CGG (www.cgg.com) is a global geoscience technology leader. Employing around 3,700 people worldwide, CGG provides a comprehensive range of data, products, services and solutions that support our clients to more efficiently and responsibly solve complex natural resource, environmental and infrastructure challenges.

CGG are a global leader in the fields of subsurface imaging and high-performance computing. Supporting the business is a diverse and constantly evolving challenge at petabyte scale to keep pace with the growth and trends in the industry. You would be involved in the design, implementation, roll-out and support of infrastructure systems, to enable 24/7 HPC.

CGG Data Hub are looking for an experienced and adaptable Database Administrator with a preference for PostgreSQL or Oracle, to join our growing team of database engineers, cloud architects, software engineers and other SMEs. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is passionate about database architecture and has good knowledge of best practices in database design and management.

You will be building, maintaining and configuring distributed database systems for our clients, employing best practices in areas such as change control, performance tuning and disaster recovery. Experience with Azure services will be beneficial, as you will be involved in the deployment and ongoing management of these databases in Azure. Although there is an opportunity to assist with Oracle administration, this role will primarily be focused on Postgres, so experience in this field is a distinct advantage, otherwise a willingness to learn and progress in this area is required.

Team Description 

Data Hub is a growing and dynamic team providing leading edge technology solutions and services to solve our clients data transformation and analytics challenges across a range of industries including geothermal, environmental, hydrocarbon and mineral exploration.
You will be working in an open and collaborative environment, working alongside our teams of data engineers, machine learning engineers and subject matter experts.

You can be based remotely or in one of our hub locations (North Wales or Crawley).

The following skills and experience are expected.

• Strong database administration skills (ideally PostgreSQL or Oracle)
• Strong SQL skills and ability to optimize queries (ideally PostgreSQL or Oracle)
• Database design
• One or more procedural languages – e.g. PL/SQL/Oracle, PL/PgSQL
• Version control
• Linux administration and basic shell scripting
• CI/CD
• Problem solving
• Ability to think both big picture and in the detail

Desirable:

• Experience with spatial data management
• ETL tools
• Liquibase
• Background in software engineering and best practices
• Neo4J and non-relational databases
• Microsoft Azure
• Kubernetes
• Docker

Why work at CGG?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Highly attractive bonus scheme
• Initial 22 days annual leave with future increases, complemented by a flexible buying and selling holiday program
• Company pension with generous employer contribution 
• Wellbeing Unmind app – puts you in control of your mental health
• A flexible benefits platform with numerous discount schemes - gym membership, restaurants, cinema tickets, and much more!
• Flexible Private Medical & Dental care programmes
• Sponsorship of visas/comprehensive relocation packages

We are Flexible

• Flexible Working – through our hybrid working scheme, we offer a flexible blend of home and office working
• Bank Holiday Swap - our holiday swap program allows you to change it for another day of your choice!
• Buy & Sell Holiday Programme - you can buy extra holiday, sell unused holiday or even save it up!
• Relaxed dress code policy

We Care about the Environment

We encourage and actively support a strong sense of community, through volunteering and various company initiatives, as well as a strong company commitment to protecting our environment through sustainable solutions, energy saving and waste reduction enterprises.

We see things differently. Diversity fuels our innovation, we value the unique ways in which we differ, and we are committed to equal employment opportunities for all professionals.