Senior Database Administrator

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Database Administrator to join our IT team, based in the A&O Shearman Belfast office.

In this role, you will support key databases for applications used by A&O Shearman that keep the firm running and collaborate with our global IT teams. If you have a background in SQL and Azure, we would love to hear from you!

Apply today via the link below, or reach out to me at janet.walsh@aoshearman.com for more information.

What you will do

As a Database Administrator, you will be part of the local IT support team supporting the Enterprise Applications support team. We are here to support a wide range of critical applications used by our 7000+ users, and our team provides 24x7 support for these applications and is located across 3 time zones. Our IT teams are part of IT Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) which operates network, infrastructure, databases, and applications for the firm.

You will support key databases for applications used by A&O Shearman that keep the firm running. These include the firm's finance and customer relationship management systems, as well as business intake and time capture. You will also support other business-critical applications, including file transfer, legal technology, and various application services, and work with 3rd parties who provide expertise in these systems.

The firm's database infrastructure, MS-SQL, will also be supported by you, in addition to the Dynamics365 platform and applications built on it. Application servers and databases are a mixture of on-premises and SaaS/cloud-hosted.

As well as supporting the database stack, you will package, configure, test, and deploy applications to the firm. You will work with other service support teams in I&O, including End-User Compute, Infrastructure, and Networks, to provide a world-class service to our business. You will also work with our global service desk, regional support teams, and the global IT department and provide technical database expertise on projects when required.

What you will have

• Proficiency in Microsoft SQL
• Azure Server and SQL infrastructure experience
• AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals and DP-900 Azure Data Fundamentals preferred
• SQL AG, Clustering, and high availability features experience
• SQL and PowerShell scripting experience
• SQL and server performance tuning
• SQL Replication performance and monitoring tuning
• Understanding of Linux server management

What we can offer you

At A&O Shearman, we recognize that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees. Some of these benefits include: our occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, private medical insurance, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services including GP service, emergency back-up care support, parental and special leave, holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, holiday trading, online discounts, and lifestyle management services.

Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team who will work with you to provide any adjustments as required.

We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.