Database Administrator - Watford, Hertfordshire
Join a global FinTech company on a 6-month contract with the possibility of extension. The role involves hands-on technical work and collaboration with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure data infrastructure aligns with business needs and industry standards.
Your Responsibilities
* Manage, configure, and optimize PostgreSQL databases on Amazon Aurora and Oracle databases on on-premise Exadata and AWS RDS.
* Support the migration of mission-critical databases from on-premise Exadata to AWS Aurora Postgres.
* Support workloads on other AWS database engines including MySQL, MariaDB, and SQL Server, ensuring compliance with PCI DSS and other regulations.
* Implement security best practices, including user management, encryption, and auditing.
* Design and implement database schemas, partitioning, and indexing strategies.
* Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability of database systems.
* Configure monitoring and management tools to troubleshoot complex database issues in real time.
* Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and Oracle in production environments.
* Experience migrating database workloads from Oracle to Postgres.
* Deep understanding of PostgreSQL architecture, replication, clustering, and vacuum/MVCC processes.
* Proven skills in query optimization and performance tuning.
* Experience with AWS services like EC2, S3, VPC, and IAM.
* Knowledge of database security principles and compliance frameworks.
* Implementing backup and recovery strategies.
* Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
* Familiarity with monitoring tools like CloudWatch and Datadog.
* Experience with database replication tools such as AWS DMS and Goldengate.
* Collaborating with DevOps teams to integrate databases into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code frameworks.
Apply now for immediate consideration!
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