Database Engineer

Job Title:

Database Engineer / Database Platform Engineer Location:

London – Hybrid working Job Type:

Contract / Full-Time – Long term contract Salary / Day Rate:

£230 Working setup:

Hybrid – minimum 3 days onsite Industry Sector:

Financial Services / Banking Candidates must have the right to work in the United Kingdom Introduction: We're looking for a

Database Engineer

to join a major technology transformation programme within financial services. This is a

hands-on engineering role – not a traditional DBA position . You'll work across

Oracle, PostgreSQL and NoSQL platforms , helping build, automate and optimise highly available enterprise database environments. If you enjoy

automation, performance tuning, modern DevOps and solving complex database challenges , this role offers the opportunity to work at significant enterprise scale. Key Responsibilities: Engineer and support

Oracle and PostgreSQL

database platforms. Work with

Cassandra, MongoDB and/or Couchbase . Automate database provisioning, configuration and deployments. Implement

Infrastructure as Code

and CI/CD practices. Optimise database performance, queries and indexing. Support high availability, replication and resilience. Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root-cause analysis. Partner with developers, architects and infrastructure teams. Support database migrations and technology modernisation. Develop reusable tooling and automation to eliminate manual DBA processes. Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Experience as a

Database Engineer / DBA . Hands-on

Oracle and PostgreSQL

experience. Experience with at least one

NoSQL/distributed database

– Cassandra, MongoDB or Couchbase. Strong SQL, performance tuning and troubleshooting skills. Experience with replication, clustering and high availability. Strong automation/scripting skills –

Python, Shell, Ansible or Terraform . Experience with

Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and Git . Enterprise production experience with business-critical systems. Strong problem-solving and communication skills. Desirable Skills and Experience: Strong

Cassandra

experience. Financial services / banking experience. Cloud platforms –

AWS, Azure or GCP . Kubernetes / containerised databases. Database migration and modernisation experience. Experience across multiple NoSQL technologies. Cloud / DevOps certifications.

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