Senior production dba

Senior Production DBA / Database Reliability EngineerOur client, a leading financial services organisation, is seeking an experienced Senior Production DBA / Database Reliability Engineer to join their technology operations team. This role will focus on ensuring the availability, performance, resilience, and security of business‑critical database platforms supporting high‑volume transactional systems.Job ResponsibilitiesManage and support Oracle and/or PostgreSQL database environments across production and non‑production platforms.Perform database installations, upgrades, migrations, patching activities, and ongoing lifecycle management.Monitor and optimise database performance, ensuring high levels of availability and reliability.Develop and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes to support business continuity requirements.Lead database resilience initiatives, including high availability architecture and fail‑over testing.Support operational incident management, troubleshooting complex database issues and conducting root‑cause analysis.Implement and maintain database security controls, monitoring, auditing, and access management procedures.Collaborate with infrastructure, security, development, and compliance teams to support operational excellence and regulatory requirements.Contribute to automation initiatives through scripting, infrastructure as code, and process improvement activities.Participate in capacity planning and future‑state platform design to support continued business growth.Experience RequiredMinimum 8 years of experience administering Oracle and/or PostgreSQL databases within enterprise production environments.Proven experience supporting highly available, mission‑critical transactional systems.Strong expertise in database performance tuning, optimisation, and troubleshooting.Experience implementing and managing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.Hands‑on experience with Oracle RAC, Oracle Data Guard, PostgreSQL replication technologies, or equivalent high‑availability solutions.Experience working within regulated environments with strong governance and security requirements.Strong Linux administration experience and scripting skills.Experience supporting 24/7 production environments and managing major incident response activities.Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.Experience with cloud database services across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud platforms.Exposure to Kubernetes and containerised database deployments.Knowledge of DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE) practices.Experience with automation technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools.Familiarity with financial services, payments, fintech, insurance, or other highly regulated industries.Experience implementing observability, monitoring, and database performance management solutions.Knowledge of security frameworks, audit requirements, and compliance standards.Educational RequirementsBachelor's Degree or equivalent third‑level qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.Relevant database, cloud, infrastructure, or security certifications would be advantageous.Competitive salary package.Flexible hybrid location and hours/days.Pension contribution.Flexible and hybrid working options.Professional development and training opportunities.Collaborative and supportive working environment.
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