At a Glance
- Tasks: Own and optimise high-availability MariaDB/MySQL databases for cutting-edge technology solutions.
- Company: Innovative tech company with a collaborative engineering culture.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, competitive salary, and long-term career development opportunities.
- Other info: Work in a supportive environment focused on quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and tackle technically challenging projects that make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Experience with MariaDB/MySQL, database performance tuning, and automation skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
- Database Administrator (DBA)
- Reading | Hybrid | Permanent
Help shape the data platform behind a mission-critical technology solution.
We're looking for an experienced Database Administrator to take ownership of a complex, high-availability database environment that supports a sophisticated operational software platform.
This is an opportunity to join an innovative engineering team where reliability, performance and automation are central to delivering cutting-edge technology.
Working closely with software engineers, platform specialists and data teams, you'll ensure the database layer remains secure, resilient and highly optimised while supporting the continued evolution of a growing product.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the design, administration and ongoing optimisation of production Maria DB/My SQL databases.
- Develop and manage robust database schema migrations with safe deployment, validation and rollback processes.
- Monitor, analyse and optimise database performance in high-volume, write-intensive environments.
- Design and maintain backup, recovery and data retention strategies, regularly validating restore processes.
- Implement and maintain database security, permissions and audit controls.
- Create automation, monitoring and health-check tooling to improve operational efficiency and scalability.
- Collaborate with software developers to optimise queries, indexing strategies and data models.
- Support the wider engineering function by contributing to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
- Provide guidance on database architecture and best practice across development teams.
- Key Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience administering production Maria DB or My SQL databases.
- Excellent understanding of database performance tuning, indexing and query optimisation.
- Experience designing and executing schema migration strategies.
- Knowledge of backup, recovery and disaster recovery best practices.
- Automation experience using SQL alongside Python or Bash scripting.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering and technical teams.
Desirable Experience
- Postgre SQL administration.
- Containerised environments using Docker.
- Event-driven architectures or messaging technologies such as Rabbit MQ.
- Experience supporting distributed or multi-site database deployments.
- Background working within regulated, security-conscious or mission-critical environments.
- What's on Offer
- Hybrid working with regular collaboration from the Reading office.
- The opportunity to work on technically challenging, large-scale software products.
- A collaborative engineering culture focused on quality, innovation and continuous improvement.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Long-term career development within a growing technology business.
- Applicants must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance
Database Administrator (DBA) in Reading employer: Technify Talent Limited
Technify Talent Limited is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Spencers Wood, UK, where innovation meets collaboration. Employees benefit from comprehensive training and development opportunities, fostering both personal and professional growth while working on cutting-edge technology in the drone and sensor systems sector. The company promotes a supportive culture that values teamwork and encourages a customer-focused approach, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
