Database Administrator

PostgreSQL DBA

Are you a PostgreSQL DBA with strong Oracle experience looking to lead the charge into cloud-native architecture?

A leading FinTech company (mid-sized, product-driven, and cloud-first) is looking for a seasoned PostgreSQL DBA to join their in-house database team. This is a critical role supporting complex, high-performance systems and a unique opportunity to contribute to an enterprise-wide cloud migration journey.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting and optimising PostgreSQL databases on Amazon Aurora.
• Helping drive the migration of business-critical Oracle workloads from on-premise Exadata to AWS Aurora.
• Collaborating with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure database design, security, and performance meet enterprise standards.
• Working with a diverse cloud-native data estate including Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, and MariaDB.
• Implementing robust backup, recovery, high availability, and security strategies aligned to PCI DSS.

What We’re Looking For

• Deep hands-on experience as a PostgreSQL and Oracle DBA in production environments.
• Proven ability to migrate Oracle workloads to PostgreSQL, especially in AWS.
• Solid knowledge of Postgres internals, including replication, indexing, MVCC, and performance tuning.
• Experience working with AWS core services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM).
• Understanding of database security principles and compliance frameworks.

Bonus Points For

• Familiarity with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps environments.
• Experience with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar.

Why Join?

• Join a tech-forward, agile business investing heavily in cloud transformation.
• Work on meaningful, high-availability systems that power real-world financial services.
• Enjoy a hybrid work model (1 day per week in a modern Swindon office).
• Competitive salary (£55k–£65k), private healthcare, bonus scheme, and generous leave.

Interested in shaping the future of cloud database infrastructure?

Apply today to explore this exciting opportunity.