Senior Database Administrator - Aurora PostgreSQL
Posted 4 days ago by Digitech Resourcing
£650 Per day
Inside
Remote
Fully Remote, UK
Summary: The role is for two experienced AWS Aurora PostgreSQL Database Administrators on a 6-month contract, fully remote within the EU. The position is critical for enhancing database expertise and optimizing performance in a large-scale AWS environment. Candidates will troubleshoot complex production incidents and implement solutions to improve database reliability and scalability. The role requires strong hands-on experience with AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and a proven track record in high-performance database environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production incidents
- Debug high-impact database issues in live environments
- Provide on-call database support
- Identify performance optimisation opportunities
- Improve reliability, scalability, and operational best practices
- Implement better ways of working across database infrastructure
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS Aurora PostgreSQL
- Deep expertise in PostgreSQL performance tuning & optimisation
- Proven experience running high-scale, high-performance database environments
- Strong AWS cloud experience (essential)
- Strong Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) experience (essential)
- Experience supporting mission-critical production systems
Salary (Rate): £650 daily
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
2 x AWS Aurora DBA - 6 Month Contract
£650 per day - Inside iR35 if UK based
Fully Remote - EU
6 Month Contract - Strong likelihood of extension
Digitech are partnered with globally recognised tech brand, HQ in London, with unicorn status. We're looking for two experienced AWS Aurora PostgreSQL DBAs to join a high-performing tech team on an initial 6-month contract. This role is critical in strengthening database expertise, improving resilience, and optimising performance across a large-scale AWS environment.
The role
You'll be stepping into an environment with 300 - 400 Aurora PostgreSQL databases, helping to:
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production incidents
- Debug high-impact database issues in live environments
- Provide on-call database support
- Identify performance optimisation opportunities
- Improve reliability, scalability, and operational best practices
- Implement better ways of working across database infrastructure
This team has experienced production challenges in the past and is looking for someone who can confidently step in, quickly identify root causes, and implement lasting solutions.
Required Experience
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS Aurora PostgreSQL
- Deep expertise in PostgreSQL performance tuning & optimisation
- Proven experience running high-scale, high-performance database environments
- Strong AWS cloud experience (essential)
- Strong Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) experience (essential)
- Experience supporting mission-critical production systems
On-Call Requirements
- 1 week on-call in every 5 weeks