Database Engineer

About THG Ingenuity

THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment. 

Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor & Gamble.

Database Engineer (DBA) 

Company: THG Ingenuity    Location: Manchester (Head Office) 

Reports to: Database Platform Manager   

Role Overview 

We are looking for a Database Engineer to help run and improve our database platform. 

Our estate runs on Google Cloud Platform following a recent migration to self-managed services. There is plenty still to do in the next phase of modernising the estate, and you will be hands-on in that work as well as in the day-to-day running of the platform. 

You will work alongside a small team of database engineers and closely with engineering and infrastructure teams, keeping our database environments secure, reliable and performant. There is real scope to grow here, and you will be supported to deepen your technical expertise and take on more as you do. 

The role participates in a rotating on-call rota and occasionally requires out-of-hours work to support deployments, maintenance or incident response. 

Key Responsibilities 

Database administration 

• Install, configure, maintain and upgrade PostgreSQL and SQL Server environments across development, test and production 

• Ensure database servers are securely configured, patched and compliant with operational standards 

• Own backup, restore and maintenance strategies, and test recovery procedures regularly 

• Maintain database security, access control and auditing practices 

Cloud and infrastructure 

• Deploy and manage database environments in Google Cloud Platform, using Compute Engine instances or managed services such as Cloud SQL where appropriate 

• Configure networking, storage and security controls for cloud-hosted database systems 

• Support the remaining on-premise footprint and the realities of running a hybrid estate