Lead Devops Engineer

As a Lead Devops Engineer, you will be responsible for crafting, deploying, and supporting Oracle and SQL Server databases hosted on Microsoft Azure, with a strong emphasis on automation and operational excellence. You will work closely with DB Design, Application, and Cloud teams to build secure, scalable, and resilient database environments, and support the migration of workloads from on-premise to cloud.

This role focuses on implementing database systems using DevOps practices, integrating automation tools and provisioning workflows to streamline development and delivery adhering to compliance. You will define and implement strategies for backup and recovery, performance tuning, clustering, and data lifecycle management. Security and compliance are key, and you manage secrets and credentials using tools like HashiCorp Vault or Azure Key Vault. Experience with source control platforms such as Git, Bitbucket, or GitLab is needed for maintaining database scripts and configurations.

This role is ideal for engineers with hands-on experience in cloud platforms like Azure or AWS, and a passion for applying DevOps principles to database engineering !

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Develop and maintain database build standards including security to industry standards, patching and high availability.
• andle database resources to ensure optimum performance.
• Document and run database server procedures such as backup and restore, upgrades and disaster recovery procedures.
• Undertake maintenance and upgrades, generally out of normal business hours including weekends.
• Provide database design support to development projects.
• Review database application code, collaborate on code improvements and maintain the source code using standard company tooling.
• Define and maintain a strategy for database management to include both manual procedures/spot checks and automated alerts.
• Assist IT Security in maintaining an appropriate database security policy and evaluate applications to ‘police’ alignment to policy.
• SRE / DevOps (Python, Terraform, Ansible, Bash / Korn Shell Scripting, Powershell Scripting, Github/Gitlab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Rundeck, Hashicorp Vault etc.).
• RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL etc).
• Azure, AWS (RDS) Cloud Database Skills.

Design, Develop, Deploy and Migrate responsibilities:

• Develop automation for database deployment and maintenance using DevOps tools and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
• Play a key role in solution design and implementation of database infrastructure (Oracle) in Azure.
• Implement database migrations from on-premise to Azure.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines specific to database.
• Ensure alignment with defined Database standards.
• Apply security standard methodologies and compliance controls for database access.
• Integrate database provisioning workflows with DevOps toolchains to support agile development and rapid delivery.
• Handle secrets and credentials securely using HashiCorp Vault or Azure Key Vault.
• Lead database migration efforts from on-premise to Azure using automated and manual strategies.
• Maintain source control for database scripts and configurations using Git, Bitbucket, or GitLab.
• Hands-on experience with Azure or AWS cloud platforms.

Operations responsibilities:

• DB Platform Maintenance - Maintain the Database platform including Infrastructure, Code and Integrations to provide a robust database service to the application teams.
• Database Administration  - Investigate and resolve production issues, incidents, and service disruptions in a timely manner !

Other Requirements:

• Experience with Oracle (11g – 23ai), SQL Server (2008 - 2022) or Sybase ASE (15 - 16) would be very favourably considered.
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery with different replication technologies.
• Experience of working in the finance/banking sector would be an advantage.
• Sophisticated problem solving skills, able to think clearly under pressure and across technology boundaries.
• Able to prioritise work and present a clear list of tasks and time frames to management.
• Understanding of ITIL Service Framework.
• Familiarity with monitoring products.
• Able to work independently with minimal direction.
• Collaborate closely with various levels of staff within the organisation.
• Self starter with the ability to plan and handle work efficiently.

Optional Requirements:

• Experience with Delphix.
• Experience in Citrix, Web Development, Control-M, Service Now.
• Skills in Perl scripting and other Database technologies such as MySQL, MongoDB.
• Familiar with Distributed Transactions and Data Warehousing.

• Knowledge/Experience in using database migration tools

Career Stage:

Senior Associate

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