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 ho...

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