Overview
Mid / Senior SQL Server DBA - Remote Working
WellData Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Details
* Job Title: Mid-level / Senior SQL Server DBA
* Location: Completely Remote role, can be located anywhere in the UK
* Salary: £50k - £65k per annum depending on experience
* Leave & Benefits: 26 days annual leave, 10% pension contribution, Life Insurance
Responsibilities
* Configure and maintain client environments, monitor system health, and proactively manage performance to ensure high performance, availability, and security.
* Extensive experience managing SQL Server infrastructure.
* Understand client needs and communicate with multiple clients and their users.
* Deliver high levels of customer service with strong commercial awareness; assess current and future requirements and advise on WellData services.
* Represent WellData in technical discussions with clients; lead technical meetings as appropriate.
* Install, upgrade, and manage database applications; undertake performance tuning of databases.
* Develop processes for database security; optimise performance and mitigate risk.
* Diagnose and troubleshoot database errors; refine and automate regular processes.
* Perform scheduled maintenance and release deployments (after-hours).
* Review database architectures and provide guidance on best practices.
* Hands-on experience monitoring SQL Server; document and share technical know-how; mentor colleagues.
* Track issues and document work; participate in an on-call rota for 24/7 client support as needed.
Qualifications
* Expert understanding of database design and maintenance; extensive experience with database technologies.
* Proven ability to administer critical and complex database environments; strong security and maintenance knowledge.
* Experience with database installation, backups/restores, maintenance; performance tuning and index optimization.
* Configuring and troubleshooting replication; proficiency in T-SQL and PowerShell scripting (desirable).
* Experience with SQL Server High Availability options (availability groups, log shipping, failover clustering, mirroring).
* Knowledge of hardware/server configuration; experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and IaaS/PaaS/Managed instances.
* Experience with database migrations (on-premises and cloud); familiarity with PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL is a plus.
Benefits
* Generous Pension Contribution Scheme (matching up to 10%)
* Income Protection/Life Insurance
* 5 Weeks' Annual Leave with option to buy/sell up to 5 days per year
* Company-sponsored training to keep up with current technologies
* Paid Birthday Leave; up to 2 days volunteering per year; additional annual leave for long service
* Quarterly training meetings and team get-togethers
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with experience of; SQL Server DBA, Senior SQL Server Database Administrator, SQL Database Administrator, Database Administrator (SQL Server), UK Database Engineer (SQL Server), SQL Server Engineer, Database Specialist (SQL Server), SQL Server Systems Administrator, SQL Server Consultant, UK Remote Work also be considered for this role
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology
Industries
* IT Services and IT Consulting
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