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SQL Database Administrator - Remote
SQL Database Administrator required by one of the most sought-after employers by technical staff in the UK. This will be a highly interesting opportunity for a SQL DBA who has also had exposure to Oracle DBs and Azure and AWS Public Cloud environments (or a capable SQL DBA who would like to gain considerable further experience in the cloud domain).
Working with enterprise-scale, household name brands on multiple, highly complex database projects, and reporting into a Senior DBA, this is a truly unique opportunity to progress your experience incredibly quickly.
You'll also be joining an expanding team and as such, we expect the successful applicant to be able to progress into a more senior position quickly.
To be considered for this position you will need:
- Experience at a senior / 3rd line level of Database Administration.
- Experience of supporting highly critical, complex databases.
- Database performance tuning, ideally with knowledge of automation / automating tasks.
- The ability to create and maintain documentation in relation to general database operations, migrations, upgrades etc.
- The confidence to assist in the onboarding of new applications and customers,
- The knowledge to help with the implementation of database architectures that utilise industry best practices.
- The ability to create and own policies and procedures to facilitate maximum uptime of database systems.
- Experience of BAU support, monitoring of database servers and responding to escalations from 2nd line to 3rd line, diagnosing problems and providing prompt solutions.
- Evaluate and recommend software products to drive continuous improvement in database management.
- Ideally you will have experience of Azure, AWS or other such public or private Cloud platforms.
- Exceptional organisational skills, with an ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- First class written and oral communications skills.
This role is remote based and is paying up to £60,000 (depending on experience), plus you will be part of an on-call rota.
