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Database Administrator, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
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Client:
Fynity
Location:
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Views:
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Posted:
31.05.2025
Expiry Date:
15.07.2025
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Job Description:
Database Administrator - to join a global FinTech on a 6-month contract with possible extension.
The role requires hands-on technical expertise and strong collaboration with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure our data infrastructure aligns with business needs and industry standards.
Your Responsibilities
* Manage, configure, and optimise PostgreSQL databases hosted on Amazon Aurora and Oracle databases hosted on on-premise Exadatas and AWS RDS.
* Support the migration of high-performance, mission-critical databases from on-premise Exadatas to AWS Aurora Postgres.
* Support workloads on other database engines in AWS, including MySQL, MariaDB, and SQL Server. Implement and maintain strong security standards to ensure compliance with PCI DSS and other regulatory requirements.
* Implement security best practices, including user management, encryption, and auditing.
* Design and implement database schemas, partitioning strategies, and indexing solutions.
* Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability of database systems.
* Configure strong monitoring and management processes and tooling to help troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues in real time.
* Hands-on experience as a PostgreSQL and Oracle DBA in production environments.
* Significant experience in migrating database workloads to Postgres from Oracle.
* Deep understanding of PostgreSQL architecture, including replication, clustering, and indexing strategies, and a strong understanding of Postgres' vacuum/MVCC process.
* Proven experience with query optimization and database performance tuning.
* Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, and IAM.
* Solid understanding of database security principles and compliance frameworks.
* Experience implementing robust backup and recovery strategies.
* Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
* Familiarity with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar.
* Experience with database replication tooling such as AWS DMS and Goldengate.
* Experience collaborating with DevOps teams to integrate databases into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks like Terraform.
Please APPLY NOW for immediate consideration!!!
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