DBA – SQL Server
Midlands / London / Sheffield (1–2 days per month in office)
£45,000 – £55,000
Sponsorship: Not available
VIQU have partnered with a well-established financial services organisation undergoing a major cloud transformation, currently moving their SQL Server estate into Azure. This is a brand-new role, giving you the opportunity to take real ownership as the dedicated DBA leading this migration journey.
This position is ideal for a mid-level DBA who enjoys hands-on technical work and wants to play a key role in shaping a modern, cloud-first database environment.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for managing a sizeable estate of ~60 production databases, ensuring performance, stability, and optimisation across the platform. A major focus will be working closely with development teams to refactor queries, improve performance, and support best practices across SQL and Azure.
You’ll also play a key role in the ongoing migration to Azure, gaining exposure to cloud technologies while driving improvements in database performance and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
SQL Server administration across production and non-production environments
Performance tuning, optimisation, and query refactoring
Writing efficient T-SQL and analysing execution plans
Supporting and collaborating with developers to improve database performance
Contributing to Azure migration and cloud optimisation initiatives
Managing backups, security, and database maintenance
Key Requirements
3–5 years’ experience as a SQL Server DBA or similar
Strong T-SQL skills and experience optimising queries
Proven experience in performance tuning and database optimisation
Ability to work closely with development teams
Exposure to Azure SQL or cloud environments (desirable)
Experience working with multiple databases in a production environment
Nice to Have
Experience in financial services or pensions
Exposure to database monitoring tools (e.g. Redgate, SolarWinds)
Understanding of HA/DR concepts
This is a great opportunity to step into a role with real ownership, where you’ll lead on database performance and play a pivotal role in a business-critical cloud migration.
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