Senior DBA

Senior Oracle/PostgreSQL DBA (AWS)

I'm currently working with a well-established technology organisation seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to join their Managed Services function.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of critical Oracle and PostgreSQL database environments hosted within AWS, supporting both internal and client-facing systems. The role is focused on ensuring high availability, performance, scalability and reliability across a large-scale production environment.

The Role

• Managing and supporting Oracle and PostgreSQL databases in production environments
• Database installation, upgrades, patching and maintenance
• Performance tuning, query optimisation and troubleshooting complex database issues
• Designing and supporting high-availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Managing backups, recovery procedures and replication environments
• Monitoring and improving database health, availability and performance
• Supporting critical incidents and carrying out root cause analysis
• Working closely with Engineering, DevOps and Infrastructure teams
• Driving automation using modern scripting and cloud technologies
• Contributing to CI/CD and infrastructure improvement initiatives

Technical Environment

• Oracle 19c
• PostgreSQL
• AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2)
• CloudWatch
• Python
• PowerShell
• AWS CLI
• Terraform