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Principal DBA

Posted 15 April by Profectus Recruitment
Salary icon £95,000 - £115,000 per annum
Location icon Reading , Berkshire

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Are you a seasoned database professional with extensive DBA experience? Are you on the lookout for an exciting opportunity to spearhead technological advancements for a global enterprise in a high-availability, scalable environment?

Here is an exceptional chance to join an expanding and well-established FinTech company. They boast over 4 million customers on their platforms and are in the process of revolutionizing their products, technological capabilities, and infrastructure.

They are currently seeking a Senior Database Administrator or Principal DBA to assume responsibility for the management of their database systems. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the new roadmap and tackling intricate technical challenges across their database infrastructure and storage systems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Take on a critical role in advancing the database environment by collaborating with a global team of DBAs across different time zones, providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship as needed.
  • Oversee the design, development, and implementation of storage systems to ensure 99.999% availability, performance optimization, and scalability.
  • Implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions for mission-critical databases.
  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams, closely aligning with cloud infrastructure and analytics groups.

Required Experience:

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields.
  • A minimum of 12 years of commercial experience in database administration and management.
  • Profound knowledge of database management systems, particularly PostgreSQL, with familiarity in other databases like Oracle, MSSQL, MYSQL, Mongo, and related technologies.
  • Strong comprehension of database design, optimization, performance tuning, and security.
  • Expertise in high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including clustering, backup, and storage.

This role provides the opportunity to work at a senior level, influencing the next phase of growth within a challenging technical environment. You will have the chance to shape the roadmap, collaborate with other senior professionals, and contribute to a growing organization with complex challenges to address.

This position offers a hybrid and flexible work arrangement, occasional travel opportunities, and a chance to be part of a thriving cloud-focused technology business.

If you are intrigued and would like to learn more, please reach out to us.

Required skills

  • 1
    dba
  • 1
    postgresql

Reference: 52475449

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