Database Infrastructure Engineer

Database Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Northamptonshire (100% Office Based)

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + Excellent Benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Interaction Recruitment are working with an innovative Northamptonshire-based technology business to recruit a Database Infrastructure Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation that develops and delivers advanced security and technology solutions to clients across the UK and internationally.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining, optimising and supporting critical database and infrastructure environments, ensuring high availability and performance across both internal systems and customer platforms.

The Role

As a Database Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for the administration, maintenance and performance tuning of SQL and MySQL database environments, alongside wider infrastructure and virtualisation technologies.

Working within a collaborative technical team, you will support systems that operate 24/7, implementing high availability, replication and backup strategies whilst contributing to ongoing infrastructure improvements and customer projects.

Key responsibilities include:

Administering and performance tuning Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL environments

Managing database replication, clustering and high-availability solutions

Supporting virtualised infrastructure using VMware vSphere and vCenter

Configuring and maintaining firewalls, networking and VPNs

Monitoring, testing and maintaining backup and disaster recovery processes

Supporting internal IT infrastructure and customer-hosted environments

Producing clear technical documentation and operational procedures

Providing occasional customer-facing support and technical assistance

Attending customer sites in the UK and overseas when required

About You

We are looking for a technically strong infrastructure professional with excellent problem-solving skills and a broad understanding of database technologies and IT systems.

Essential Skills & Experience

Strong Microsoft SQL Server administration experience, including Availability Groups and Replication

Strong MySQL administration experience, including Galera Clusters

Database design, optimisation and performance tuning

Firewall, networking and VPN configuration

VMware vSphere and vCenter administration

Excellent communication and documentation skills

Full UK driving licence

Desirable Skills

Neo4J Graph Database experience

Cloud technologies with a focus on security and resilience

Linux/Ubuntu administration

Active Directory management

VoIP, IP camera and communications systems

IoT technologies including MQTT and LoRaWAN

Hardware support covering servers, desktops, laptops and mobile devices

Delivering technical training to end users of varying abilities

What's on Offer?

Salary of £45,000 - £55,000

33 days holiday including Bank Holidays, increasing to 38 days with service

Flexible working arrangements

Employer pension contribution

Travel insurance for you and your family

Employee share scheme

Ongoing training and professional development

Clear career progression opportunities

Free on-site parking

This is an excellent opportunity for a Database Engineer, Database Administrator, Infrastructure Engineer, SQL DBA or Systems Engineer looking to join a forward-thinking technology company where you can broaden your skills and make a genuine impact.

For further information, please contact Dan Pearce.

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