PostgreSQL DBA

Salary: £90,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements

• PostgreSQL DBA experience with core development, maintenance and performance optimisation
• Strong PostgreSQL database management skills, including performance optimisation, index tuning, execution plan analysis, query optimisation and data partitioning
• Experience with clustering and handling failover strategies
• Experience with extensions such as pgvector, PostGIS and AGE is very useful
• Experience with data modelling, including designing, creating and managing schemas, tables and views to support data models
• Understanding of best practices for storing JSON objects within PostgreSQL
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with developers to define and implement data model requirements
• Experience with backup and recovery, including defining backup strategies based on environment constraints
• BPSS eligibility
• SC clearance as a minimum, with DV as a target
• Must have lived and worked in the UK continuously for the past 5-7 years

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for our application PostgreSQL database cluster across multiple environments in cloud and on premises
• Monitor and tune PostgreSQL databases to optimise performance
• Handle migration of data structures across database instances, including offline environments
• Own the data models and manage the lifecycle of data within our Postgres database
• Work closely with data pipeline engineers and data scientists to ingest a wide range of data sources
• Manage security controls across environments, including defining roles, permissions and RLS controls for the data
• Work directly with the infrastructure team to configure installations and manage database patching across all environments
• Work with the development team to define the data model for new data feeds

Technologies

• AI
• Cloud
• Support
• JSON
• PostgreSQL
• Security
• Embedded
• REST

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Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with around 63,000 employees and annual revenue of around €8 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands: Atos for services and Eviden for products. We are a European leader in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, and we provide tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. This role is mostly remote, with 1-2 days per week on a client site where there is an S terminal, and locations may include Andover, Corsham, London, Edinburgh, Catterick and Manchester areas. We offer a flexible work model, team coaching impact and a strong mentorship culture, along with benefits including a pension scheme with contributions matched up to 10%, private medical cover, income protection, life assurance, 25 days paid leave, national holidays and a flex benefits program. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, are a Disability Confident employer, and support reasonable adjustments during the application and assessment process.

last updated 35 week of 2026