PostgreSQL DBA

Job Title: PostgreSQL DBA
Location: Manchester, UK -Hybrid
Job Type: Contract (Inside IR35)
Role Details

Primary Skills
1. Must have hands on experience as Database Administration specifically with MongoDB, PostgreSQL/Client.
2. Working with database software to find ways to store, organise and manage data
3. Expert knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL data stores and working with a variety of structures including JSON and XML
4. Experience of software development with distributed data processing technologies including Client, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
5. Experience in keeping databases up to date, troubleshooting, helping with database design & development, and managing database access.
6. Experience in designing maintenance procedures and putting them into operation.
7. Liaising with programmers, applications/operational staff, IT project managers and other technical staff
8. Managing database security/integrity and backup procedures, implementing security measures.

Secondary Skills
1. Writing reports, documentation, and operating manuals
2. Testing and modifying databases to ensure that they operate reliably
3. Writing disaster recovery plans and archiving/housekeeping data.
4. Knowledge of Cloud platforms, serverless architecture preferable
5. Good understanding of software patterns and when/how to apply them
6. Knowledge of Kafka will be advantageous
7. Experience of working in an Agile/DevOps software development environment
8. Have ability to help with mentoring tasks.
9. Have experience in working on Support activities.

DBA - PostgreSQL, Mongo DB, MySQL