GIOS Technology
Senior Database Engineer
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This role is for a Senior Database Engineer in Sheffield, UK, with a contract length of "unknown." The pay rate is "unknown." Candidates should have 10+ years of DBA experience, expertise in RDBMS, and experience in high-volume transactional systems, preferably in financial services.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
June 9, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) #DevOps #Data Security #Terraform #DBA (Database Administrator) #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Azure #Scripting #Ansible #Replication #Security #Splunk #Dynatrace #Automation #Databases #Unix #Oracle #PostgreSQL #Linux #Python #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Cloud #GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #Prometheus #SQL Server #Clustering #Monitoring
Role description
We are hiring for Senior Database Engineer at Sheffield, UK
Key Skills & Experience Essential
• 10+ years of hands-on DBA experience in enterprise environments ideally
• Strong expertise in at least one major RDBMS (Oracle / SQL Server / PostgreSQL)
• Experience supporting high-volume transactional systems, ideally in payments, banking, or financial services
• Knowledge of HA/DR technologies (e.g., RAC, AlwaysOn, replication, clustering)
• Strong SQL and performance tuning skills
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., OEM, Dynatrace, Splunk, Prometheus)
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments
• Understanding of backup/recovery strategies and tools Preferred
• Experience in Payments, Liquidity, or Core Banking systems
• Exposure to cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and cloud-native databases
• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Shell, Ansible, Terraform)
• Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of data security & regulatory requirements in banking (e.g., FCA, PRA)
We are hiring for Senior Database Engineer at Sheffield, UK
Key Skills & Experience Essential
• 10+ years of hands-on DBA experience in enterprise environments ideally
• Strong expertise in at least one major RDBMS (Oracle / SQL Server / PostgreSQL)
• Experience supporting high-volume transactional systems, ideally in payments, banking, or financial services
• Knowledge of HA/DR technologies (e.g., RAC, AlwaysOn, replication, clustering)
• Strong SQL and performance tuning skills
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., OEM, Dynatrace, Splunk, Prometheus)
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments
• Understanding of backup/recovery strategies and tools Preferred
• Experience in Payments, Liquidity, or Core Banking systems
• Exposure to cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and cloud-native databases
• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Shell, Ansible, Terraform)
• Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of data security & regulatory requirements in banking (e.g., FCA, PRA)
