Location: Ashton, Northamptonshire (office-based)
Salary: £45,000 – £55,000, depending on experience
Type: Permanent, Full-time
Secure today. Protect tomorrow.
Komcept Solutions designs and delivers advanced security technologies that help organisations stay ahead of evolving threats. We're growing – and we're looking for a talented Database and Infrastructure Engineer to join our team.
The Role
Based at our UK headquarters near Northampton, you'll build and maintain robust IT infrastructure on customer platforms and support our internal systems. This includes Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, virtualisation, and high-availability environments running 24/7. You'll monitor and optimise backups, ensure systems remain resilient, and occasionally travel abroad to support customer deployments.
This is a hands-on role with plenty of scope to grow your skills, diversify your experience, and work on mission-critical security systems with real-world impact.
What You'll Be Doing
* Maintaining and performance-tuning Microsoft SQL Server (Availability Groups & Replication) and MySQL (Galera Clusters)
* Designing databases and optimising performance across multiple environments
* Configuring and maintaining firewalls, networking, VPNs, and virtualisation (vCenter, vSphere)
* Supporting high-availability, mission-critical infrastructure for internal and customer systems
* Occasionally travelling abroad to support customer projects
* Documenting methods and processes to ensure best practice
What We're Looking For
Essential Skills:
* Strong Microsoft SQL Server experience (Availability Groups, Replication)
* Strong MySQL experience (Galera Clusters)
* Database design & performance tuning
* Firewall, networking, and VPN configuration/maintenance
* Virtualisation (vCenter, vSphere)
Desirable Skills:
* Neo4J Graph Database, Cloud Technologies
* Linux/Ubuntu, Active Directory
* IoT protocols (MQTT/LoRaWAN), IP cameras, VOIP
* Hardware support (servers, desktops, mobile devices)
* Delivering training to users of varying technical abilities
You'll be organised, pragmatic, and clear in your communication. Because the role is office-based at our rural site, a full driving licence is preferred.
Why Join Komcept Solutions?
* Competitive salary plus Class-A share reward scheme recognising exceptional contributions
* Structured personal development and mentoring
* Work on innovative, market-leading security products with global impact
* Collaborative, open culture valuing initiative and teamwork
* Opportunities to grow into broader infrastructure and security roles