Data base Administrator

Role overview:

·         Technology Expertise & DBA Skill Set

·         Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure

·         Database IaaS: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL

·         Database PaaS: CosmosDB, MySQL, SQL Managed Instance, RDS Aurora, MongoDB

·         Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible

·         CI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps

·         Programming & Scripting: Python, Bash/Shell, PowerShell

·         Operating Systems: Linux/Unix (RHEL, Ubuntu), Window

Database Team Overview

Our Database Team is the foundation of enterprise-grade databases delivering secure, compliant and high-performing database platforms across Azure and AWS. We provide managed services for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, operating in a system DBA role to ensure platform reliability, resilience, and operational excellence. In addition, we support PaaS and RDS database services by acting as the platform team defining policies, enforcing security standards, and managing networking configurations while enabling self-service capabilities for application teams to consume these services efficiently.

What would you do here:

·         Database Security & Compliance: Implement robust security controls, encryption, and auditing to safeguard sensitive data and meet regulatory requirements.

·         Lifecycle Management: Oversee patching, upgrades, and end-of-life transitions to maintain platform stability and minimize risk.

·   Performance Optimization: Monitor and tune databases for optimal performance across diverse workloads.

·         Automation & Operational Excellence: Design and deploy automation for provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance to achieve “brilliant basics” and reduce manual intervention.

·         Business-Critical Certification: Validate and certify database environments to support mission-critical applications with high availability and disaster recovery strategies.

·         Incident & Problem Management: Provide rapid response and  root-cause analysis for database-related incidents to ensure business continuity.

·         Capacity Planning & Scalability: Forecast growth and optimize resources to support evolving business needs.

Best Regards!

We are looking for a dynamic Data Engineer to join our team of technology enthusiasts. You will leverage data to drive strategic decision-making and pioneering solutions, working with complex datasets, collaborating closely with stakeholders, and transforming data into actionable insights to drive innovation.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Data Engineer
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud-based data solutions
• Expertise in database design and management, including SQL databases such as SQL Server
• Proficient in ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) design for data integration and processing
• Strong knowledge of data modeling principles and techniques
• Ability to analyze and translate data into actionable insights, reports, and visualizations
• Proficiency in Power BI for reporting and data visualization

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with Power BI Report Builder / Reporting Services
• Knowledge of statistical analysis or Data Science
• Experience within the UK Insurance industry is a plus
• Python or R coding skills

Responsibilities:

• Implement efficient data exchange between internal and external systems to increase efficiency and reduce re-keying and translation errors
• Support the Broking business by developing high-quality information resources, ensuring data availability and accessibility for decision-making
• Engineer data inputs and outputs from core applications and semi-structured remote service data through data syncs between data lake, ODS (SQL database), and leveraging Fabric and ADF
• Perform data engineering tasks including ingestion, cleansing, and collation from a wide range of internal and external sources
• Implement different methods of streaming data and create reconciliations for datasets
• Build analytical models to support reporting and analytics
• Collaborate with an agile delivery team to work on the backlog of specified work