Postgres Database Administrator

At a glance

Exciting Contract position, the Database Administrator is positioned in AAC Information Technology - DB Services

Your job

Work within the DB Services team, which support the bank’s clearing systems. The role is responsible for Database management of the Clearing applications utilising Oracle, PostGres and/or MS-SQL DB technologies including performing administration, configuration, installation, maintenance, tuning, and support of the database environments. This position will be within a team of existing DBAs that cover Oracle, Postgres and SQLServer

Your working environment

At ABN AMRO we have a clear purpose: Banking for better, for generations to come . The shift towards sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time. Supporting our clients at times that matter has always been our role and our responsibility. Together, we aim high and work towards lasting relationships that are relevant and responsible, both now and in the future. We want to be the bank that leads the way.

ABN AMRO is an enterprising bank with a primary focus on Northwest Europe. We serve clients in the retail, private banking and corporate banking sectors. We are also present internationally in a number of specialist activities, such as Corporate and Commercial Banking, Asset Based Finance and Clearing.

, part of our Corporate Banking network, has established positions in Corporate & Institutional Clients, Financing Solutions (Project and Leveraged Finance), Markets (Capital Markets, Sales & Trading), Transaction Banking, Asset Based Finance and Clearing.

Our business lines are supported by a number of functions such as Risk, Compliance, Legal, IT, Finance (including Tax), Business Management and Human Resources. Our strategy requires a culture of working together and permanent learning from each other; it’s for this reason our core values of care courage and collaboration are at the heart and centre of everything we do.

We currently employed around 380 people in the UK.

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

Your profile

Experience at Senior/Principal level specifically with Postgres database, must have experience operating proactively within a highly standardized and compliant organization. Experience with Linux and an understanding of networks/storage is valued. Experience with oracle is a bonus since we already have a wealth of oracle knowledge on the team.

Essential skills/Postgres

· Expert Postgres Enterprise and/or Community knowledge.

· Experience working in both a physical and virtualised environment

· Experience working with large multi TB high throughput systems

· Red Hat Cluster experience, preferred in use of PostGres Databases.

· Extensive experience implementing and supporting logical and physical replication between different sites

· Strong Postgres installation (ideally with automation), patching and upgrade experience

· Experience with installing/configuring/maintaining a global monitoring solution is valued

· Postgres Partitioning, Foreign data Wrappers knowledge and experience would be an advantage

· Strong Postgresql performance tuning and troubleshooting experience.

· Strong backup and recovery techniques using logical, physical backups. (pgbackrest/commvault pref)

Valued Linux/Network skills

· Understanding of cluster file systems and storage (ACFS/NFS/GPFS) required

· Some understanding of firewalls, network protocols, interfaces and routing required.

· Ability to diagnose OS level problems within Linux highly desirable

· Knowledge of bash/awk/sed and other common Linux scripting/text manipulation tools desirable

Oracle and Engineered Systems

· Exadata and ODA machine administration

· OEM administration, patching, upgrades, architecture

· Migration and upgrade experience

· Strong automation skills, preferably with good SQL skills would be highly desirable

Interested?

Are you interested? Please apply via the button below.

For more information please contact Niki Champion, Senior Resourcing Partner, [email protected], +44 203 192 9342.

What we offer

Joining ABN AMRO means working on meaningful projects. Projects that have an impact on our clients. Working with a wide range of people with different backgrounds, opinions and ideas. In the UK, in the Netherlands or elsewhere in our international network. We offer an environment where you will be challenged on a daily basis - professionally as well as on a personal level - so that you can grow to become the professional you want to be.

We offer flexible working.