Principal DB Engineer

Principal DB Engineer (Oracle, ExaCC, Postgre

SQL and Mongo

DB) - 6 months+ - Hybrid/Sheffield - Umbrella £550/£570

This is a true Principal-level platform engineering role, not a hands-on DBA or ops “handle-turner.” When committing yourself to apply, you need to qualify at three levels:

• Domain depth (1 of the 6 towers)
• Platform engineering capability (Dev Ops / SRE / automation at scale)
• Enterprise leadership & governance maturity

Unfortunately, if you are weak in any one of those three, you are unlikely to land well and will not get through to our clients shortlist.

We're recruiting an experienced Principal Engineer (Database SME) to play a critical role in our clients Global Database Platform function. This is a high-impact contract role for someone who brings deep database expertise, strong engineering discipline, and the credibility to shape decisions at the highest technical levels.

You will sit at the forefront of a technology landscape
- advising, challenging, and leading on database strategy while driving modern Dev Ops practices in a highly regulated environment
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• Act as the principal authority on database engineering platform across Oracle, ExaCC, Postgre
  
  SQL and MongoDB
• Shape and influence technology strategy and architectural direction for global database platforms
• Lead by example
  - setting engineering standards
  , driving automation, reliability, security, and resiliency
• Champion and implement Dev Ops and SRE best practices for database services
• Use data and evidence to influence technical and business decisions
• Mentor and coach engineers, raising the bar for technical excellence across the function
• Partner closely with architecture, security, product and delivery teams to design and deliver next-generation services
• Ensure platforms are built with availability, safety, compliance and security front of mind

• 5+ years principal/senior engineering position
• Oracle & Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC)
• MongoDB
• Strong engineering background with hands-on experience driving modern Dev Ops practices
• The gravitas and credibility to challenge, advise and influence senior stakeholders
• Experience working in highly regulated environments (financial services, government, healthcare, etc.)
• A pragmatic leader - equally comfortable setting strategy and getting into the detail
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A background in Financial Services would be nice but not mandatory