DevOps Database Engineer
DevOps Database Engineer
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What Well Bring:
We Are TransUnion:TransUnion is a major credit reference agency and we offer specialist services in fraud identity and risk management automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance retail telecommunications utilities gaming government and insurance.
What Youll Bring:
What Youll Bring:
Were looking for an experienced SQL Server DBA to join our System Build teamnot in a traditional operational DBA capacity but as a DevOps-focused engineer who can apply their deep database expertise to automate and modernise our SQL Server estate using CI/CD pipelines infrastructure-as-code and cloud-native practices.
Day to Day Youll Be:
- Collaborating closely with cross-functional teamsincluding developers architects and infrastructure engineersto design and build modern automated SQL Server environments.
- Applying your DBA expertise to engineer scalable secure and high-performing database platforms across on-prem and cloud.
- Building and continuously evolving CI/CD pipelines to automate database provisioning configuration and deployment using tools like Azure DevOps Harness & Octopus Deploy.
- Driving consistency and resilience by establishing standards for high availability disaster recovery and fault tolerance.
- Identifying opportunities to eliminate manual processes through automation and infrastructure-as-code.
- Supporting product teams by embedding within their delivery squads offering guidance on database design performance and deployment strategies.
- Leading proof-of-concept initiatives to explore new technologies and approaches that enhance our database engineering capabilities.
- Championing best practices in database DevOps version control and secure data handling.
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards (e.g. SOX PCI) through automated controls and audit-friendly processes.
- Managing your own workload while contributing to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Minimum 3 years experience in a SQL Server DBA role with hands-on exposure to versionsand 2022.
- Experience with SQL Server migrations and upgrades including planning and execution.
- Advanced use of T-SQL (stored procedures SQL Agent Jobs Deployment automation)
- Solid understanding of High Availability / Disaster Recovery technologies (Mirroring Always On Availability Groups)
- Experience of Replication (especially transactional with centralised distribution)
- Proven experience of working with sensitive data in a secure manner adhering to compliance and governance standards.
- Understanding of DevOps Agile Scrum Kanban processes and methodologies
- Familiarity with either Octopus Deploy Azure DevOps Server or other CI/CD tooling for database deployment and environment provisioning.
- Familiarity with source control practices for database projects (e.g. dacpac deployments Git workflows branching peer reviews Pull requests).
- Basic level of PowerShell scripting.
- Excellent troubleshooting/fault resolution skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- A proactive approach to learning and adopting new technologies with a mindset that bridges traditional DBA responsibilities and modern DevOps practices.
Impact Youll Make:
Whats In It For you
At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly forward thinking global business.
As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with:
- 26 days annual leave bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Global paid wellness days off a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
- A generous contributory pension scheme access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Private health care a variety of physical mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
- Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart
TransUnion a place to grow:
If theres something on the list of essential / desirable skills that you cant quite tick off dont let that put you off applying. We are open to exploring training and development opportunities for the right candidate to ensure you are successful.
We know imposter syndrome is real lets confront it so we can continue to grow and thrive together.
Flexibility at TU:
We recognise that our people need the freedom to balance their day-to-day lives with their work. This is why weve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children family and beyond. If the role is advertised as full time dont let this stop you from applying. Let us know if youre looking for a part time or flexible working arrangement and we can discuss this with you.
Additional support:
At TransUnion were committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individuals talents and perspectives are valued. When you apply for a position with us youre not just joining a team youre becoming part of a community that celebrates differences and embraces equality. We understand that everyone has different needs which is why we offer a range of reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to help you through the application process or to attend an interview with us by contacting
Interview & Hiring Process:
Most of our recruitment processes are virtual so youll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.
We do not accept any unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies. If you are a recruitment agency on our PSL our talent team will contact you directly should we require any assistance.
#LI-Hybrid
Find out more about Life At TU UK:
is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.
TransUnion Job Title
Engineer Development OpsEmployment Type
Full-Time
