Database Engineer - Investment Banking - Glasgow - 6 months contract - Hybrid - PAYE
We are seeking a Database Engineer to join our client, a global investment bank, in Glasgow on an initial 6 months contract. We are specifically seeking candidates with experience of snowflake, postgresql, automation tools including ansible and/or terraform, python as well as Shell Scripting and any Cloud experience.
The role
As a Database Engineer, you will join the banks enterprise data infrastructure team overseeing Snowflake/Postgres/Greenplum platform deployments. This role is critical in managing and scaling our Snowflake Postgres & Greenplum database platforms across a global deployment of over 10K+ clusters. You will play a key role in driving modernisation, automation, and performance optimization across our Cloud/On-Prem data-platform ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Design, implement, and manage large-scale distributed database systems using Snowflake and Postgres.
2. Lead the architecture and deployment of database clusters across hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure).
3. Develop and maintain automation frameworks for provisioning, monitoring, and scaling database infrastructure.
4. Collaborate with data engineering, platform, and application teams to ensure high availability, security, and performance.
5. Drive adoption of best practices for...