Database Administrator
Posted 1 week ago by Stanley David and Associates
Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Database Administrator focuses on hands-on database administration with a primary emphasis on MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining database integrity, security, and performance while collaborating with various technical teams. Additionally, the role involves designing maintenance procedures and ensuring reliable database operations through documentation and testing. Experience in Agile/DevOps environments and mentoring is also essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain and update databases, troubleshoot issues, and assist with database design and development.
- Manage database access, security, integrity, and backup procedures.
- Design and implement maintenance procedures.
- Interact with programmers, operational staff, IT project managers, and other technical personnel.
- Write reports, documentation, and operating manuals.
- Test and modify databases to ensure reliable operation.
- Develop disaster recovery plans and manage data archiving/housekeeping.
- Work with cloud platforms and serverless architecture.
- Assist with mentoring tasks and support activities.
Key Skills:
- Hands-on experience with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle.
- Expert knowledge in RDBMS and NoSQL data stores.
- Experience with data structures including JSON and XML.
- Proficiency in writing reports, documentation, and operating manuals.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms and serverless architecture.
- Familiarity with software patterns and their application.
- Experience in Agile/DevOps software development environments.
- Knowledge of Kafka is an advantage.
- Experience in support activities is highly desirable.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role Title: PostgreSQL DBA Contract (Inside Ir35) da JD – Primary Skills: The ideal candidate must have hands-on experience with database administration specifically focusing on MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. They should be adept at working with database software to store, organize, and manage data efficiently. Furthermore, expert knowledge in RDBMS and NoSQL data stores, along with experience in handling various data structures including JSON and XML, is essential. The candidate should also possess experience in software development with distributed data processing technologies, specifically Oracle, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. They will be responsible for keeping databases up to date, troubleshooting issues, assisting with database design and development, and managing database access. Additionally, designing maintenance procedures and implementing them will be part of their duties. Interacting with programmers, applications/operational staff, IT project managers, and other technical staff is also a crucial part of the role. They will manage database security, integrity, and backup procedures, and implement necessary security measures. Secondary skills: The candidate should be proficient in writing reports, documentation, and operating manuals, as well as testing and modifying databases to ensure their reliable operation. Experience in writing disaster recovery plans and archiving/housekeeping data is also required. Knowledge of cloud platforms and serverless architecture is preferred, and familiarity with software patterns and their application is beneficial. Knowledge of Kafka would be an advantage. It is also important for the candidate to have experience working in an Agile/DevOps software development environment and to have the ability to assist with mentoring tasks. Experience in support activities is highly desirable.