Location: Manchester Job Type: Contract Industry: Digital Workspace Job reference: BBBH433418_1771515375 Posted: about 13 hours ago
Role Title: PostgreSQL DBA
Location: Manchester | Hybrid 3 days on site
Duration: 31/08/2026
Rate - £441
MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA
Role Description:
Primary Skills:
1. Must have hands on experience as Database Administration specifically with MongoDB, PostgreSQL / Oracle.
2. Managing a oracle team
3. Working with database software to find ways to store, organise and manage data
4. Expert knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL data stores and working with a variety of structures including JSON and XML
5. Experience of software development with distributed data processing technologies including Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
6. Experience in keeping databases up to date, troubleshooting, helping with database design & development, and managing database access.
7. Experience in designing maintenance procedures and putting them into operation.
8. Liaising with programmers, applications/operational staff, IT project managers and other technical staff
9. Managing database security/integrity and backup procedures, implementing security measures.
Secondary Skills:
10. Writing reports, documentation, and operating manuals
11. Testing and modifying databases to ensure that they operate reliably
12. Writing disaster recovery plans and archiving/housekeeping data.
13. Knowledge of Cloud platforms, serverless architecture preferable
14. Good understanding of software patterns and when/how to apply them
15. Knowledge of Kafka will be advantageous
16. Experience of working in an Agile/DevOps software development environment
17. Have ability to help with mentoring tasks.
18. Have experience in working on Support activities.