Database Engineer in London

Location: London
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: McGregor Boyall
Job Hours: Full-time

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Database Engineer /DBA - SQL-Server, PostgreSQL and/or NoSQL - Powershell/Shell script - Hedge Fund

Hybrid working *** 3 days office

Leading Investment Management client is looking for a Database Engineer to join them on a permanent basis.

Skills and experience required:

  • 3 years + experience in a similar role (Essential)
  • Experience in database administration (at least two of the following: SQL-Server, PostgreSQL and NoSQL )
  • Basic understanding of DB monitoring, analysis, disaster recovery, and performance tuning
  • Experience in one or more database programming languages (SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL etc.) and BI services (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS) for design, maintain, administrate, secure, backup and recovery across production, back test, UAT and development environments
  • Experience of managing security and permissions
  • Knowledge of industry best practices
  • Good attention to detail, testing and documentation
  • Organized with a proactive approach to work. Team player essential.
  • Experience in scripting in Powershell/Shell script, Python would be a plus
  • Experience in cloud DB admin would be a plus
  • Experience within a similar environment- HIGHLY DESIRABLE

If this is of interest and you have the required skills, please submit your CV over for immediate consideration.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.


About McGregor Boyall


McGregor Boyall is a privately owned global recruitment consultancy founded in 1987. We are headquartered in the City of London, with additional offices covering the UK & Europe, the Middle East and North America.

We provide permanent, contract and project-based recruitment services focusing on the mid-senior candidate market. We deliver within Financial Services, Commerce and Industry, and the Public Sector. Our primary specialisms cover all technology verticals and core business functions.

We attribute our success to our consultants’ professionalism, subject matter expertise and market knowledge. We understand that clients seek a strategic delivery partner they can trust. Since our inception, we have consistently proven we can deliver on clients’ requirements with an emphasis on speed whilst maintaining quality.

Since day one, our mission has been to do recruitment better. We execute this mission through a combined belief in our core values. These values provide the foundation that shapes our company culture and the way we work.

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