Salary: £? - ? per year Requirements: Proven experience as a Neo4j DBA or in a similar role. Experience with Neo4j Enterprise and Aura. Good understanding of graph databases and the Cypher query language. Experience with cloud hosting, especially Azure. Hands-on experience with Azure services including VMs, AKS, networking, storage, and monitoring. Ability to provision, upgrade, and manage VMs across environments. Experience handling VM resizing, storage allocation, and capacity planning. Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Neo4j databases. Experience enabling HTTP/HTTPS access and configuring SSL certificates. Experience managing DEV, UAT, and PROD environments. Experience adding and maintaining database, backup, and log storage volumes. Experience monitoring performance and supporting VM and database upgrades. Experience deploying and managing Neo4j APIs and services. Experience collaborating with infra and Unix teams for changes and deployments. Experience troubleshooting environment and infrastructure issues. Knowledge of Key Vault and secrets management. Knowledge of Linux administration, scripting with Bash or Python, and automation tools. Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization with Docker and Kubernetes. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Knowledge of pharma is desirable. Ability to interact with the business to gather requirements is desirable. Familiarity with agile ways of working is desirable. Responsibilities: Install, configure, and maintain Neo4j databases in production and development environments. Manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for Neo4j. Monitor database health, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability. Deploy and manage Neo4j clusters on Azure infrastructure including VMs, Kubernetes, networking, and storage. Support upgrades for VMs and databases. Manage DEV, UAT, and PROD environments. Add and maintain database, backup, and log storage volumes. Deploy and manage Neo4j APIs and services. Collaborate with infrastructure and Unix teams for changes and deployments. Troubleshoot environment and infrastructure issues. Technologies: Azure Bash CI/CD Cloud DevOps Docker HTTP Support Kubernetes Linux Neo4J Python Unix More: We are working with a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company on a 6 to 12 month on-site contract assignment in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The role is Inside IR35 with a contractor rate of £450 per day. We are looking for an experienced Neo4j DBA to support our production and development environments, with a strong focus on Azure infrastructure, database reliability, and operational support. last updated 24 week of 2026