Cloud Database Administrator / Leeds (1-2x per month in the office) / £55,000 - £65,000

About the Role

We're seeking a Cloud Database Administrator to help safeguard and evolve a large, AWS-hosted database estate supporting critical business systems in a regulated environment. This is a hands-on role combining strong SQL fundamentals with practical experience operating databases in the cloud.

You'll own the reliability, performance, and security of production databases hosted in AWS, working closely with infrastructure, delivery, and application teams to ensure controlled change and operational resilience.

This role offers strong exposure to AWS-based database platforms, with responsibility and influence across a complex, enterprise-scale environment.

What We're Looking For

Strong T-SQL expertise and SQL database administration background Proven experience in database performance tuning and optimisation Hands-on experience with AWS-hosted databases (ideally RDS) Experience supporting production databases in cloud environments Strong understanding of backups, restores, monitoring, and security Experience working with high-transaction, automated systemsRole Overview

As a Cloud Database Administrator, you'll take ownership of cloud-hosted production databases, ensuring availability, performance, and resilience across multiple environments. Your remit includes:

Acting as gatekeeper for production cloud databases Managing and optimising AWS RDS-hosted databases Owning monitoring, alerting, backups, and maintenance routines Performance tuning and optimisation of high-volume workloads Supporting delivery teams during releases, upgrades, and incidents Contributing to schema changes, indexing strategies, and new database builds Supporting database migrations, consolidation, and cloud upgrade initiativesWhat's in it for You?

High-impact role safeguarding mission-critical production systems Exposure to large-scale, complex database environments Opportunity to further develop cloud skills Organisation actively adopting modern tooling and AI-driven productivity improvements Predominantly remote working with occasional on-site attendance (approx. 15 days per year) Salary up to £65,000 Bonus up to 17% plus stocks that vest every 2 years

Applications for the role close on Friday 23rd January.

If this role excites you and you want to make a tangible impact, please get in touch with Dominic Brown or send your CV

Cloud Database Administrator / Leeds (1-2x per month in the office) / £55,000 - £65,000

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