Database Administrator

Company: Curve Group
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Location: Bentley Heath
Job Description:

Salary: £26,000 – 60,000 per year

Requirements

  • We need knowledge of relational database design fundamentals.
  • We need knowledge of database components and capabilities.
  • We need an understanding of continuity management, including backups, incident management, problem management, change management and capacity management.
  • We need knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery.
  • We need knowledge of database best practices.
  • We need breadth of experience in production database installation, support and administration.
  • We need experience with PostgreSQL 15.
  • We need a service-driven approach and the ability to find viable solutions to issues.

Responsibilities

  • We provide comprehensive support for the build, maintenance, monitoring and improvement of in-house bespoke and third-party PostgreSQL server solutions.
  • We support and maintain our PostgreSQL estate in a cloud environment.
  • We take a proactive role in projects, providing PostgreSQL expertise to implement solutions that meet company and industry standards and best practices.
  • We support the business through its move from an on-premise SQL Server environment to PostgreSQL in the cloud.
  • We ensure optimal database performance through proactive monitoring, analysis, tuning and optimisation.
  • We maintain database security in line with legislation and internal policies.
  • We work with our IT team to establish robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
  • We participate in the annual disaster recovery test.

Technologies

  • Cloud
  • Support
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL
  • Security

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We are BNP Paribas Personal Finance, part of a global bank and a Top Employer UK, offering simple and straightforward consumer finance solutions in an open and inclusive environment. We work with well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance purchases responsibly and aim to make a positive impact for our colleagues, customers, partners and the wider community. This permanent full-time DBA Administrator role is based in Solihull and sits within a small team that is growing due to business expansion. We offer a competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, life insurance, private medical insurance, 25 days holiday, retail and leisure discounts, and monthly awards with vouchers and prizes.

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Posted: October 5th, 2026