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New Requirement for a Database Administrator & Senior Database Administrator for a 6-month contract in Herefordshire.
Applicants must have active DV Clearance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership & Management:Oversee and mentor a small team of Database Administrators, providing guidance, training, and support.
- Database Administration & Maintenance:Provide technical support for MariaDB (MySQL) databases, ensuring optimal performance and availability.
- Backup & Disaster Recovery:Implement and oversee database backup and recovery strategies to mitigate data loss.
- Monitoring & Performance Optimization:Track system performance and identify bottlenecks affecting database efficiency and data integrity.
- Incident & Problem Management:Troubleshoot database-related incidents and implement proactive solutions to minimize downtime.
- Capacity Planning:Monitor and forecast database storage and performance needs, ensuring scalability.
- Upgrades & Patch Management:Plan and execute major database upgrades and periodic patching to maintain system stability.
- Database Logging & Monitoring:Configure and manage database logs for integration into a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) solution for monitoring and security compliance.
- High Availability & Failover Management:Monitor, maintain, and orchestrate manual failover and failback procedures to maintain uptime.
- Automation & Scripting:Develop scripts using SQL, Bash, or Python to automate database maintenance and monitoring tasks.
- Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:Maintain database build and upgrade documentation, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for the team.
- Testing & Validation Support:Oversee execution of test scripts for database validation and performance assessment.
You will have:
- Proven experience as a Senior Database Administrator (DBA).
- Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to mentor and manage a technical team.
- Expertise in MariaDB or other relational databases (MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server).
- Experience with backup and disaster recovery strategies for databases.
- Knowledge of database tuning, indexing, and query optimization.
- Understanding of networking protocols relevant to databases (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing).
- Familiarity with IT Service Management (ITSM) tools, preferably ServiceNow.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Knowledge of ITIL/ITSM principles and best practices.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
Desirable Skills:
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as CIS benchmarks or ISO 27001.
- Hands-on experience with high availability clustering and replication.
- Familiarity with virtualization technologies.
- Experience with automated patch management in database environments.
- ServiceNow environment experience is desirable.
- Experience transitioning systems to service.
