Database Engineer
Talent-Relay Limited
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.
TPBN1_UKTJ
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.
TPBN1_UKTJ
Reference: WJ-799_23735753