BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Database Administrator

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Tech Stack

AWSCloudLinuxMySQLOraclePostgresPythonSQLTerraform

About the role

  • Design, build, and maintain secure, resilient, and highly available database platforms that underpin mission-critical systems for our National Security customers.
  • Ensure platforms are cloud-optimized, performant, and compliant.
  • Work in empowered, autonomous teams with regular contact with engineering and end-users to design, deploy, and support database solutions across AWS and hybrid environments.
  • Help define and implement best practices for AWS-native database services, ensuring security, scalability, and automation are at the heart of everything we deliver.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience in AWS Database Services: Deep expertise in Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle) and Aurora, including provisioning, configuration, patching, scaling, and performance tuning.
  • Experience with backup and recovery strategies using AWS tools, automated failover, multi-AZ deployments, read replicas, and monitoring via CloudWatch.
  • Implementing IAM roles, encryption (KMS), auditing, and patching in AWS environments.
  • Using Terraform or CloudFormation to provision and manage database resources.
  • Query tuning, indexing strategies, and troubleshooting in cloud environments.
  • Strong skills in Python, Bash, or Shell for automation and operational tasks.
  • Working knowledge of Linux and Windows.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively and adapt to new technologies.
  • Experience working in Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
Benefits
  • Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working
  • 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before
  • Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more
  • You’ll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE
  • You’ll be part of our company bonus scheme
  • You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups.

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Hard skills
AWS Database ServicesAmazon RDSPostgreSQLMySQLSQL ServerOracleAuroraTerraformCloudFormationPython
Soft skills
collaborationadaptability