Database Platform Lead

**Position title : Database Platform Lead — Database Site Reliability Engineering (Oracle \& MSSQL)** **Experience: 15\+ years hands\-on database engineering at enterprise scale** **Essential Qualifications and Skills** * Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. * 18\+ years in information technology, including 15\+ years hands\-on with enterprise database platforms in a large organisation — banking or financial services strongly preferred. * Deep administration and architecture expertise across Oracle (RAC, Data Guard, OEM), MSSQL (Always On) and PostgreSQL; exposure to CockroachDB, Cassandra, Neptune or equivalents. * Hands\-on experience with at least one public cloud — AWS, Azure or GCP. * Strong scripting and automation: Python, Ansible, SQL, Shell/Perl. * Unix/Linux system administration, with a working understanding of underlying network and storage technologies; proficiency across Linux/Unix and Windows. * IT security compliance experience, including implementation and use of security protocols (SSL, server certificates). * DevOps and CI/CD pipeline experience using Jenkins or equivalent, with GitHub\-based source control. * Infrastructure as Code with Terraform — writing, testing and deploying clean, reusable modules. * Support services and change management via ServiceNow. * Strong analytical and troubleshooting capability; excellent written and verbal communication with internal customers and team members. **Desirable** * Certification in a public cloud platform and in database products. * Prior experience leading a database modernisation programme toward a lakehouse or modern data platform target state.