Database Administrator

Salary: £55,000 - 62,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong PostgreSQL administration experience
• Experience supporting Oracle databases in a production environment
• Knowledge of high availability, replication and disaster recovery technologies
• Experience with database performance tuning and optimisation
• Solid understanding of backup and recovery strategies
• Experience working within Linux environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills and the ability to work across technical teams
• Desirable: experience with Oracle to PostgreSQL migration projects
• Desirable: exposure to AWS or Azure database services
• Desirable: experience with automation tools such as Terraform or Ansible
• Desirable: knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Desirable: experience with Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket or similar tools
• Desirable: understanding of warehouse, logistics or industrial software environments

Responsibilities

• Administration and support of PostgreSQL and Oracle databases, with a particular focus on PostgreSQL
• Monitoring database performance, availability and capacity
• Performance tuning, query optimisation and troubleshooting
• Managing backups, restores and disaster recovery processes
• Supporting database upgrades, patching and maintenance activities
• Implementing and maintaining high-availability and replication solutions
• Managing database security, user access and compliance requirements
• Supporting Oracle to PostgreSQL migration and modernisation projects
• Working with development teams to improve database design and application performance
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation and operational procedures
• Participating in an on-call rota when required

Technologies

• AWS
• Ansible
• Azure
• BitBucket
• CI/CD
• Confluence
• DevOps
• Support
• JIRA
• Linux
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• Security
• Terraform
• Cloud

More

We are an established technology business that develops software and automation solutions for the logistics and warehouse sector. We are strengthening our Systems team as part of an ongoing technology modernisation programme, with a longer-term focus on expanding and developing our PostgreSQL platform. This role offers a mix of operational database administration and project work, alongside opportunities to support major database modernisation initiatives. We offer flexible remote/hybrid working, occasional travel within the UK, a supportive and collaborative technical team, and long-term career development opportunities.

last updated 27 week of 2026