Senior Database Platform Engineer
Core
Own the reliability, performance, security, and evolution of SQL Server and Azure SQL database platforms while modernizing towards PostgreSQL and cloud-native lakehouse architectures.
Role type
Senior Database Platform Engineer (hands-on IC)
Builds
Production SQL Server and Azure SQL estates, modern data platforms, and resilient database services for an international insurance group.
Domain
Insurance / Cloud Database Engineering
Required skills
SQL Server administration, Azure SQL, High Availability/Disaster Recovery, performance tuning, automation (PowerShell/Python), observability, database security, incident management
Preferred skills
PostgreSQL, Databricks, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Bicep), enterprise data warehouse, cloud migration, lakehouse architectures
Technologies
SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, Databricks, Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell, Python
Responsibilities
Provision and maintain production/non-production database environments, diagnose and resolve performance issues, design backup and recovery strategies, support migration to modern cloud-native services, implement security standards and access controls, automate operational processes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC (via careerplan.io/jobs/R0018617-2-senior-database-platform-engineer-at-hyperiongrp)