Senior PostgreSQL DBA

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Data & Analytics
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SKILLS

PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Terraform CI/CD pipelines DevOps performance tuning cloud database administration

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior PostgreSQL DBA

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a Senior PostgreSQL DBA for a contract role with a leading banking client. Location: London (with occasional office days in Manchester/Birmingham). Rate: £400-500 per day inside IR35.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

  • Own installation, upgrades, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.
  • Design and execute database maintenance plans and housekeeping to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
  • Implement backup, recovery, security, and access control strategies.
  • Deliver production-grade database solutions in cloud environments.
  • Automate database provisioning, scaling, and management using Terraform.
  • Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate database operations into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Compose Terraform configurations from infrastructure to Git pipelines.
  • Work within CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or GitHub) to deploy and manage database changes.

Required Skills/Experience

  • Proven production DBA experience in cloud-based environments.
  • Hands-on expertise in PostgreSQL (Essential), MySQL, and MongoDB.
  • Strong performance tuning and troubleshooting skills.
  • Terraform proficiency is mandatory.
  • Experience working within CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
  • Familiarity with GitLab or GitHub and pipeline setup.

Desirable Skills/Experience

  • Experience with JSON/XML data formats.
  • Exposure to Oracle databases.
  • Familiarity with Kafka or event-driven architectures.
  • Experience in Agile/DevOps-driven environments.

Additional Information

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

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