Senior SQL Database Administrator
Meriden, West Midlands
Permanent
Up to £60,000 pa (depending on experience)
Full time, Monday to Friday, this is an office based role
Benefits of the Senior SQL Database Administrator role: 33 days holiday including bank holidays, pension scheme and free on-site parking.
**Please note this is an office-based role based in Meriden with no option to work from home**
Are you a Senior SQL Database Administrator who enjoys getting stuck into complex projects and keeping systems running smoothly? If you’re after a role where your experience genuinely makes a difference, this could be a great next step.
Pertemps, the UK’s largest independent recruitment agency, is looking for a confident and capable Senior SQL Database Administrator to take ownership of our SQL Server estate and Azure SQL Data Warehouse environment. It’s a brilliant opportunity for someone who loves improving performance, solving tricky problems, and keeping everything in top shape.
What you’ll be doing as a Senior SQL Database Administrator:
1. Managing, monitoring, and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server databases
2. Supporting Azure PaaS databases, including Azure SQL and Managed Instances
3. Handling backups, restores, and recovery models
4. Implementing and maintaining High Availability and Disaster Recovery
5. Troubleshooting connection issues across servers, firewalls, proxies, and networks
6. Carrying out performance tuning and optimisation to keep systems running at their best
7. Advising on and reworking existing databases to boost efficiency and cut costs
8. Overseeing database access and security patch management
9. Migrating SQL data from on-premise SQL Server to Azure SQL using Data Migration tools
10. Creating and maintaining scripts using SQLCMD and PowerShell
What we’re looking for:
11. Solid experience working as a Senior SQL Database Administrator or in a similar senior-level role
12. Hands-on experience with database server security patching
13. Strong knowledge of Azure SQL Data Warehouse and ETL or data pipelines (ADF)
14. Good understanding of database access management
15. Confident with SQL Server Administration, performance tuning and optimisation
16. Experience with backups, restores, and recovery models
17. Knowledge of HA and DR solutions
18. Ability to support Azure PaaS environments
19. Experience migrating SQL data
20. Strong troubleshooting skills, especially around networking issues
21. Scripting experience with SQLCMD and PowerShell
It would be a bonus if you have SQL certifications, or experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
If you’re a Senior SQL Database Administrator who enjoys working in a friendly, busy IT environment and wants a role where you can genuinely make your mark, we’d like to hear from you. Apply today!