2918 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- Proven expertise managing PostgreSQL and MariaDB/MySQL databases
- Experience with NoSQL databases
- Experience with cloud database services (AWS)
- Deep understanding of relational database concepts, normalization, and SQL optimization
- Proficiency in SQL and query optimization across multiple database platforms
- Experience with database replication, clustering, and high availability configurations
- Familiarity with backup and recovery tools specific to each database platform
- Understanding of database security principles and access control mechanisms
- Experience with monitoring tools and performance analysis techniques
- Knowledge of version control systems (Git) for managing database code and scripts
- Experience with database automation, CI/CD pipelines and tooling
Responsibilities
- Work with teams across the Technology department to install, configure, maintain, and upgrade our database servers across development, testing, and production environments
- Monitor database health and perform routine maintenance tasks including index optimization, table maintenance, and schema modifications
- Work with Development and Data Engineering teams to optimize performance and cost of data pipelines
- Manage database capacity planning and storage allocation to ensure adequate resources for current and future needs
- Proactively manage databases, ensuring application and operational performance needs are met
- Implement and maintain high availability solutions including replication, clustering, and failover configurations
- Document database architectures, configurations, procedures, and policies
- Implement appropriate security controls to ensure databases and data are protected
- Ensure database backup, validation, and disaster recovery capabilities are in place and rehearsed
- Provide insight and recommendations on the adoption and consolidation of database-related technologies
- Be part of the 24x7 on-call rota to provide out-of-hours support for our critical systems
Description
Gigaclear is a growing Fibre Broadband (FTTP / FTTH) company, developing our fibre-to-the-premises broadband infrastructure to some of the most difficult to reach areas of the UK, empowering those communities with broadband to rival any city. We foster a collaborative, engaging culture that empowers staff to grow and maximize their skills. Our rewards and benefits include a generous employer pension with up to 8% matched contribution, income protection and life assurance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, health cash plan with 24/7 remote GP access, and unlimited access to online training and development content. We value our employees and promote a flexible working environment as well as health and wellbeing initiatives.
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How many Database Engineer jobs are in the UK?
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Which companies are hiring for Database Engineer jobs in the UK?
The Scouts Association, Bluefruit Software Limited, SwapTix, Arctic Shores, NFU Mutual, Wykes Engineering Co. (Rushden) Limited, MOD - Defence Digital among others, are currently hiring for Database roles in the UK.
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The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 92 different Database Engineer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good Database Engineers.