Cloud Database Administrator (DBA)
INSTANDALondon, England, United Kingdom
Posted March 18, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
INSTANDA is a global business at the forefront of insurance technology innovation.
Job Description
INSTANDA is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Database Administrator / DataOps Engineer to join our dynamic technology team. The role is based in the UK and is primarily remote, with occasional travel to our London office for team collaboration meetings.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Database Administrator managing Azure SQL Databases or similar SQL database platforms
- Strong expertise in SQL query optimization, execution plans, and database performance tuning
- Proficiency in Azure cloud services, including Azure SQL, Azure Monitor, and Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
- Solid understanding of database security, encryption, and compliance best practices
- Desirable skills: hands-on experience with DevOps tools for automation, familiarity with scripting languages like PowerShell, Python, or Bash, experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines for database and infrastructure changes
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous 28 days holiday allowance, in addition to public holidays
- For every year of service you complete, we’ll give you an additional days holiday (max. 5 days)
- One Dynamic Day per month on top of your holiday allowance to spend time doing the things you want to do or simply catching up with life admin
- Freedom Pass work up to 4 weeks of the year from anywhere
- FlexiBank you decide when to use your public holiday allocation
- Life cover; income protection and participation in the company pension scheme
- All employees are included in the company discretionary bonus scheme
- £100 per month to put towards wellness activities
- Annual learning & development allowance of £1,250
- Free access to LinkedIn learning and Microsoft ESI learning platform
