Database Administration Manager

Permanent Location: Edinburgh or Witham (We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and our hybrid model requires colleagues to be in the office a minimum of 40% of their time).

Salary: A competitive salary from £57,600 - £86,400 depending on the experience you can bring.

Closing date: 16th April 2025

Our team is focused on providing retirement, investment, and workplace savings to over 3.8 million customers. To do that, we work with financial advisers and employers to help improve people's financial wellbeing. We help people live their best lives. We assist them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments.

We are currently hiring for a Database Administration Manager to join our team in Edinburgh or Witham. In this role, you will support the delivery of the Environment Operations departmental strategy, which is to provide a highly available and stable technology estate in a complex control environment. The role will be responsible for BAU activities while ensuring a focus on the progression of process automation, adoption of new database practices, and the continual improvement of the control environment.

The role holder will require both a strong technical understanding across a wide range of technical skill sets, with a focus on Database Administration. You will lead a team consisting of Lead, Senior, and Analyst Database Administrators across our Edinburgh and Witham locations. You will continue to embed an Automation-first approach into the Aegon UK DBA function, seeking further opportunities for automation where appropriate.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience and knowledge of process automation, cloud adoption, performance improvements, and service availability improvements.
• Previous experience administering and supporting complex Database estates.
• Experience supporting one or more of the following Database technologies: (Microsoft SQL Server / Oracle / DB2 / PostGres / MySQL).
• Experience with scripting languages pertinent for automation.
• Experience with supporting Windows and/or Linux operating systems.
• Knowledge or experience with AWS is desirable.
• A fundamental knowledge of ITIL processes and how they are applied within an IT Service management department.
• Experience of working in complex, large-scale Technology environments - ideally within Financial Services.
• Experience in management roles.
• Software Development Life Cycle and Change Management.

What’s in it for you?

• A non-contributory pension between 8%-12%
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 36 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)
• We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave, and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant, and online GP appointments.

The legal bits: We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.