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We are looking for a Senior Database Specialist to join an enterprise technology environment, with a strong focus on database architecture, performance optimisation, automation and database ecosystem integration. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and enhancing automated database builds, monitoring capabilities and enterprise database solutions, while supporting performance, security, scalability and operational efficiency. RequirementsKey Responsibilities Define and contribute to firmwide database strategies and technology roadmaps. Design and implement DBaaS patterns across physical and virtualised infrastructure. Develop database build standards, automation and build support. Drive database ecosystem integration across tooling, monitoring and security. Develop and maintain database security engineering standards. Develop and enhance automated database builds using Unix Shell, Perl, Python, SQL and PL/SQL. Develop and implement monitoring and control centre solutions covering availability, utilisation, capacity trends and overall database health. Design and implement database solutions aligned to existing enterprise architecture. Analyse database workloads and performance to identify bottlenecks and optimisation opportunities. Define safe concurrency limits and recommended scaling strategies. Analyse controlled load test results and workload versus performance. Identify and optimise high-impact queries, including query rewrites, indexing and execution plans. Eliminate inefficient polling patterns and improve processing architecture. Develop optimal data retention strategies and reduce database footprint and growth risk. Develop and implement database performance optimisation plans. Support balanced workload distribution across the database environment. Required Experience & Skills Strong Senior Database Specialist / Database Engineering experience. Experience with database architecture, performance optimisation and enterprise database environments. Strong hands-on SQL and PL/SQL experience. Experience with Unix Shell scripting. Experience with Python and/or Perl for database automation. Experience developing/enhancing automated database builds. Experience with database monitoring, availability, capacity and health metrics. Strong understanding of query optimisation, indexing and execution plans. Experience identifying workload bottlenecks and performance issues. Experience with database security and enterprise standards. Understanding of source code control, modular programming and software release management. Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. POS Application experience beneficial. Ideal Candidate A technically strong database specialist who can operate across database architecture, automation, performance engineering, monitoring and optimisation, while communicating effectively with senior management, business stakeholders and wider technical teams. Desired Skills: SQL / PL-SQL Database Optimisation DB Automation Unix Shell Python / Perl Desired Qualification Level: Degree About The Employer:
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