Mark43, Inc.
Manchester, Lancashire
Database Administrator, Infrastructure - UK Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom Type: Full Time Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the country in which the role is being hired. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Mark43's mission is to empower communities and their governments with new technologies that improve the safety and quality of life for all. We build powerful, scalable, and elegant software that sets a new standard for the tools upon which first responders rely. Our users are diverse, and we are committed to embracing diversity of thought, experience, and background within our team. About the Role We are seeking a UK-based Database Administrator / Cloud Database Engineer to help support the next generation of cloud-based public safety software for UK police forces. In this role, you will help ensure the stability, performance, security, and reliability of Mark43's production database systems. You will work closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, delivery, and customer-facing teams to support highly available systems used by public safety agencies. In this role, it is expected to independently own well-scoped database administration tasks, contribute to production reliability, support incident response, and collaborate effectively with senior engineers and DBAs. Because this role may involve work with UK police customers, candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the required UK police and/or government security vetting, including NPPV3 and, where applicable, SC clearance. What You'll Do Support the administration, monitoring, and reliability of production database systems. Help ensure MySQL databases are configured, maintained, backed up, and monitored appropriately. Identify, investigate, and help tune problematic queries. Participate in database performance analysis, capacity planning, and operational readiness reviews. Support database-related incident response, including investigation, remediation, and follow-up actions. Work with engineering teams to help improve database usage patterns, query performance, and schema design. Contribute to infrastructure-as-code workflows and automation for database operations. Help maintain documentation, runbooks, operational procedures, and knowledge-sharing materials. Collaborate with security and compliance teams to support customer, regulatory, and vetting requirements. Work with UK delivery and customer teams to support public safety deployments in a secure and reliable manner. What You'll Need We are looking for someone with: At least 4 years of professional experience administering MySQL or similar relational databases in production environments. Experience supporting cloud-hosted database systems, preferably AWS RDS, Aurora, or Azure database services. Familiarity with database monitoring, alerting, backup, recovery, replication, and performance tuning. Experience troubleshooting database issues in production environments. Comfort working with infrastructure-as-code tools and automated operational workflows. A working understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, security, and access controls. Ability to collaborate with software engineers to improve query performance and database design. Strong written and verbal communication skills. A high degree of ownership, attention to detail, and operational discipline. Eligibility and willingness to complete UK police vetting requirements for customer-facing public safety work. UK Security Vetting Requirement This role may require access to UK police customer systems, infrastructure, operational data, or secure customer environments. As a result, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance before accessing police data, systems, or premises. Depending on the assignment, this may include: NPPV3 clearance for work involving UK police systems, infrastructure, or operational data. SC clearance where work involves central government, cross-agency, or SECRET-level systems. Employees must complete the required vetting process, provide accurate documentation, and comply with ongoing aftercare obligations, including promptly reporting any personal, financial, legal, or other circumstances that may affect vetting status. People Who Thrive at Mark43 People who thrive on our team tend to be: Humble, open, and curious. Attentive, active listeners. Resilient when facing challenging operational problems. Enthusiastic collaborators who believe in shared ownership. Comfortable working through uncertainty. Passionate about personal and professional growth. Eager to support teammates and share knowledge. Preferred Experience The following experience is helpful but not required: Experience supporting AWS RDS, Aurora, or Azure database platforms. Experience with microservices-based architectures. Experience supporting SaaS platforms, public sector customers, or regulated environments. Experience working with incident management, SLOs, SLAs, or production readiness processes. Experience contributing to automation, observability, or database reliability improvements. Compensation and Benefits Total compensation for this role is market competitive and may include base salary, bonus opportunity, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, location, skills, and level. Mark43 is an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. Mark43 is approved to hire in Canada, the UK, and 36 U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, California (excluding San Francisco), Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Before applying to a remote role, please ensure that you are able to perform the position in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift. Our Privacy Notice describes how Mark43 uses and protects the personal information of prospective employees during the recruitment process. It informs you about our handling of the personal information you provide to us when you apply for a position in our organization and in general when you express your interest in joining our team. As a part of Mark43's security measures all employees must: Engage in appropriate use of the company's electronic information resources; Become knowledgeable about and follow relevant security policies and guidelines; Protect the resources under their control, such as passwords, computers, and data that they create, receive, or download; and Promptly report security-related incidents and violations, and responding to official reports of security incidents involving their systems or accounts. Mark43 is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please email requesting the accommodation.
Database Administrator, Infrastructure - UK Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom Type: Full Time Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the country in which the role is being hired. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Mark43's mission is to empower communities and their governments with new technologies that improve the safety and quality of life for all. We build powerful, scalable, and elegant software that sets a new standard for the tools upon which first responders rely. Our users are diverse, and we are committed to embracing diversity of thought, experience, and background within our team. About the Role We are seeking a UK-based Database Administrator / Cloud Database Engineer to help support the next generation of cloud-based public safety software for UK police forces. In this role, you will help ensure the stability, performance, security, and reliability of Mark43's production database systems. You will work closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, delivery, and customer-facing teams to support highly available systems used by public safety agencies. In this role, it is expected to independently own well-scoped database administration tasks, contribute to production reliability, support incident response, and collaborate effectively with senior engineers and DBAs. Because this role may involve work with UK police customers, candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the required UK police and/or government security vetting, including NPPV3 and, where applicable, SC clearance. What You'll Do Support the administration, monitoring, and reliability of production database systems. Help ensure MySQL databases are configured, maintained, backed up, and monitored appropriately. Identify, investigate, and help tune problematic queries. Participate in database performance analysis, capacity planning, and operational readiness reviews. Support database-related incident response, including investigation, remediation, and follow-up actions. Work with engineering teams to help improve database usage patterns, query performance, and schema design. Contribute to infrastructure-as-code workflows and automation for database operations. Help maintain documentation, runbooks, operational procedures, and knowledge-sharing materials. Collaborate with security and compliance teams to support customer, regulatory, and vetting requirements. Work with UK delivery and customer teams to support public safety deployments in a secure and reliable manner. What You'll Need We are looking for someone with: At least 4 years of professional experience administering MySQL or similar relational databases in production environments. Experience supporting cloud-hosted database systems, preferably AWS RDS, Aurora, or Azure database services. Familiarity with database monitoring, alerting, backup, recovery, replication, and performance tuning. Experience troubleshooting database issues in production environments. Comfort working with infrastructure-as-code tools and automated operational workflows. A working understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, security, and access controls. Ability to collaborate with software engineers to improve query performance and database design. Strong written and verbal communication skills. A high degree of ownership, attention to detail, and operational discipline. Eligibility and willingness to complete UK police vetting requirements for customer-facing public safety work. UK Security Vetting Requirement This role may require access to UK police customer systems, infrastructure, operational data, or secure customer environments. As a result, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance before accessing police data, systems, or premises. Depending on the assignment, this may include: NPPV3 clearance for work involving UK police systems, infrastructure, or operational data. SC clearance where work involves central government, cross-agency, or SECRET-level systems. Employees must complete the required vetting process, provide accurate documentation, and comply with ongoing aftercare obligations, including promptly reporting any personal, financial, legal, or other circumstances that may affect vetting status. People Who Thrive at Mark43 People who thrive on our team tend to be: Humble, open, and curious. Attentive, active listeners. Resilient when facing challenging operational problems. Enthusiastic collaborators who believe in shared ownership. Comfortable working through uncertainty. Passionate about personal and professional growth. Eager to support teammates and share knowledge. Preferred Experience The following experience is helpful but not required: Experience supporting AWS RDS, Aurora, or Azure database platforms. Experience with microservices-based architectures. Experience supporting SaaS platforms, public sector customers, or regulated environments. Experience working with incident management, SLOs, SLAs, or production readiness processes. Experience contributing to automation, observability, or database reliability improvements. Compensation and Benefits Total compensation for this role is market competitive and may include base salary, bonus opportunity, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, location, skills, and level. Mark43 is an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. Mark43 is approved to hire in Canada, the UK, and 36 U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, California (excluding San Francisco), Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Before applying to a remote role, please ensure that you are able to perform the position in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift. Our Privacy Notice describes how Mark43 uses and protects the personal information of prospective employees during the recruitment process. It informs you about our handling of the personal information you provide to us when you apply for a position in our organization and in general when you express your interest in joining our team. As a part of Mark43's security measures all employees must: Engage in appropriate use of the company's electronic information resources; Become knowledgeable about and follow relevant security policies and guidelines; Protect the resources under their control, such as passwords, computers, and data that they create, receive, or download; and Promptly report security-related incidents and violations, and responding to official reports of security incidents involving their systems or accounts. Mark43 is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please email requesting the accommodation.
Blargoans Limited
Blargoans Ltdhave 12-month contract opportunity for a Senior Administrator to work within our client's facility in Caithness. What you will be doing In this key role, you will provide senior administrative support to the Vetting Office, ensuring all personnel security processes run smoothly, meet the highest quality standards, and are delivered on time. You'll take ownership of vital vetting workflows, maintain high assurance systems, collaborate with national security partners, and guide the team in delivering a trusted, compliant and efficient service. You'll help deliver a robust personnel security service, managing end to end vetting activity, overseeing our access control systems, and ensuring compliance with HMG and ONR standards. Acting as a knowledgeable and trusted specialist, you'll support complex enquiries, maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement across our processes while providing hands on administrative support. Key responsibilities will include Manage vetting, aftercare and the Automated Access Control System (AACS), providing expert oversight and reporting. Verify sensitive documentation and data in line with HMG and ONR requirements, maintaining accurate procedures and records. Act as the specialist contact for complex vetting matters, building strong partnerships with UKSV, ONR and internal stakeholders. Support and guide the vetting team, delivering training, supervision and delegated decision making where required. What you will bring You will bring strong administrative expertise, a high level of professionalism, and the ability to work with discretion in a regulated and fast moving environment. You'll balance accuracy with efficiency, demonstrate confidence using systems and databases, and show calm competence under pressure, all while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and integrity. To succeed, you'll have solid administrative experience, strong IT skills, excellent communication abilities and a keen eye for detail. You'll be comfortable managing multiple priorities, working both independently and as part of a close-knit team, and ideally bring experience from a compliance driven or security regulated setting. Relevant administrative experience, strong IT skills (including Excel), and confidence with databases and systems. Excellent written and verbal communication, accuracy, and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality. Ability to manage changing priorities, work independently, and deliver high quality outputs in a demanding environment. Experience in security, nuclear, or regulated compliance settings. SC/DV clearance or eligibility is desirable. Terms and Conditions Basic Annual Income - Starting salary of £33,045, to a maximum of £38,000 depending on experience. Working Hours - 37.9 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with every third Friday as a non working day. Annual Holiday Entitlement - 25 days annual leave, 8 public holidays, 2.5 privilege holidays Contract Duration - 12 month contract. Security Clearance - The successful candidate will be required to undergo security clearance checks.
Blargoans Ltdhave 12-month contract opportunity for a Senior Administrator to work within our client's facility in Caithness. What you will be doing In this key role, you will provide senior administrative support to the Vetting Office, ensuring all personnel security processes run smoothly, meet the highest quality standards, and are delivered on time. You'll take ownership of vital vetting workflows, maintain high assurance systems, collaborate with national security partners, and guide the team in delivering a trusted, compliant and efficient service. You'll help deliver a robust personnel security service, managing end to end vetting activity, overseeing our access control systems, and ensuring compliance with HMG and ONR standards. Acting as a knowledgeable and trusted specialist, you'll support complex enquiries, maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement across our processes while providing hands on administrative support. Key responsibilities will include Manage vetting, aftercare and the Automated Access Control System (AACS), providing expert oversight and reporting. Verify sensitive documentation and data in line with HMG and ONR requirements, maintaining accurate procedures and records. Act as the specialist contact for complex vetting matters, building strong partnerships with UKSV, ONR and internal stakeholders. Support and guide the vetting team, delivering training, supervision and delegated decision making where required. What you will bring You will bring strong administrative expertise, a high level of professionalism, and the ability to work with discretion in a regulated and fast moving environment. You'll balance accuracy with efficiency, demonstrate confidence using systems and databases, and show calm competence under pressure, all while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and integrity. To succeed, you'll have solid administrative experience, strong IT skills, excellent communication abilities and a keen eye for detail. You'll be comfortable managing multiple priorities, working both independently and as part of a close-knit team, and ideally bring experience from a compliance driven or security regulated setting. Relevant administrative experience, strong IT skills (including Excel), and confidence with databases and systems. Excellent written and verbal communication, accuracy, and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality. Ability to manage changing priorities, work independently, and deliver high quality outputs in a demanding environment. Experience in security, nuclear, or regulated compliance settings. SC/DV clearance or eligibility is desirable. Terms and Conditions Basic Annual Income - Starting salary of £33,045, to a maximum of £38,000 depending on experience. Working Hours - 37.9 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with every third Friday as a non working day. Annual Holiday Entitlement - 25 days annual leave, 8 public holidays, 2.5 privilege holidays Contract Duration - 12 month contract. Security Clearance - The successful candidate will be required to undergo security clearance checks.
Chromalloy
Support our Scotland manufacturing site and Chromalloy's global infrastructure team. You'll combine hands on on site support with Tier III engineering and security focused improvement of our Tiger proprietary system. Working pattern: Hybrid (1-2 days on site, 3-4 remote), aligned to GMT/BST Location: Glasgow, Scotland facility (TSL) Reporting line: Regional EU/UK IT Manager About the role We're looking for a Global Senior IT Systems Administrator to support our TSL manufacturing facility in Scotland and the wider Chromalloy global infrastructure team. This hybrid role (1-2 days on site, 3-4 remote) blends hands on site support with Tier III engineering and security focused improvement of our Tiger proprietary system. What you'll do Be the on-site Tier III escalation point for TSL Scotland, supporting infrastructure, networking and end user computing. Provision, image, troubleshoot and refresh desktops/laptops. Maintain and troubleshoot site networking and connectivity (switching, Wi Fi, cabling and corporate links). Support on-site servers/storage including patching, monitoring and performance optimisation. Partner with site leadership to prioritise incidents/requests and deliver small projects. Maintain IT asset security and compliance, including physical security and access controls. Support meeting room/AV and collaboration tools. Provide Tier III support to the global infrastructure team and administer core platforms (Windows Server, AD/Entra ID, VMware, Azure/AWS and enterprise networking). Resolve complex issues across sites; contribute to security monitoring, backup/DR/business continuity, and migrations/upgrades. Lead end-to-end vulnerability remediation for the Tiger proprietary system: plan and prioritise with the Tiger SME/IT Security, apply patches/hardening, document architecture/dependencies, and report progress and risk reduction. What we're looking for 5-7+ years' experience in enterprise IT infrastructure/systems administration and/or network engineering. Strong Tier III troubleshooting skills across servers, identity, networking and endpoints. Hands on experience with several of: Windows Server, Active Directory/Entra ID, VMware, Azure/AWS, and enterprise networking (e.g., Cisco/Palo Alto or equivalent). Proven vulnerability remediation and security hardening (patching, configuration, CVE prioritisation, change control). Working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST 800-171, CMMC) and operating in controlled environments. Clear communicator who's comfortable collaborating across time zones and documenting work. Able to work independently, manage priorities and keep stakeholders updated. Able to work hybrid, with 1-2 days per week on site at TSL Scotland. Eligible for security vetting appropriate to a defence contracting environment. Nice to have Certifications (e.g., Microsoft, CCNA/CCNP, Security+/CySA+ or similar). Security tooling experience (e.g., CrowdStrike, Rapid7, SailPoint or equivalent). Regulated environment experience (e.g., ITAR/EAR) and its impact on IT systems/data handling. Aerospace, defence or manufacturing IT background. Exposure to OT/IT convergence or proprietary industrial/engineering systems. Scripting/automation (e.g., PowerShell) and a continuous improvement mindset. ITIL Foundation (or practical ITSM/change management experience). Working pattern Hybrid: 1-2 days per week on site at TSL Scotland; the remainder remote. Some work in industrial/production areas (PPE provided as required). Occasional travel to other Chromalloy sites for projects, training or collaboration. Hours aligned to GMT/BST, with occasional out of hours support for critical incidents or planned maintenance. Participation in an on call rota may be required. What we offer We offer a competitive package including base salary, annual bonus eligibility, pension contributions, private medical insurance, and professional development support (including certification reimbursement, salary depending on skills and experience. How to apply Submit your CV/resume and a short cover note highlighting your infrastructure and security experience. If shortlisted, we'll contact you with next steps.
Support our Scotland manufacturing site and Chromalloy's global infrastructure team. You'll combine hands on on site support with Tier III engineering and security focused improvement of our Tiger proprietary system. Working pattern: Hybrid (1-2 days on site, 3-4 remote), aligned to GMT/BST Location: Glasgow, Scotland facility (TSL) Reporting line: Regional EU/UK IT Manager About the role We're looking for a Global Senior IT Systems Administrator to support our TSL manufacturing facility in Scotland and the wider Chromalloy global infrastructure team. This hybrid role (1-2 days on site, 3-4 remote) blends hands on site support with Tier III engineering and security focused improvement of our Tiger proprietary system. What you'll do Be the on-site Tier III escalation point for TSL Scotland, supporting infrastructure, networking and end user computing. Provision, image, troubleshoot and refresh desktops/laptops. Maintain and troubleshoot site networking and connectivity (switching, Wi Fi, cabling and corporate links). Support on-site servers/storage including patching, monitoring and performance optimisation. Partner with site leadership to prioritise incidents/requests and deliver small projects. Maintain IT asset security and compliance, including physical security and access controls. Support meeting room/AV and collaboration tools. Provide Tier III support to the global infrastructure team and administer core platforms (Windows Server, AD/Entra ID, VMware, Azure/AWS and enterprise networking). Resolve complex issues across sites; contribute to security monitoring, backup/DR/business continuity, and migrations/upgrades. Lead end-to-end vulnerability remediation for the Tiger proprietary system: plan and prioritise with the Tiger SME/IT Security, apply patches/hardening, document architecture/dependencies, and report progress and risk reduction. What we're looking for 5-7+ years' experience in enterprise IT infrastructure/systems administration and/or network engineering. Strong Tier III troubleshooting skills across servers, identity, networking and endpoints. Hands on experience with several of: Windows Server, Active Directory/Entra ID, VMware, Azure/AWS, and enterprise networking (e.g., Cisco/Palo Alto or equivalent). Proven vulnerability remediation and security hardening (patching, configuration, CVE prioritisation, change control). Working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST 800-171, CMMC) and operating in controlled environments. Clear communicator who's comfortable collaborating across time zones and documenting work. Able to work independently, manage priorities and keep stakeholders updated. Able to work hybrid, with 1-2 days per week on site at TSL Scotland. Eligible for security vetting appropriate to a defence contracting environment. Nice to have Certifications (e.g., Microsoft, CCNA/CCNP, Security+/CySA+ or similar). Security tooling experience (e.g., CrowdStrike, Rapid7, SailPoint or equivalent). Regulated environment experience (e.g., ITAR/EAR) and its impact on IT systems/data handling. Aerospace, defence or manufacturing IT background. Exposure to OT/IT convergence or proprietary industrial/engineering systems. Scripting/automation (e.g., PowerShell) and a continuous improvement mindset. ITIL Foundation (or practical ITSM/change management experience). Working pattern Hybrid: 1-2 days per week on site at TSL Scotland; the remainder remote. Some work in industrial/production areas (PPE provided as required). Occasional travel to other Chromalloy sites for projects, training or collaboration. Hours aligned to GMT/BST, with occasional out of hours support for critical incidents or planned maintenance. Participation in an on call rota may be required. What we offer We offer a competitive package including base salary, annual bonus eligibility, pension contributions, private medical insurance, and professional development support (including certification reimbursement, salary depending on skills and experience. How to apply Submit your CV/resume and a short cover note highlighting your infrastructure and security experience. If shortlisted, we'll contact you with next steps.