Location: Hybrid – Minimum 2 days per week onsite - Northwood or Andover or Corsham
Salary: Up to £60k DoE+ Excellent Benefits Package
Clearance: Active SC Cleared required (DV Clearance highly desirable)
To apply, email: henry.clay-davies@searchability.com
Database Administrator – SC Cleared
Are you an experienced PostgreSQL DBA looking to work on secure, large-scale platforms across cloud and on-premise environments?
We’re working with a leading global technology and digital transformation organisation seeking a Database Administrator, skilled in PostgreSQL and/or Oracle, to support critical platforms operating within secure environments.
This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative engineering team delivering complex data-driven solutions across enterprise and government-focused programmes.
You’ll work closely with infrastructure teams, data engineers, and data scientists to manage and evolve core PostgreSQL data platforms supporting complex applications and data pipelines.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing PostgreSQL database clusters across multiple cloud and on-premise environments
- Monitoring, tuning, and optimising database performance
- Designing and maintaining scalable database schemas, tables, and views
- Managing database migrations and data structures across environments, including offline deployments
- Defining backup, recovery, and failover strategies
- Managing database security, roles, permissions, and Row Level Security (RLS)
- Supporting data ingestion from a wide range of sources alongside engineering and data teams
- Working with infrastructure teams on installation, patching, and database configuration
- Owning and evolving core data models within the platform
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong PostgreSQL DBA experience within enterprise or secure environments
- Database performance tuning, optimisation, and troubleshooting
- Experience with:
- Query optimisation Index tuning
- Execution plan analysis
- Experience managing PostgreSQL clustering and failover strategies
- Strong data modelling and schema design experience
- Knowledge of backup and recovery methodologies
- Experience storing and managing JSON objects within PostgreSQL
- Strong stakeholder communication and collaborative working skills
Desirable Skills
Experience with PostgreSQL extensions such as:
- pgvector
- PostGIS A
- pache AGE
Additional experience with Oracle and/or MS SQL Server
Experience supporting data science or data engineering environments
Exposure to secure or highly regulated environments
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of the work, candidates must hold active SC Clearance as a minimum.
DV eligibility is highly desirable.
Candidates must have lived and worked continuously in the UK for the past 5–7 years.
Benefits
- Matched pension contributions up to 10%
- Private medical cover Income protection
- Life assurance 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Flexible benefits programme
- Hybrid working model
- Excellent career progression and training opportunities