Database Infrastructure Engineer

2 days ago

London England United Kingdom Starling Bank Full time
Database Infrastructure Engineer - Engine by Starling

At Engine by Starling, we are on a mission to find and work with leading banks all around the world who have the ambition to build rapid growth businesses on our technology.

Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, the technology that was built to power Starling Bank. This SaaS technology platform is now available to banks and financial institutions all around the world, enabling them to benefit from the innovative digital features and efficient back-office processes that have helped achieve Starling's success.

As a company, everyone is expected to roll up their sleeves to help deliver great outcomes for our clients. We are an engineering-led company and we're looking for someone who will be excited by the potential for Engine's technology to transform banking in different markets around the world.

Hybrid Working
We have a Hybrid approach to working here at Engine - our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance of one of our offices so that we're able to interact and collaborate in person.

Our Engineering Environment
Engine Engineers are excited about helping us deliver new features, regardless of what their primary tech stack may be. We value people being engaged and caring about customers, caring about the code they write and the contribution they make to Engine.

We are looking for
Ideally, you will be an inquisitive Engineer, with an aptitude for finding clean and simple solutions to technical problems. You will be passionate about running observable and reliable database infrastructure that underpins the entire Engine technology platform.

The ideal candidate will have experience with:

  • Database design and architecture
  • Performance tuning
  • Backup and recovery
  • Security
  • Cloud database infrastructure management on AWS/GCP using Infrastructure as Code
  • Managing large database environments, preferably with Postgres
  • Monitoring and alerting
  • A proven track record of working closely with software engineers

You will

  • Monitor and optimise the performance of our ever-growing PostgreSQL database estate by working closely with our technology teams to understand the workloads
  • Keep our database estate up to date - both from a vulnerability management and supported Postgres version point of view
  • Managing and monitoring data replication
  • Lead regular disaster recovery testing initiatives
  • Own and improve technical documentation and processes for database tasks
  • Own and improve monitoring dashboards and alerts
  • Contribute to the development of our in-house developed database manager tooling
  • Own cost optimisation - reviewing and proposing recommendations for optimising database footprint
  • Embrace automation and be reluctant for manual implementation
  • Implement security best practices
  • Demonstrate knowledge of new technologies and changes in the industry
  • Ensure platform compliance with ISO27001, SOC2 and PCI-DSS

Requirements

  • An aptitude for thinking out of the box
  • Experience with AWS, GCP or other cloud environments
  • Understanding of database monitoring, analysis, disaster recovery and performance tuning
  • Proven experience working as a DBA from a performance tuning and optimisation perspective
  • Built and deployed PostgreSQL clusters into production
  • Experience working with AWS RDS Postgres or GCP Cloud SQL databases
  • Knowledge of Postgres configuration settings
  • An understanding of Postgres' vacuum/MVCC process
  • Worked within high availability, scalable environments
  • Ability to engage with all levels of the business to understand user needs
  • Strong ability to solve complex technical issues

Interview process
Interviewing is a two-way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious.

Benefits

  • 33 days holiday (including public holidays)
  • An extra day's holiday for your birthday
  • Annual leave is increased with length of service
  • 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
  • Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
  • Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
  • Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth
  • Generous family-friendly policies
  • Incentives refer a friend scheme
  • Perkbox membership

About Us
Engine by Starling is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Engine by Starling are considered without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.

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