PostgreSQL DBA
Role Title: PostgreSQL DBA
Location: Manchester | Hybrid 3 days on site
Duration: 31/08/2026
Rate - £441
MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA
Role Description:
Primary Skills:
- Must have hands on experience as Database Administration specifically with MongoDB, PostgreSQL / Oracle.
- Managing a oracle team
- Working with database software to find ways to store, organise and manage data
- Expert knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL data stores and working with a variety of structures including JSON and XML
- Experience of software development with distributed data processing technologies including Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
- Experience in keeping databases up to date, troubleshooting, helping with database design & development, and managing database access.
- Experience in designing maintenance procedures and putting them into operation.
- Liaising with programmers, applications/operational staff, IT project managers and other technical staff
- Managing database security/integrity and backup procedures, implementing security measures.
Secondary Skills:
- Writing reports, documentation, and operating manuals
- Testing and modifying databases to ensure that they operate reliably
- Writing disaster recovery plans and archiving/housekeeping data.
- Knowledge of Cloud platforms, serverless architecture preferable
- Good understanding of software patterns and when/how to apply them
- Knowledge of Kafka will be advantageous
- Experience of working in an Agile/DevOps software development environment
- Have ability to help with mentoring tasks.
- Have experience in working on Support activities.