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London / £65000 - £75000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

£65000 - £75000

Location

LOCATION

London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Data Administrator (AWS)

Overview & Role:

Our client, a fast-growing firm in the financial services sector, is redefining how individuals interact with their finances through data-driven platforms. As part of their continued growth, they are seeking a skilled Data Administrator to support the performance, security, and scalability of their cloud and on-premise data systems.

In this role, you'll be a key member of the Platform Team, responsible for maintaining robust data infrastructure, optimising performance, and collaborating across the business to deliver secure and reliable data solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Administer and maintain cloud and on-premise databases.
  • Monitor performance and conduct tuning to ensure system reliability.
  • Implement secure backup, disaster recovery, and retention strategies.
  • Manage access controls and database-level security.
  • Participate in scheduled maintenance and deployment activities.
  • Work with internal teams to deliver improvements and resolve issues.

Essential Experience:

  • Proven experience with AWS-based data platforms.
  • Strong skills in PostgreSQL administration (or similar RDBMS).
  • Understanding of data warehousing architecture and practices.
  • Familiarity with database operations including replication, encryption, clustering, and recovery.
  • Experience with MongoDB, DynamoDB, and object storage (e.g. S3).

Desirable Skills:

  • Experience with containerisation tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform).
  • Knowledge of event streaming tools like Kafka.

What will make you stand out:

  • Proactive, organised, and detail-focused.
  • Strong communicator, comfortable working across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Able to work independently in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
  • Committed to continuous learning and technical development.

If your interested in this role, please apply. To follow up, please email or message me on LinkedIn.

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