Infrastructure Engineer - Database Administration

Care to Join Us?

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Infrastructure Engineer (Database Administration) to join our Group IT team. Reporting to the Head of IT Infrastructure, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining, developing, and optimising our database platforms while supporting the wider IT infrastructure estate.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled infrastructure professional with specialist database administration expertise to take ownership of database availability, security, integrity, performance, maintenance, and recovery across a complex and evolving technology environment.

Working closely with colleagues across Infrastructure, Operations, and third-party suppliers, you will help ensure our systems remain secure, resilient, accessible, and aligned with our Secure, Accessible, Harmonious, Available, Robust and Adaptive (SAHARA) principles.

About the Role

As an Infrastructure Engineer (Database Administration), you will provide 2nd line infrastructure support across the Group's IT estate while acting as the technical lead for database administration.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining secure, high-performing, and resilient database environments that support critical business systems and services. Alongside your specialist database responsibilities, you will contribute to the wider infrastructure team, supporting operational excellence, system availability, continuous improvement, and strategic development.

This role offers the opportunity to work across a broad range of technologies while taking ownership of a key area of the Group's digital infrastructure.

We offer great benefits including;

• Generous annual leave
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Regular training and development

Duties

Database Administration & Technical Leadership

• Act as the Group's technical lead for database administration.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of database platforms, standards, and operational procedures.
• Provide specialist administration of database environments, ensuring availability, integrity, security, and performance.
• Manage database access controls, patching, backups, recovery processes, and lifecycle maintenance.
• Maintain comprehensive database documentation, configuration records, support arrangements, and recovery procedures.
• Provide technical oversight for database-related incidents, upgrades, migrations, supplier activity, and change requests.
• Ensure databases are secure, resilient, and compliant with relevant legislation and industry standards.

Infrastructure Development & Delivery