Senior Database Architect

Salary: £32,500 - 36,500 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience with SQL Server, MySQL, or similar relational databases
• Experience building and maintaining ETL processes and data integrations
• Knowledge of database performance tuning, security, and backup procedures
• Understanding of data governance, GDPR, and data management best practices
• Experience working with APIs and integrating multiple business systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with technical and non-technical teams
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS would be advantageous

Responsibilities:

• Design, maintain, and optimise our systems and database infrastructure
• Build and manage ETL processes and system integrations
• Monitor our database performance, security, and data integrity
• Ensure compliance with our data governance and GDPR requirements
• Collaborate with our IT teams and third-party providers on database solutions
• Provide technical guidance and support on database technologies

Technologies:

• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• ETL
• Support
• MySQL
• SQL
• Security

More:

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Database Architect to join our clients IT team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and supporting our core database infrastructure. Working as part of a close-knit team of developers, you will help lead the design, development, maintenance, and optimisation of our database architecture, ensuring it remains secure, scalable, and fit for the future. You will use your technical expertise to ensure our databases are secure, reliable, and perform efficiently while supporting the delivery of our digital services. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and forward-thinking organisation, where you can make a real impact and help shape the future of our data infrastructure. We offer a pension scheme, sick pay, an Employee Assistance Programme, free on-site parking, a free on-site fitness suite, an on-site refectory, and a Cycle to Work Scheme. This role is commutable within 30 minutes of Tetbury, Kemble, Fairford, Stroud, Malmesbury, and Swindon.

last updated 31 week of 2026