SQL DBA £30,000 to 70,000 GBP Bonus Onsite WORKING Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Microsoft SQL Server DBA - Newcastle upon Tyne Mid to Senior-Level | £30,000 - £60,000 (depending on experience) We're building a best-in-class engineering and infrastructure team in the heart of Newcastle. As part of this growth, we're looking for a talented Microsoft SQL Server DBA to take ownership of mission-critical systems, contribute to platform stability and performance, and solve complex data challenges in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment. Who We're Looking For You'll be a technically skilled, highly motivated individual who takes pride in building resilient systems, improving performance, and ensuring database reliability. This is a role for someone who is hands-on, eager to take ownership, and thrives in a collaborative and quality-driven team. All applicants must hold a 2:1 or above degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from a top-tier UK university. We strongly encourage applications from graduates of Russell Group universities, such as Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, UCL, Warwick, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, and others of similar standing. Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. You must have the permanent right to work in the UK. What You'll Be Doing Manage and maintain SQL Server environments (on-premise and Azure) Support and optimise high-availability configurations and backup strategies Collaborate with developers and technical teams to improve schema design, stored procedures, and overall SQL performance Implement and monitor SQL Server agent jobs, alerts, and maintenance tasks Proactively analyse performance issues and identify areas for tuning Drive improvements in data architecture and recommend best practices Support incident resolution, including on-call production support (approximately once every 4 weeks) Occasionally travel to London to collaborate with business users and stakeholders What You'll Bring Proven experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including: Performance tuning Schema and index optimisation Backup and restore processes T-SQL, stored procedures, views, triggers Experience managing cloud-based SQL infrastructure, especially in Azure Ability to challenge and support developers and business users to improve database use Clear and proactive communication skills Inquisitive mindset with a genuine desire to learn and solve problems Strong appreciation for robust and well-documented systems A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach Nice-to-Haves Powershell scripting (dbatools, SqlServer modules) High Availability (Always-On, Basic Availability Groups) SQL Server configuration and partitioning SQL Snapshots, Change Data Capture Understanding of SAN arrays (Nimble preferred, PURE or others also suitable) Financial services experience is a plus but not required Why Join Us? Make a real impact - have ownership from day one Work alongside top-tier engineering talent in a collaborative, high-performance team Solve real-world business problems closely aligned with market dynamics Engage directly with users - see the results of your work in production Learn and grow - deepen your expertise with support from exceptional colleagues Be part of something new - help shape the culture and technical direction of a growing business Enjoy a central Newcastle location, with opportunities to work on high-impact initiatives If you're a strong SQL Server DBA looking for your next challenge and excited to be part of a fast-growing, quality-driven team - we'd love to hear from you. Reference: AMC-AQU- NNssdba Postcode: ne6 5sn adqu