Job Description

relational database/enterprise technology platform Database Administrator (public cloud platform)- Remote
UK
PCD330023

About The Role

the organisation is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an experienced Database Administrator to work for our global Security and Defence client. This is initially a 3-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a remote role.
The DBA will play a key role in supporting the organisation's underlying database systems by managing and optimising database environments across relational database and enterprise technology platform. This role will ensure data availability, security, performance, and reliability across the platform, working closely with data engineers, developers, and cloud operations teams.

About Us

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 Employees. the organisation has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

About You

Databases: relational database (on-prem and cloud incl. managed instances), enterprise technology platform 11g to 19c
Cloud Platform: public cloud platform
Scripting and Automation: SQL, PowerShell
Performance Tuning: Query optimisation, indexing strategies, caching
Backup and Recovery: Tools and strategies for high availability and resilience
Security: Role-based access, encryption, data masking, audit logging
Preferred Experience
Experience in managing data within large, distributed, or hybrid cloud environments.
Understanding of data governance and compliance in enterprise settings

Why join us
Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire the organisation career
Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
Annual leave and work-place pension

Key Responsibilities

Administer and maintain relational database and enterprise technology platform environments, ensuring optimal performance and uptime.
Help design and implement database structures, schemas, and queries to support data ingestion, transformation, and analytics workloads.
Monitor performance and resource utilisation; tune queries and indexes to improve efficiency.
Help with backup recovery, and disaster recovery procedures across multiple environments.
Implement and maintain user access controls, roles, and permissions in line with security and compliance requirements.
Collaborate with DataOps and CloudOps teams to support deployments and ensure consistency across dev, pre-prod, and production environments.
Troubleshoot database connectivity and performance issues, ensuring minimal downtime.
Support automation of database provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance activities.
Contribute to capacity planning, version upgrades, and patch management cycles.

Diversity and Inclusion

the organisation is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.