Head of DBA
- by Profectus Recruitment
- Location Reading, Berkshire, UK
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Salary
£100,000 - £120,000 / year
12 days ago
Job Description:
Are you a seasoned database professional with extensive DBA experience? Are you on the lookout for an exciting opportunity to spearhead technological advancements for a global enterprise in a high-availability, scalable environment?
Here is an exceptional chance to join an expanding and well-established FinTech company. They boast over 4 million customers on their platforms and are in the process of revolutionizing their products, technological capabilities, and infrastructure.
They are currently seeking a Senior Database Administrator or Principal DBA to assume responsibility for the management of their database systems. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the new roadmap and tackling intricate technical challenges across their database infrastructure and storage systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take on a critical role in advancing the database environment by collaborating with a global team of DBAs across different time zones, providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship as needed.
- Oversee the design, development, and implementation of storage systems to ensure 99.999% availability, performance optimization, and scalability.
- Implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions for mission-critical databases.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams, closely aligning with cloud infrastructure and analytics groups.
Required Experience:
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields.
- A minimum of 12 years of commercial experience in database administration and management.
- Profound knowledge of database management systems, particularly PostgreSQL, with familiarity in other databases like Oracle, MSSQL, MYSQL, Mongo, and related technologies.
- Strong comprehension of database design, optimization, performance tuning, and security.
- Expertise in high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including clustering, backup, and storage.
This role provides the opportunity to work at a senior level, influencing the next phase of growth within a challenging technical environment. You will have the chance to shape the roadmap, collaborate with other senior professionals, and contribute to a growing organization with complex challenges to address.
This position offers a hybrid and flexible work arrangement, occasional travel opportunities, and a chance to be part of a thriving cloud-focused technology business.
If you are intrigued and would like to learn more, please reach out to us.
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Job Type
Permanent, Full Time
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Additional Salary Info
bonus, pension, insurance
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Work Authorisation
United Kingdom
- Industry Sector IT & Internet
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Years Experience
10+ years
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Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
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Educational level
'A' level/Higher or equivalent