Senior Database Engineer - SQL in Newcastle

We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.

As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, you will be part of the Partnerize Technical Operations team, working with the business, development, and IT functions. You will be responsible for designing, building, and implementing solutions for the platform and providing the required training to support the solution. You should have a keen interest in problem-solving accompanied by experience in Linux systems, an understanding of distributed highly available systems, and advanced database management knowledge (MySQL, Postgres) in replicated environments. Experience in taking code to production, including building the environment, is essential. The candidate should also have experience in Debian packaging and data streaming and queuing technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ).

We need people that will get excited about taking us to the next stage of our evolution, helping us with their specific skills and experience while learning new ones along the way. You will need to be based within communicable distance of the Newcastle Office.

• Deliver coaching sessions to the team/individuals
• Provide primary operational support and engineering for multiple large, distributed software applications
• Measure and optimise new implemented systems performance, with an eye toward pushing our capabilities forward
• Build software and systems to manage platform infrastructure and applications
• Improve reliability, quality, and time-to-market of our suite of software solutions
• Work closely with development and tech teams ensuring technical issues and projects are correctly managed
• Deliver large technical projects

Ideally, you will have 3-5 years of experience in a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) or DevOps Engineer role, strong Python scripting skills, and experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, YAML, Helm Charts, Terraform). You should have advanced experience with installing, configuring, and monitoring Linux systems in physical data centres, as well as managing and maintaining databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis). Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and configuration management (Ansible, Docker, Git, etc.) is required. Experience in designing, building, and maintaining on-prem private cloud solutions and external cloud providers, along with a track record of maintaining a highly available network/system, is also necessary.

You should possess the ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and solve issues independently, spotting and diagnosing problems, identifying areas for improvement, and performance bottlenecks. Working experience with ITIL practices and monitoring systems (Zabbix, Prometheus) is preferred, as well as familiarity with Nginx or web server technologies.

We offer 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays, enhanced parental leave, private medical insurance through Vitality, enhanced pension contributions, a cycle to work scheme, eye care vouchers, life assurance, and an enhanced wellness program including access to EAP, wellness coaching, and wellness Fridays program. Regular company events and activities are also part of our offerings.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity.

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