The DBRE Lead coordinates team activities, tracks and reports achievements, defines and documents processes and troubleshoots escalated issues. This is a hands-on role involving database monitoring, performance tuning, backup and recovery, installation, maintenance and disaster recovery. The successful candidate must be an effective communicator with solid relationship management skills.Required Skills & Experience:5+ years of experience in database engineering or administration roles5+ years hands-on experience with AWS. Design, deployment and management of highly available database workloads using managed DB services (RDS) and EC2 instancesDeep expertise with relational databases (e.g. Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and preferably at least one distributed database (e.g., Cassandra, CockroachDB, Amazon Aurora, etc.)Proficiency in database internals, query planners, replication and sharding techniquesMust be proficient with tools that manage configurations and infrastructure, including Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Liquibase, and Flyway.Solid scripting and programming skills in languages like Python, Go or BashKnowledge of SRE practices and observability toolsKnowledge of the development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operationsKey responsibilities & duties include:Setting up, installing, configuring, and running all database software and infrastructure. Keeping them well-maintained.Work closely with the engineering teams to coordinate and manage code changes and deployments to ensure ongoing availability and reliabilityCollaborate with Engineering, Data & Analytics, DevOps, and Architecture teams to improve performance. Work towards building a reliable and adjustable infrastructure that serves business requirements.Developing, implementing, and overseeing database policies and procedures to ensure the integrity and availability of all databases and their accompanying softwareDevelop and modify technical documentation that describes installation and maintenance standards and proceduresTroubleshoot, solution and communicate problems and failures with databasesReview new industry developments to explore advantages which might be utilised by our customerLook for opportunities for guiding change within the department by examining processes within the team and across IT to ensure they are proficient and delivering satisfactorily to the other business unitsDesirable Skills:Exemplary analytical and problem-solving skillsDemonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and autonomouslyProven track record in building inclusive organisations and working across teams to achieve common goalsMentoring and training of DBRE personnelKnowledge sharing with the team on the skills needed to conduct one-to-few and one-to-many sessions so they can transfer technical skills with colleagues