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About the Role

The Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the availability, security, performance, and integrity of the databases supporting UMG’s Royalty and Copyright platforms. The role manages production and non-production database environments, optimises performance, supports releases, implements backup and disaster recovery strategies, and works closely with engineering and business teams to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable services.

Responsibilities

Administer enterprise database platforms (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server).
Monitor database health, availability, performance, and capacity.
Implement backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
Manage database security, access control, and compliance.
Optimise SQL queries and database performance.
Support application deployments and production releases.
Automate routine administration tasks.
Collaborate with developers, architects, and infrastructure teams.

Requirements

Strong SQL and database administration experience.
Experience with performance tuning and optimisation.
Knowledge of backup, replication, and high availability technologies.
Experience implementing AWS Cloud watch Alerts
Experience with AWS, or cloud database services Aurora RDS.
Scripting with PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
Strong troubleshooting and stakeholder communication skills.
DevOps and CI/CD experience.
Experience of supporting a transactional Database
Experience with data warehouses.
AWS cloud certifications.
Music industry experience.

Skills

SQL
Database Administration
Performance Tuning
Optimization
Backup Technologies
Replication Technologies
High Availability Technologies
AWS CloudWatch Alerts
AWS
Aurora RDS
PowerShell Scripting
Python Scripting
Bash Scripting
Troubleshooting
Stakeholder Communication
DevOps
CI/CD
Transactional Database Support
Data Warehousing
AWS Cloud Certifications
Music Industry Experience
Analytical Skills
Collaboration

About the Company

With a global footprint, the Universal Music Group Royalty and Copyright Product Team designs, develops, delivers and maintains a number of technical solutions to calculate royalty accountings in a timely and accurate manner to our valued artists. We’re also providing them with extensive and detailed visibility of their earnings from various sources of digital income. The team continuously collaborates with our international business teams to deliver innovative solutions while supporting best practices and new processes for a better royalty flow.

Equal Opportunity

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.