Senior Lead Postgres Database Engineer
at J.P. Morgan
Posted a month ago
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- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- Bournemouth
- Country
- United Kingdom
Currency: Not specified
Join the Infrastructure Platforms team in Bournemouth as a Senior Lead Postgres Database Engineer to design, certify, and operate robust Postgres database environments across on-prem and cloud. You will lead database migrations, support major incidents, evaluate extensions/patches, and partner closely with global DBA teams and vendors. The role also involves mentoring and training engineers to build Postgres expertise and contributing to a diverse and inclusive team culture.
Location: BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET, United Kingdom
Become a member of a team where you can contribute significantly to shaping the future of a world-renowned and influential company. Among top performers, you can make a direct and meaningful impact.
We are seeking a skilled Postgres database engineer within Infrastructure Platforms to support our growing Postgres Database environment. The role involves close collaboration with software engineers and global DBA teams. Additionally, the engineer will mentor, train, and teach team members to build Postgres expertise across the organization.
Job responsibilities
- Designing and architecting robust Postgres databases
- Certifying new versions and patches for production use
- Evaluating and recommending essential functionality, including extensions
- Maintaining a strong partnership with our Postgres Vendor
- Providing support during major incidents
- Leading and executing database migrations
- Advising junior engineers and technologists
- Adding to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Extensive knowledge of the Postgres Database Product.
- Knowledge of one or more areas of infrastructure engineering such as hardware, networking terminology, databases, storage engineering, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, or performance assessments
- Adept in specific infrastructure technology and programming languages (e.g., Scripting, Python, etc.)
- Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and multiple cloud technologies with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private cloud.
