Cloud Security Architect Lead in Manchester

About THG Ingenuity THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment. Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor & Gamble. Database Engineer (DBA) Company: THG Ingenuity Location: Manchester (Head Office) Reports to: Database Platform Manager Role Overview We are looking for a Database Engineer to help run and improve our database platform. Our estate runs on Google Cloud Platform following a recent migration to self-managed services. There is plenty still to do in the next phase of modernising the estate, and you will be hands-on in that work as well as in the day-to-day running of the platform. You will work alongside a small team of database engineers and closely with engineering and infrastructure teams, keeping our database environments secure, reliable and performant. There is real scope to grow here, and you will be supported to deepen your technical expertise and take on more as you do. The role participates in a rotating on-call rota and occasionally requires out-of-hours work to support deployments, maintenance or incident response. Key Responsibilities Database administration Install, configure, maintain and upgrade PostgreSQL and SQL Server environments across development, test and production Ensure database servers are securely configured, patched and compliant with operational standards Own backup, restore and maintenance strategies, and test recovery procedures regularly Maintain database security, access control and auditing practices Cloud and infrastructure &n

About THG Ingenuity THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment. Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor & Gamble. Database Platform Manager Company: THG Ingenuity Location: Manchester (Head Office) Reports to: Director of Data Role Overview We are looking for a strong technical leader to run our database platform. Our estate runs on Google Cloud Platform following a recent migration to self-managed services, and there is a real opportunity here to shape the next phase. How we consolidate and modernise the estate, where managed and cloud-native services earn their place, which new technologies are worth adopting, and how the platform scales with the business are all live questions. You will lead the thinking on them and work with stakeholders across the business to agree and deliver the roadmap. You will lead our DBA team, who own every database across the group regardless of the application running on it and who run the platform as a 24/7 service. You will work hand in hand with our Data Reliability Engineering team, whose Principal Engineer is your peer and whose focus is automation, fleet reliability and SLOs. This role is weighted toward hands-on technical depth. You should be as credible in a design review or an incident bridge as you are in a planning session with senior stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Technical direction The technical roadmap for the estate. We want someone genuinely interested in emerging database technologies who evaluates them on merit and can articulate the pros and c

About THG Ingenuity THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment. Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor & Gamble. The Role We are seeking a talented and commercially astute Data Scientist to join our dynamic team tackling Fraud, Payments and Finance. In this multi-focus role, you will be responsible for protecting our global e-commerce operations from fraud, optimising our payments performance and driving profitability and automation initiatives within Finance. Working with vast, complex datasets, the work will involve combatting online fraud using our award-winning THG Detect platform and driving payments optimisation by increasing authorisation rates, while also using the latest AI software and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure to build complex data solutions and applications. This role requires a blend of strong technical skills, commercial acumen, and effective communication to translate complex data insights into tangible business value. Responsibilities: Optimise Fraud Detection: Continuously improve automated decision-making in our in-house THG Detect platform using machine learning and decision rules. Enhance Payment Performance: Lead data-driven initiatives to boost payment authorisation rates, optimise transaction routing, and reduce costs. Drive Profitability within Finance: Lead automation and profitability initiatives across different areas of Finance. Communicate Performance: Report on all aspects of fraud, payments and finance performance to stakeholders at all levels, including C-level management. Drive System Improvements: Collaborate with Fraud, Payments, F