Application Database Administrator - RDBMS

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Application Database Administrator (RDBMS) with proven experience working within the Aerospace & Defence sector .

The successful candidate will be responsible for administering and maintaining relational database environments, ensuring databases remain secure, highly available, performant and reliable .

The role covers database installation and configuration, performance tuning, security and access management, backup and disaster recovery, data integrity, troubleshooting and capacity planning.

Key Responsibilities Database Installation & Configuration

• Install, configure and upgrade RDBMS platforms.

• Configure database storage and system resources.

• Support database environments across the application lifecycle.

Performance Tuning & Optimisation

• Monitor database performance and activity.

• Analyse and optimise slow SQL queries.

• Manage and optimise database indexes.

• Identify and resolve database performance bottlenecks.

• Allocate system resources to maintain optimal performance.

Security & Access Control

• Define and manage database user roles and permissions.

• Grant and revoke database access as required.

• Implement appropriate authentication and access controls.

• Support database encryption and security requirements.

• Ensure database environments comply with security standards.

Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Configure and manage regular database backups.

• Support full, differential and transaction-log backups where applicable.

• Develop and maintain database recovery procedures.

• Regularly test backup and recovery processes.

Data Integrity & Maintenance

• Maintain database constraints and relationships.

• Perform database health checks and routine maintenance.

• Identify and resolve data integrity issues.

• Carry out database housekeeping and cleanup activities.

Troubleshooting & Support

• Diagnose database operational issues.

• Resolve database connectivity and availability problems.

• Investigate production alerts and performance issues.

• Provide technical support for critical database incidents.

Capacity Planning

• Monitor database growth and resource utilisation.

• Forecast future storage, memory and processing requirements.

• Recommend infrastructure changes based on capacity trends.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on Database Administration / RDBMS experience.

• Experience with one or more of:

• MySQL

• PostgreSQL

• Oracle

• SQL Server

• Strong database performance tuning and optimisation skills.

• SQL query optimisation experience.

• Database security and access control experience.

• Backup and disaster recovery experience.

• Database troubleshooting and production support experience.

• Data integrity and database maintenance experience.

• Capacity planning and database monitoring experience.

• Mandatory Aerospace & Defence industry experience.

Eligibility

• Must have relevant Aerospace & Defence industry experience .

• Ability to work remotely from within the UK.