Data Platform & Database Engineer

Salary: £55,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience operating Microsoft Fabric or a comparable enterprise cloud data platform.
• Strong DBA experience, particularly with Microsoft SQL Server / Azure SQL.
• Working knowledge of MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Experience with performance tuning, indexing, execution plans, backup/restore, recovery, high availability, patching and upgrades.
• Experience with data pipelines, ETL/ELT and integrations.
• Understanding of data security, permissions, encryption, auditing and governance.
• Experience working with Azure/Fabric capacity and cloud cost optimisation.
• Ability to design and implement secure, scalable and supportable data solutions.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Microsoft certifications in Fabric, Azure Data Engineering or Azure Database Administration are desirable.

Responsibilities:

• Own the operational health, administration and governance of our Microsoft Fabric platform, including capacity, workspaces, security, monitoring and performance.
• Administer and maintain our database estate across SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Manage database lifecycles, including provisioning, patching, upgrades, maintenance and decommissioning.
• Own backup, recovery and resilience, including restore testing and RPO/RTO controls.
• Monitor and optimise platform and database performance, capacity, reliability and cloud costs.
• Maintain and troubleshoot data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes and integrations.
• Manage access controls, auditing, security, retention and operational governance.
• Support incidents, problems and changes, carrying out root-cause analysis and preventative improvements.
• Automate operational processes and maintain technical documentation and runbooks.
• Design and implement secure, scalable data solutions and platform improvements.
• Act as a subject matter expert across database and data-platform technologies.

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• ETL
• Fabric
• Support
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• SQL
• Security

More:

We are a growing technology team looking for a Data Platform & Database Engineer to join us in a hybrid role with 3 days working from home per week. This is a hands-on opportunity to make a real impact by helping ensure our data platforms are secure, resilient, high-performing, recoverable and cost-effective. You will work across Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL, supporting data pipelines, integrations, platform improvements and wider technology initiatives. We offer a positive, collaborative and supportive working environment, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, an annual bonus dependent on business KPI, hybrid working with 2 days in the office per week, group pension, group critical illness cover, private medical scheme, development and career opportunities, and additional benefits including company events, free parking, life insurance, private dental insurance, private medical insurance, referral programme and work from home. The role is based hybrid remote in Portsmouth PO6.

last updated 38 week of 2026