Senior Application Database Designer

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Application Database Designer to create, implement and optimise database architectures that underpin our software applications. You will translate business requirements into robust logical and physical data models, ensuring performance, scalability and data integrity.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement logical and physical database models, defining tables, relationships, constraints and indexes.
• Collaborate with solution architects, DBAs, developers and business analysts to integrate databases into application workflows.
• Optimise query performance, tune database systems and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Implement security controls, access management and data encryption to protect persistent data.
• Support database migration projects and data integration initiatives, including ETL processes.
• Maintain documentation and enforce database governance standards.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years (120 months) of experience in data modelling, schema design, normalisation and indexing.
• Proven expertise with PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Oracle and Redis.
• Hands‑on experience with ETL, data integration (WebMethods) and performance tuning.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross‑functional technical teams.

Required skills

• Auditing
• ETL processes
• Normalization
• Access Control
• Indexing
• Database governance
• Cloud platforms
• Security hardening
• PostgreSQL
• Schema Design
• DDL
• Shell scripting
• Encryption
• RDBMS
• Oracle
• Python
• Scripting
• Database Migration
• Data Modelling
• PowerShell
• Database performance tuning
• MSSQL
• Redis
• Query Optimization
• DevOps
• Data Integration
• WebMethods