Database Administrator

AWS Database Administrator (DBA) – SC Cleared

Location: Remote

Contract: Initial 3 months, rolling extensions

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Day Rate: Competitive

The Opportunity

Damia Group is partnering with a leading organisation to recruit an experienced AWS Database Administrator (DBA) for an exciting long-term contract opportunity. This role will suit a security-cleared professional with strong AWS database expertise who enjoys working within complex, large-scale environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain and optimise AWS database services, with a strong focus on Amazon RDS.
• Monitor database performance and implement tuning and optimisation strategies.
• Manage backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes.
• Support database migrations and upgrades within AWS environments.
• Ensure database security, availability and compliance with organisational standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues across production environments.
• Work closely with infrastructure, cloud and application teams to support ongoing delivery.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Database Administrator (DBA).
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, particularly Amazon RDS.
• Experience managing high-availability and mission-critical database environments.
• Strong knowledge of database performance tuning, monitoring, backup and recovery.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Current active SC Clearance (essential).

Desirable

• Previous experience working on government or public sector programmes.
• Experience supporting projects within HMRC or similar central government departments would be highly advantageous.
• Experience with database migration and cloud transformation projects.

Contract Details

• Initial 3-month contract with strong likelihood of rolling extensions.
• Outside IR35.
• Competitive day rate.
• Immediate start preferred.

If you are an experienced AWS DBA with active SC Clearance and are looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd be pleased to hear from you.