PostgresSQL DBA

Description

Job Title: PostgreSQL DBA

Location: Manchester (3 x per week)

Salary/Rate: £430 per day

Start Date: March 2026

Job Type: 6 month contract (Inside IR35)

Company Introduction

We are currently recruiting for an experienced PostgresSQL DBA to join our client on an exciting contract in the finance industry.

Primary Skills:

Must have hands-on experience as Database Administration specifically with MongoDB, PostgreSQL / Oracle.

Managing a oracle team

Working with database software to find ways to store, organise and manage data

Expert knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL data stores and working with a variety of structures, including JSON and XML

Experience of software development with distributed data processing technologies including Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL

Experience in keeping databases up to date, troubleshooting, helping with database design & development, and managing database access.

Experience in designing maintenance procedures and putting them into operation.

Liaising with programmers, applications/operational staff, IT project managers and other technical staff

Managing database security/integrity and backup procedures, implementing security measures.Secondary Skills:

Writing reports, documentation, and operating manuals

Testing and modifying databases to ensure that they operate reliably

Writing disaster recovery plans and archiving/housekeeping data.

Knowledge of Cloud platforms, serverless architecture preferable

Good understanding of software patterns and when/how to apply them

Knowledge of Kafka will be advantageous

Experience of working in an Agile/DevOps software development environment

Have ability to help with mentoring tasks.

Have experience in working on Support activities.If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. xjnqpsq Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement

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