Database Administrator

• Review Solaris and database configurations to ensure the target environment accurately reflects the current production estate.
• Analyse application performance and workload metrics from development and testing environments to identify unexpected latency trends or performance bottlenecks.
• Validate application dependency mappings to ensure all remaining monolithic workloads are fully understood and no active dependencies remain on on-premise infrastructure prior to migration.
• Verify the stability, synchronisation and integrity of high-volume database replication streams supporting business-critical applications.
• Work with technical stakeholders to identify and mitigate migration risks before production cutover.
• Provide architectural guidance and recommendations to optimise application performance, resilience and operational readiness throughout the migration programme.

Database & Application Architect – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

• Develop and maintain database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for data elements and tables in the company.
• Identify and implement database requirements for new or existing applications by working collaboratively with other teams.
• Optimize database performance and efficiency by evaluating and recommending new database technologies.
• Support users and developers by resolving data-related technical issues and troubleshooting queries by guiding them with best practices.
• Execute regular database maintenance tasks, including database defragmentation, backups, and database replication.
• Design, install, configure and maintain database systems, including monitoring, patching, tuning and troubleshooting issues.
• Provide a seamless flow of information by keeping the database running smoothly.
• Ensure data security and integrity, including implementation of access controls, backups and recovery plans.
• Support ongoing database operations to support application and customer activities

MySQL/Postgres Database Administrator

• You will be part of our inventory team ensuring that our databases contain up-to-date records of holiday related inventory.
• Loading and maintenance of arrangements and services.
• Manage allocations, releases, restrictions and pricing rules.
• Set up and maintain multi-centre trips and tours.
• Input and maintain cost and selling prices where applicable.
• Cross-check system loading within the team to ensure accuracy.
• Collaborate with the Destination team to implement programme changes.
• Liaise with Reservations/Customer Support teams to resolve booking queries.
• Load and maintain all pre-bookable inventory for reporting.
• Manage locally sold inventory within the system.
• Respond quickly and efficiently to requests for new inventory.
• Maintain accurate cost and selling prices.

• Own the performance, availability, and security of our database estate, ensuring production systems consistently meet SLA targets.
• Plan and carry out scheduled maintenance, including out-of-hours patching, and support product deployments with schema change implementation across all environments.
• Monitor system health, diagnose slow-running queries, and work with development teams to resolve performance issues and reduce technical debt.
• Support and guide developers on good database design, and assist with approval and optimisation of DB change release processes.
• Build and maintain repeatable, automated infrastructure and proactive monitoring for both production and non-production environments.
• Manage data security, backup, archiving, replication, and disaster recovery - including regular DR testing.
• Develop and support Dataflow and Datastream jobs to power data imports into our BigQuery data warehouse.

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