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Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer Position Description Are you ready to bring your expertise in database engineering and cloud migration to a high-impact project that's driving digital transformation? We're looking for a Senior Database Engineer to join our innovative team at CGI, where you'll play a key role in migrating a large-scale database to a cloud environment. In its early stages, this programme will provide an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer to shape and influence its technical direction. If you're passionate about data engineering, cloud technology, and driving meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you. CGI has been recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching), which makes you a partner, not just an employee. Committed to inclusivity, we're building a diverse community of tech talent, supporting everyone from Armed Forces members to tech professionals at all career stages. Join us, and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts with the support to shape your career wherever you envision it. We're open to hybrid working arrangements, with a minimum of 1 day per week on site in either our London or Reading offices. All applicants must hold, or be eligible for, National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (SC) and NPPV3 clearance. Your future duties and responsibilities As a Senior Database Engineer, you'll play a key role in our database migration project, ensuring technical excellence in design, coding, and secure practices. Your responsibilities will include: - Collaborating on system component design, software development, and testing - Writing and documenting code changes, conducting unit tests, and following secure coding standards - Guiding architectural decisions and modeling migration solutions - Creating detailed designs, including program specifications, data flows, and backup procedures - Reviewing developer work and estimating project requirements - Translating designs into technical solutions and defining system interfaces - Contributing to coding standards and supporting the team with technical troubleshooting Required qualifications to be successful in this role The ideal candidate will bring expertise in database engineering, development, and migration, with strong skills in PostgreSQL and Oracle. Key technical competencies include: - PostgreSQL PL/pgSQL - Oracle PL/SQL - Code Conversion (PL/SQL to PL/pgSQL) - Data Migration (Oracle to PostgreSQL) - PostgreSQL Performance Tuning Key Competencies: - Development: Proficient in coding best practices, clean code principles, code reviews, and quality assurance - Software Design: Skilled in defining system behavior based on requirements, ensuring robust component design - Current Software Trends: Familiar with modern trends in Cloud, Automation, APIs, DevOps, and Mobile integration - Secure Software Development: Dedicated to embedding security in software, ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, and availability - Database Engineering: Expert in CRUD procedures and functions, with strengths in migration and performance tuning #LI-RJ1 Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because... You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Job Title: Network Database Administrator Location: Sheffield Salary: Competitive Job type: Full Time - Permanent. An extraordinarily talented group of individuals work together every day to drive TNS' success, from both professional and personal perspectives. Come join the excellence! Overview TNS is looking for a Database Administrator to be part of a team that maintains, enhances, and supports the databases and suite of TNS services for the TNS Payments Market. Responsibilities TNS is looking for a Database Administrator to be part of a team that maintains, enhances, and supports the databases and suite of TNS services for the TNS Payments Market. The TNS services are comprised of TNS and third party developed front-end and back-end applications focused on the transport and processing of financial transactions across the global TNS Payments environment, and the presentation of analytics related to those transactions to our internal and external customers. The supported list of databases includes Postgres, AWS Aurora/RDS, Maria DB/MySQL and MS SQL The ideal candidate will need to be self-motivated and eager to work in a team environment with responsibility for the design, implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of database management systems. Their main responsibilities will be •Install, configure and maintain the performance of database servers•Administer and monitor assigned databases•Work alongside Architecture and Development teams to ensure product scalability, performance, high availability and adherence to database standards•Performance tuning of database systems and optimizing database security•Analyze and tune SQL statements•Diagnose and troubleshoot database issues•Manage backup and recovery processes including replication for failover environments and disaster recovery•Perform necessary patching and updates to databases following strict change management procedures•Recommend and implement emerging database technologies•Create and manage database reports, visualizations, and dashboards•Create documentation/knowledge base articles that can be used by tier one and tier two support engineers in response to routine incidents•Be available for on-call support as needed Qualifications The Ideal candidate is required to have: •A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, or equivalent technical experience•At least 6 years of experience in administering Postgres, MariaDB/MySQL, MSSQL and AWS RDS/Aurora databases•Experience in supporting and troubleshooting customer/operational issues•Demonstrated experience handling sensitive data in compliance with GDPR/PCI requirements•Extensive knowledge of Linux/Unix•Capable of working under pressure with strict time schedule•Reliable, dependable and available to support customers during off-hours•Good verbal and written communication skills•Good troubleshooting and investigative skills Desired qualifications •Java, JavaScript, SQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL•Knowledge of Zabbix, Grafana, Splunk, LAMBDA•Familiarity with scripting languages such as perl or python•Familiarity with back-end and front-end programming languages•Gitlab, JIRA, Ansible, Confluence•Experience in the Payments/Transaction processing industry a plus If you are passionate about technology, love personal growth and opportunity, come see what TNS is all about! TNS is an equal opportunity employer. TNS evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; DBA, Oracle, Database Administrator, Oracle DBA, Oracle Database Administrator, IT Administration, IT, IT Infrastructure, IT Systems, IT Systems Support, Infrastructure Services Engineer, IT Technician, IT Service Engineer, willl also be considered for this role.

HOURS: Full Time CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term (Concluding Dec 2029) LOCATION: Bristol (Hybrid) ABOUT US The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, with the most recent exercise concluding in 2021. It is a peer review assessment process involving submissions from higher education institutions across the UK. Research England delivered REF 2021 on behalf of the four UK funding bodies and the results have driven the annual distribution of approximately £2 billion of research funding to UK universities. MAIN OUTPUTS Availability and capacity management. Ensure the correct implementation of standards and procedures, identifying capacity issues, stipulating the required changes and instigating these. You know how to initiate remedial action. Development process optimisation. Analyse current processes, identify and implement opportunities to optimise processes, and lead and develop a team of experts to deliver service improvements. Help to evaluate and establish requirements for the implementation of changes by setting policy and standards. Information security . You know about information security and can design solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats as a core part of the solutions and services. Modern standards approach . You have a strong understanding of and can apply the most appropriate, modern standards and practices. You know how to take responsibility for coaching and guiding others. Prototyping . You approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others. You can establish design patterns and iterate them. You can use a variety of methods of prototyping and choose the most appropriate ones. Service support . You can demonstrate a breadth of understanding of service support. You can identify, locate and fix faults. Systems integration . You can define the integration build. You can coordinate build activities across systems and understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Experience of Securely building infrastructure within the AWS cloud using AWS technologies such as lambda, S3, EC2, ECS, IAM, EBS, Elastic Beanstalk, Route53, SES, RDS, Elasticache, Autoscaling, Load balancers, VPC, etc... Building and configuring new server platforms and infrastructure, using IaC tools - Terraform (essential), Cloudformation, Ansible Working experience of databases, such as Oracle/PL­SQL, SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB). Strong scripting and language skills i.e. Ruby, Bash, Python, JS, Go ... Experience of core technologies such as containerization (docker), container orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS) Identification and development of resources to establish a sustainable internal capability for long term DevOps and hosting needs. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEVELOPING TALENT : We are committed to developing employees in their roles throughout their career. Learning and development plans enable employees to continue their professional development through training and development opportunities such as e-learning, classroom training and on-the-job experiences. We encourage our employees to share their learning across teams and organisations. BENEFITS: UKRI can offer the successful candidate: - Flexible Working - 30 days annual leave + Public Holidays - Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme - Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term until December 2029* LOCATION: Westward House, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR (Hybrid) *At the end of the assignment candidates will move into the UKRI redeployment pool and be supported in finding suitable alternative work within the organisation. ABOUT US The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. It is a peer review assessment process involving submissions from higher education institutions across the UK. Research England delivered REF 2021 on behalf of the four UK funding bodies and the results have driven the annual distribution of approximately £2 billion of research funding to UK universities. We are now developing the systems to deliver REF 2029 and looking for talented individuals to help. PURPOSE An exciting opportunity to shape the design, development, and delivery of the UK's next research assessment exercise, REF 2029. We require systems to be delivered to support: Administration of the exercise The submission of large volumes of research data from all participating HEIs The dissemination and assessment of all elements of the research data submitted. MAIN OUTPUTS Deliver and maintain code and systems reliably to high quality standard. Collaborate with all delivery workstreams to ensure REF systems are cohesive. Collaborate with REF programme as well as teams in Research England and UKRI to ensure optimal use of team resources. Develop features of the REF systems ensuring security and accessibility. Work within the team's agile framework contributing to continuous improvement. Deliver and maintain code and systems reliably to high quality standard, implementing shared coding standards and code reviews and technical discussions. Collaborate with whole REF systems team to ensure that systems design and delivery is developed by key REF guidance. Working closely within the team and with the lead developer to deliver agile and project goals. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Extensive experience working in a cloud-based development environment (AWS/Azure). Highly experienced working with complex data models. Experience of developing secure systems ensuring data is always protected. Experienced in delivering WCAG2.1 compliant systems, embedding accessibility in all deliverables. Languages and technical skills JavaScript/TypeScript, .Net, JSON, XML, NodeJS, Express HTML and CSS/SaSS/LESS, Tailwind, StyledComponents React/NextJS SQL/RDMS/Postgres SSO/AD - Knowledge of OAuth, JWT, Azure AD Fluent knowledge of package management and packaging npm, yarn, pnpm workspaces, webpack, etc RESTful API development Jira/Confluence/SCRUM team experience ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEVELOPING TALENT : We are committed to developing employees in their roles throughout their career. Learning and development plans enable employees to continue their professional development through training and development opportunities such as e-learning, classroom training and on-the-job experiences. We encourage our employees to share their learning across teams and organisations. BENEFITS: UKRI can offer the successful candidate: - Flexible Working - 30 days annual leave + Public Holidays - Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme - Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider

CONTRACT: CONCLUDING DEC 2029 HOURS: FULL TIME CLOSING DATE: 12 JAN 25 LOCATION: Westward House, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR (Hybrid) ABOUT THE RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK (REF) The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, with the most recent exercise concluding in 2021. It is a peer review assessment process involving submissions from higher education institutions across the UK. Research England delivered REF 2021 on behalf of the four UK funding bodies and the results have driven the annual distribution of approximately £2 billion of research funding to UK universities. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE An exciting opportunity to lead and shape the design, development, and delivery of the UK's next research assessment exercise. We require systems to be delivered to support: Administration of the exercise The submission of large volumes of research data from all participating HEIs The distribution and assessment of all elements of the research data submitted ABOUT YOU Working in an agile development team following a user centered design approach. We require passionate and innovative full-stack developers working with a combination of bespoke software and off the shelf products to produce a robust, accessible, and performant suite of systems to support the exercise over the next 5 years. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY Development process optimisation You will identify process optimisation opportunities with guidance and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions Stakeholder Management You will mediate between senior stakeholders and build relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels Programming and build You can advise on the right way to apply standards and methods to ensure compliance Availability and capacity management You can manage the service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets Information security You understand information security and can design solutions and services with security controls embedded Prototyping You approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others Systems design You will design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity Systems integration You will define the integration build User Focus You will collaborate with user researchers and sell or represent users internally ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Extensive experience of Agile software development and working in SCRUM teams Extensive experience of developing with NodeJS, TypeScript, NextJS, React Demonstrable experience designing, coding and debugging secure systems including NodeJS/express, RESTful APIs, React Excellent skills in web front end technologies and methodologies such as React, CSS, Tailwind, Styles Components, Atomic Design, etc. Excellent knowledge of relational databases including data modelling, SQL, stored procedures, postgres Extensive experience with source control systems, including branching, merging, etc. Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment Experience designing and working with n-tier architectures (UI, Business Logic Layer, Data Access Layer) along with experience with microservice oriented architectures Experience of working in AWS/Azure and setting up complex programmes/projects Extensive experience of design patterns such as SOLID and TDD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BENEFITS: UKRI can offer the successful candidate: - Flexible Working - 30 days annual leave + Public Holidays - Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme - Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider

Job Description Senior Data Architect - Canary Wharf London We are looking to recruit a Senior Data Architect who will be responsible for the end to end information architecture and liaising with globally distributed teams. Looking for someone with over 8-years of experience within this domain ideally Oil and Gas. The following are some notes for this Senior Data Architect role: Senior Data Architect - - Requirements capture & assessment - Conceptual/logical/physical data modelling / dimensional modelling - Data integration & flow design - SOA architecture & principles - Query & database performance tuning - ETL - Cloud computing - Globally-distributed database replication/synchronization patterns Technical skills needed: - MSSQL [2008 up thru 2016] - Postgres - Informatics - Tableau - MS SSIS - SSAS - BI OLAP This is a 6 month contract in Canary Wharf London. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

Job Description Site Reliability Engineer with Python Our Client looking to bring on a site reliability engineer to help deploy, manage, troubleshoot, and enhance our complex cloud-based set of internal tools and externally managed services for a variety of users across our wide-ranging organization. You will have at least 7 to 10 years hands-on expertise working as a Site Reliability Engineer. You will work closely with IT, product, and engineering to extend and maintain this set of tools and services and to help debug and resolve problems. In addition, the ideal candidate will proactively look for system weaknesses and find ways to resolve them before they can cause production issues via monitoring and data we aggregate through various tools within our organization's IT & DevOps toolkit. Responsibilities • • Keep our suite of internal apps and services up and running or getting it back up and running quickly if a failure were to occur • • Be the technical point person of operational responsibility for two core platforms (one mobile and one web application) i.e. engaging as appropriate upon escalations from the IT support group whether it be problem solving, addressing production issues, enhancing features etc. - collaborating with engineers and others as needed • • Work closely with internal partners and teams as well as external vendors to ensure that we ship software that meets our code quality, security and performance requirements • • Write, update, and use our documentation, including runbooks and/or playbooks • • Help automate existing or build new internal workflows including ongoing infrastructure needs, testing, failover mitigations, and more • • Debug complex problems across our entire web and mobile application stack and advise key stakeholders on solutions, as well as implement said solutions if appropriate. • • Further our internal CI/CD processes to improve release cadence and developer experience • • Participate in the daily / weekly software development process (standups, sprint planning, retros, issue tracking, etc.) • • Actively lead any critical issue post-mortem processes, including coordination of any meetings and further steps to take Qualifications • • 7+ years experience with software engineering, software development, and/or system operations • • Experience debugging complex problems and implementing timely cost-effective solutions • • Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale production systems • • Deep knowledge of Python is preferred, though other languages like Java, Go, Rust, or similar will also be heavily considered • • Experience using source control (Git, GitHub) and feature branching strategies • • Experience with a variety of open-source databases (MySQL, Postgres, Redis, etc.) • • Experience with DevOps engineering and working with container orchestration, such as with Docker or Kubernetes • • Experience with log monitoring and observability via platforms like Sumologic or Cloudwatch • • Experience automating infrastructure, testing, and deployments using tools like CircleCI Configuration management tooling and infrastructure as code knowledge is preferred but not required • • Experience working with AWS services, with knowledge of Azure / Google ecosystems helpful but not required • • Strong familiarity with general modern web and mobile application development, including hands-on experience working with JavaScript (Typescript preferred) and Python stacks • • Cross functional team collaboration experience, especially working with engineers and user experience / product designers, as well as external stakeholders • • Strong skills for weighing and managing scope, risk, quality and timelines • • Strong focus on quality, security, performance, and end user experience This is an exciting position with an exciting organisation based in Central London and New York. The position can be London or New York based. The salary for this position will be circa £80K - £100K. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period.

Title: Data Engineer/Database Engineer - Contract Opportunity! Introductory Paragraph: We are currently seeking a talented and experienced Data Engineer to join our client's team. It is a fully remote role. This is an excellent opportunity to work on exciting data projects with cutting-edge technology, all while enjoying the benefits of a contract position. Skills: GCP Experience is essential. Data (Must): Our ideal candidate must have expertise using AlloyDB/PostgreSQL databases, SQL scripting languages, and other relevant technologies required for successful database management. CI/CD (Nice-to-Have): Experience working with cloud source tools such as Cloud Build and Cloud Run along with CI/CD pipeline implementation will be considered advantageous. Familiarity with GitHub Actions would also be appreciated but not mandatory. Other details: Outside IR35 £400-£450 per day 100% remote Initial 4 months ASAP Start Please apply if you are interested in hearing more! Please click here to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement. To find out more about Computer Futures please visit XX XX XX XX XX Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales

Technical Graduate - Geospatial Software Engineer 2025 Position Description Looking for a challenge? Excitement? Ready to own your career and make an impact from day one? At CGI, we offer Early Careers opportunities that empower you to take ownership of your work and your future. Join us, and you'll be part of the next generation of leaders and innovators, working to solve complex challenges and drive the digital transformation of industries. The Role - Technical Graduate - Geospatial Software Engineer As a Geospatial Software Engineer you will join CGI on the Technical Graduate programme joining our team with a focus on ESRI and open-source technologies. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on ground breaking projects that leverage the power of both ESRI's ArcGIS platform and open-source geospatial tools to address complex challenges and drive innovation. Our graduates are trusted with responsibility from day one, contributing to some of the UK's most exciting industries. CGI is a place where your ideas and solutions are not just welcomed, but essential. You'll collaborate with colleagues and clients, combining your creativity with our global expertise to develop innovative solutions that solve real-world problems. Your future duties and responsibilities • Empowerment through Innovation: From the very start, you'll play a key role in project delivery, helping shape the future of businesses across a range of industries. • Collaborate and Create: Apply your insights to consult on and develop solutions that drive real value for clients, all while collaborating with CGI Partners to overcome complex challenges. • Learn and Develop: As a CGI Early Careers Partner you will benefit from additional business, technical and soft skills training, helping you accelerate in your career from day one. As a Geospatial Software Engineer at CGI, you'll • Develop and maintain geospatial software applications, tools, and platforms using ESRI's ArcGIS platform and open-source technologies such as Geonode, PostgreSQL / PostGIS, OpenLayer / Leaflet, and MapLibre. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement innovative solutions that leverage the strengths of both ESRI and open-source technologies. • Utilize geospatial data, GIS technologies, and spatial analysis techniques to develop scalable, reliable, and high-performance software solutions. • Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in ESRI's ArcGIS platform, open-source geospatial tools, and software engineering best practices. We recruit Geospatial Software Engineers in our London, Bristol, Chippenham, and Reading offices. As CGI is a consultancy, you may be required to work in different locations, so flexibility and a willingness to travel are key. At CGI, we believe in investing in our people. From the moment you join, you are not just an employee; you are a CGI Partner , with the opportunity and responsibility to participate in all aspects of the company. You'll contribute to building a company we can all be proud of. • Be Valued: You'll be part of a culture that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and collaboration, where your unique perspective and ideas are recognised and contribute to the success of the team and the organisation. • Be empowered: You'll start with a structured Early Careers Induction Programme designed to help you hit the ground running, and you'll have access to ongoing mentorship from your buddy and managers. • Be Creative: Our Student Kick-start Initiative will give you the chance to work with fellow graduates on creative and impactful projects beyond your day-to-day role. With opportunities to gain professional qualifications and develop your skills through 24/7 access to e-learning platforms, you'll be equipped to navigate your career with confidence. Along with a competitive salary and a £1000 joining bonus, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package: • Be an owner: All CGI Partners are offered a stake and say in the business with a 3.5% matched share scheme, making you an owner from day one. • Be supported: Award winning health and well-being programmes, access to world-class training and development and benefit from private medical insurance, • Be secure: A competitive pension plan to help secure your future. • Be connected: Take advantage of our free sports and social clubs, diversity networks, and local office events, helping you build connections and enjoy your time at CGI. CGI is an unconditionally inclusive workplace where you are respected, your voice is heard, and you can be yourself. We were recognized in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. Required qualifications to be successful in this role We're seeking individuals who are ready to take ownership of their career and are passionate about making a difference through technology and business, if you're eager to learn , collaborate , and innovate , we want to hear from you. Candidates with Computer Science, Geomatics, Engineering or related degrees may be particularly well-suited for this role. • Minimum 2:2 degree (some roles may require a 2:1 depending on the business unit) • Flexibility to travel and work on different projects across the UK • Enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced, project-based environment Due to the security clearance requirements of this particular role UK nationality is required. • Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or .Net . • Experience with ESRI's ArcGIS platform, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, and ArcGIS API for JavaScript. • Familiarity with open-source geospatial libraries, frameworks, and tools (e.g., GDAL, PostGIS, Leaflet, Mapbox). • Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because... You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.