leeds (1-2x per month in the office) / £55,000 - £65,000
About the Role
We're seeking a Cloud Database Administrator to help safeguard and evolve a large, AWS-hosted database estate supporting critical business systems in a regulated environment. This is a hands-on role combining strong SQL fundamentals with practical experience operating databases in the cloud.
You'll own the reliability, performance, and security of production databases hosted in AWS, working closely with infrastructure, delivery, and application teams to ensure controlled change and operational resilience.
This role offers strong exposure to AWS-based database platforms, with responsibility and influence across a complex, enterprise-scale environment.
What We're Looking For
* Strong T-SQL expertise and SQL database administration background
* Proven experience in database performance tuning and optimisation
* Hands-on experience with AWS-hosted databases (ideally RDS)
* Experience supporting production databases in cloud environments
* Strong understanding of backups, restores, monitoring, and security
* Experience working with high-transaction, automated systems
Role Overview
As a Cloud Database Administrator, you'll take ownership of cloud-hosted production databases, ensuring availability, perform...