Join us as a PostgreSQL SRE at Barclays where you'll monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure and resolve complex technical issues while minimizing disruption to operations. You will assume a key technical leadership role and shape the direction of our database administration, ensuring our approaches are innovative and aligned with the Bank’s business goals.
Responsibilities
* Availability, performance, and scalability of systems and services through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and capacity planning.
* Respond to system outages and disruptions with analysis and resolution, and implement measures to prevent recurrence.
* Develop tools and scripts to automate operational processes, reducing manual workload and improving resilience.
* Monitor and optimize system performance and resource usage, identify bottlenecks, and implement performance tuning best practices.
* Collaborate with development teams to integrate reliability, scalability, and performance into the software development lifecycle and coordinate with other teams for smooth operations.
* Stay informed of industry technology trends and actively contribute to the organisation\'s technology communities to foster technical excellence and growth.
Qualifications
* Experience as a Database Administrator with a focus on PostgreSQL and similar technologies such as Oracle or MS-SQL.
* Background in implementing and leading SRE practices across large organizations or complex teams.
* Hands-on experience with Containers and Kubernetes.
* Experience with DevOps automation tools and processes (code versioning such as Git, JIRA, Ansible, database CI/CD tools) and their implementation.
* Expertise with scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation and migration tasks.
* Experience with data migration tools and related software.
* Experience with system configuration management tools such as Chef and Ansible for database server configurations.
Location and employment details
This role can be based in our Knutsford or Glasgow office. Employment type: Full-time. Seniority level: Mid-Senior level. Job function: Engineering and Information Technology. Industries: Banking and Financial Services.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship and the Barclays Mindset to empower, challenge and drive.
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