Client Server

Senior Database Administrator / Engineer Sybase - Trading

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This role is for a Senior Database Administrator / Engineer (Sybase DBA) on a 12-month FTC, based in Central London, offering a pay rate up to £200k. Key skills include Sybase, RDBMS, Linux, and experience in investment firms.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
909
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🗓️ - Date
March 11, 2026
🕒 - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract
Fixed Term
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
London, England, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Kafka (Apache Kafka) #Python #Linux #Security #Ansible #SAP #Monitoring #SQL (Structured Query Language) #RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) #Statistics #Data Analysis #Sybase #MongoDB #Mathematics #Scala #DBA (Database Administrator)
Role description
Senior Database Administrator / Engineer (Sybase DBA) London to £200k+ 12 month FTC Do you have expertise with Sybase database? You could be progressing your career at a hugely profitable Hedge Fund. As a Senior Database Administrator / Engineer you will be responsible for managing and improving a mission-critical, diverse data platform as part of a small, talented team. You'll have a broad scope from providing operational support through to leading continuous design and implementation to enhance scalability, reduce redundancy and ensure fault tolerance of data systems. You will construct and manage integrations with monitoring and alerting systems to increase internal visibility and automatically respond to incidents in various environments, building and enhancing security controls, governance processes and management interfaces to reduce permitter and improve risk profile. As a senior team member you'll also act as a subject matter expert and mentor more junior DBAs and developers to ensure the platform is supported and used appropriately, including designing and building tools to automate operational processes. Location / WFH: You'll join colleagues in prestigious Central London offices (with onsite restaurant, gym etc.) with flexibility to work from home once a week. About you: • You have achieved a 2.1 or above in a relevant field e.g. Data, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analysis or other quantitative discipline • You have commercial experience in a similar role at an investment firm or asset manager with a good understanding of various asset classes such as Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, and Commodities • You have strong RDBMS experience, including Sybase expertise, Postgres and SQL • You have a good knowledge of Linux OS • You have experience with modern tools such as Kafka, MongoDB, SAP IQ, Ansible and Python • You have excellent communication and client facing skills • You enjoy learning and seeking continuous improvement What's in it for you: • Please note this role is on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis, with benefits • As a Senior Database Administrator / Engineer (Sybase DBA) you will earn a highly competitive salary plus a fully comprehensive benefits package including: • Salary to £200k • Generous Pension contribution • Life Assurance, Critical Illness cover • Childcare vouchers • Enhanced Paternity package and Adoption Assistance • Charitable fund raising matching and much more Apply now to find out more about this Senior Database Administrator / Engineer (Sybase DBA) opportunity. At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.