<div class="content-intro"><p></p> <p><strong><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">About THG Ingenuity</span></strong></p> <p>THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment.&nbsp;</p> <p>Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor &amp; Gamble.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Database Engineer (DBA)</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:200}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Company:&nbsp;</span></strong><span data-contrast="none">THG Ingenuity&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><strong><span data-contrast="none">Location:&nbsp;</span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Manchester (Head Office)</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:40}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Reports to:&nbsp;</span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Database Platform Manager &nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Role Overview</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335572079&quot;:6,&quot;335572080&quot;:4,&quot;335572081&quot;:12566463,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We are looking for a Database Engineer to help run and improve our database platform.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:120}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Our estate runs on Google Cloud Platform following a recent migration to self-managed services. There is plenty still to do in the next phase of modernising the estate, and you will be hands-on in that work as well as in the day-to-day running of the platform.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:120}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">You will work alongside a small team of database engineers and closely with engineering and infrastructure teams, keeping our database environments secure, reliable and performant. There is real scope to grow here, and you will be supported to deepen your technical expertise and take on more as you do.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:120}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The role participates in a rotating on-call rota and occasionally requires out-of-hours work to support deployments, maintenance or incident response.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:120}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Key Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:320,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335572079&quot;:6,&quot;335572080&quot;:4,&quot;335572081&quot;:12566463,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Database administration</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:200,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Install, configure, maintain and upgrade PostgreSQL and SQL Server environments across development, test and production</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Ensure database servers are securely configured, patched and compliant with operational standards</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own backup, restore and maintenance strategies, and test recovery procedures regularly</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Maintain database security, access control and auditing practices</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Cloud and infrastructure</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:200,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Deploy and manage database environments in Google Cloud Platform, using Compute Engine instances or managed services such as Cloud SQL where appropriate</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Configure networking, storage and security controls for cloud-hosted database systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Support the remaining&nbsp;on-premise&nbsp;footprint and the realities of running a hybrid estate</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Modernisation</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:200,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Contribute to migration and consolidation work across the estate, covering schema and code conversion, data migration, testing and cutover</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Help shape and deliver the next phase of modernisation across the estate</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Bring ideas forward: if you think there is a better way to do something, we want to hear it</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Resilience and performance</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:200,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Build and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including replication</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Identify and resolve performance issues, and work with development teams on query, indexing and schema design</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Maintain monitoring and alerting so problems are caught proactively rather than reported by users</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Automation and change</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:200,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Automate provisioning, patching, backups and routine maintenance</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Keep all scripts, configuration and database change in GitHub, delivered through CI/CD pipelines and proper change management</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Contribute to database standards, runbooks and documentation</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Operational support</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:200,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Participate in the rotating on-call rota supporting production systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Provide day-to-day support to engineering and infrastructure teams</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:80}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559991&quot;:259,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&