Somerset West: Database Engineer posted by DataFin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT

Are you passionate about databases, performance tuning, and keeping complex data systems running smoothly at scale?
Join a specialised engineering team working with a wide range of technologiesfrom Postgres, MySQL, and MariaDB to TimescaleDB, InfluxDB, OpenTSDB, Elasticsearch, and Redis.

Our client looking for A Database Engineer who enjoys digging deep into database internals and ensuring reliability, availability, and performance across mission-critical environments.

What Youll Do

• Design, configure, and operate relational, time-series, and NoSQL databases
• Tune performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimise data systems
• Deploy and manage databases in cloud and containerised environments (Kubernetes/Docker)
• Build and refine SQL queries, stored procedures, and database APIs (Python/PHP)
• Implement backups, restores, and disaster recovery workflows
• Work with platform/infrastructure engineers on storage, capacity planning, and performance
• Help automate database provisioning and operational processes

What Youll Need

• 5+ years working with production databases at scale
• Deep SQL experience & strong understanding of database performance
• Experience with Postgres/MySQL/MariaDB + at least one NoSQL or time-series database
• Comfort with cloud/container environments (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Linux/Unix experience
• Knowledge of CI/CD or automation tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible)

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Kafka or high-throughput systems
• Experience with distributed storage or parallel file systems
• Interest in performance engineering or advanced monitoring/observability