Senior SQL DBA

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:

1. Experience at a senior / 3rd line level of Database Administration.
2. Experience of supporting highly critical, complex databases.
3. Database performance tuning, ideally with knowledge of automation / automating tasks.
4. The ability to create and maintain documentation in relation to general database operations, migrations, upgrades etc.
5. The confidence to assist in the onboarding of new applications and customers.
6. The knowledge to help with the implementation of database architectures that utilise industry best practices.
7. The ability to create and own policies and procedures to facilitate maximum uptime of database systems.
8. Experience of BAU support, monitoring of database servers and responding to escalations from 2nd line to 3rd line, diagnosing problems and providing prompt solutions.
9. Evaluate and recommend software products to drive continuous improvement in database management.
10. Ideally you will have experience of Azure, AWS or other such public or private Cloud platforms.
11. Exceptional organisational skills, with an ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
12. 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.