You will join one of the UK’s leading financial services companies, where innovation and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything they do. As part of continued growth and transformation, they are now looking to appoint a Senior Engineer to build out a framework for building, deploying and maintaining DBs via pipelines and automation
As a Senior Engineer, you will act as a key technical contributor within the team, ensuring the successful delivery and smooth operation of applications and platforms. You will work closely with architecture, development, and support teams to implement solutions that are maintainable, well-governed, and aligned with best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software and infrastructure solutions
- Support the operation and stability of business-critical systems, including troubleshooting and incident resolution
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable technical solutions
- Contribute to automation, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering practices
- Ensure technical documentation, standards, and governance processes are maintained and improved
- Identify opportunities for optimisation across systems, processes, and tooling
- Support out-of-hours operations on a rota basis where required
- Strong experience within software engineering environments
- Strong commercial experience with PostgreSQL, including database design, query optimisation, performance tuning, and integration with scalable software applications and APIs.
- MongoDB, Redis and MySQL DB engines - DB skills in building and deploying DBs via IaC (primarily via terraform), principles and implementing CI/CD in a DB context
- Understanding of software development best practices and design patterns
- Experience working within Agile (Scrum) teams
- Version control experience using Git or similar tools
- Knowledge of automated testing frameworks and approaches
- Salary up to £70,000 + up to 20% bonus
- Hybrid working: Once a week in the office
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell)
- Life assurance (6x annual salary)
- Personal pension with matched contributions
- Ongoing training and opportunities for development
Senior Database Engineer - Postgres experience in Coventry employer: Lorien
Join a forward-thinking company in Manchester that values technical expertise and offers a dynamic work culture. With a focus on hybrid working, flexible hours, and a strong emphasis on employee growth, this role provides the opportunity to lead impactful projects while maintaining a hands-on engineering position. Enjoy a competitive salary, annual bonus, and the chance to shape the future of corporate infrastructure services in a supportive environment.
