**Senior Database Engineer** Remote | City of London, UK £70,000-£80,000 + benefits We're working with a fast-growing digital platform that relies on accurate, reliable data to drive business decisions. They're building a database centre of excellence, focusing on modernising systems, improving tooling, and empowering teams to manage their own data solutions. The business is looking for a **Senior Database Engineer** to join their high-performing team., This is a backfill role with responsibility for delivering database improvements, modernising legacy systems, and driving adoption of automation and AI tools across the business. **Responsibilities as a Senior Database Engineer:** - As a Senior Database Engineer, deliver improvements and modernisation across core database systems - Architect, deploy, and maintain highly available, scalable database solutions in Azure and PostgreSQL - Lead migrations from legacy on-prem SQL systems to cloud-native platforms - Design database scaling strategies and operational workflows - Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure secure, reliable data delivery - Participate in CI/CD pipeline management and automation (Terraform, Azure DevOps) - Resolve complex incidents and implement preventative strategies **Key Requirements:** - Strong expertise in database architecture, design, and administration - Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, and PostgreSQL - Migrations, CI/CD, and database automation (Terraform, PowerShell/Python) - Kubernetes and cloud-native database operations **Benefits:** - Flexible, remote-first working - Supportive, growth-focused team culture - Continuous learning and career development opportunities - Competitive benefits package and work-life balance ***\*\*Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, not all applicants will receive feedback.\*\****