Job Title: Database Engineer / Database Platform Engineer Location: London – Hybrid working Job Type: Contract / Full-Time – Long term contract Salary / Day Rate: £230 Working setup: Hybrid – minimum 3 days onsite Industry Sector: Financial Services / Banking Candidates must have the right to work in the United Kingdom Introduction: We're looking for a Database Engineer to join a major technology transformation programme within financial services. This is a hands-on engineering role – not a traditional DBA position . You'll work across Oracle, PostgreSQL and NoSQL platforms , helping build, automate and optimise highly available enterprise database environments. If you enjoy automation, performance tuning, modern DevOps and solving complex database challenges , this role offers the opportunity to work at significant enterprise scale. Key Responsibilities: Engineer and support Oracle and PostgreSQL database platforms. Work with Cassandra, MongoDB and/or Couchbase . Automate database provisioning, configuration and deployments. Implement Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices. Optimise database performance, queries and indexing. Support high availability, replication and resilience. Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root-cause analysis. Partner with developers, architects and infrastructure teams. Support database migrations and technology modernisation. Develop reusable tooling and automation to eliminate manual DBA processes. Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Experience as a Database Engineer / DBA . Hands-on Oracle and PostgreSQL experience. Experience with at least one NoSQL/distributed database – Cassandra, MongoDB or Couchbase. Strong SQL, performance tuning and troubleshooting skills. Experience with replication, clustering and high availability. Strong automation/scripting skills – Python, Shell, Ansible or Terraform . Experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and Git . Enterprise production experience with business-critical systems. Strong problem-solving and communication skills. Desirable Skills and Experience: Strong Cassandra experience. Financial services / banking experience. Cloud platforms – AWS, Azure or GCP . Kubernetes / containerised databases. Database migration and modernisation experience. Experience across multiple NoSQL technologies. Cloud / DevOps certifications. TPBN1_UKTJ
Database Engineer employer: Talent-Relay Limited
As a Golang Engineer at our leading global financial services organisation in Burgess Hill, you will thrive in a dynamic and supportive work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. With a hybrid working setup, you can enjoy the flexibility of remote work while collaborating with talented professionals on long-term projects, all within a company that values innovation and excellence.
