Database Administrator

Overview Responsible for the reliability, performance, security, and recoverability of database, caching and messaging platforms supporting business-critical services and transactions. Key Responsibilities · Own PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL and SQL Server platforms. · Manage Kafka/MSK, Redis, DocumentDB and Couchbase environments. · Maintain backup, recovery and disaster-recovery capabilities. · Perform tuning, optimisation and capacity planning. · Support schema migrations and database lifecycle management. · Maintain encryption, auditing and access controls. Required Experience · PostgreSQL and SQL Server administration. · AWS database services including RDS and Aurora. · Kafka/MSK, Redis and NoSQL technologies. · Linux administration and automation. · Disaster recovery and high-availability environments. Service Recovery Objectives Maintain tested recovery procedures supporting aggressive RPO and RTO targets for business-critical services. Core Competencies Data integrity, ownership, troubleshooting, risk management, and documentation.