Data/ Database Engineer - RDBMS & NoSQL
Hybrid - 3 days onsite | Financial Services | Contract / Permanent
We're looking for an experienced Senior Database Engineer to join a major financial services technology and data transformation programme.
This is not a traditional BAU DBA role. You'll work closely with application teams and Data Architects to design, engineer and deploy database solutions into production, with a strong focus on automation, standardisation and
modern engineering practices.
What You'll Be Doing
- Engineer and deploy Oracle, PostgreSQL and NoSQL database solutions
- Work with Cassandra, MongoDB and/or Couchbase
- Build and configure database environments across development through to production
- Automate database provisioning, configuration and deployments
- Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines
- Support performance tuning, query optimisation and complex troubleshooting
- Engineer for high availability, resilience, security and recovery
- Support database migrations, upgrades and modernisation initiatives
- Work closely with developers, architects and infrastructure teams
What We're Looking For
- Strong hands-on Oracle and PostgreSQL experience
- Experience with at least one of Cassandra, MongoDB or Couchbase
- Strong database engineering, performance tuning and troubleshooting skills
- Automation experience using Terraform, Ansible, Python and/or Shell
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and Git
- Experience supporting highly available, business-critical systems
- Strong understanding of database security, resilience and operational risk
- Financial services, banking, capital markets or another regulated environment is highly desirable
The Person
You'll be a strong DBA who has evolved into a modern Database Engineer - technically hands-on, automation-focused and keen to replace repetitive manual processes with reliable, reusable engineering solutions.
Database/Data Engineer in London employer: Salt Search Careers
As a leading global firm, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer that values innovation and collaboration. Our work culture fosters continuous learning and growth, providing employees with opportunities to enhance their skills while contributing to critical services in the UK. With a strong focus on employee well-being and a supportive environment, we ensure that our team members thrive both personally and professionally in vibrant locations like London, Manchester, Ipswich, and Cheltenham.
