SQL DBA

Devonshire Hayes have partnered with a leading Financial Services client to help them secure an SQL DBA. As the SQL DBA you will be responsible for all the operational aspects of cloud-native and hybrid data platform solutions built with Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure Data Services.

Hybrid - 2 days per week on-site

You will be tasked with the following:

• Performance and tuning of our production SQL environment hosted both on-premises and in Azure.
• Ensure the Azure SQL environment is monitored, pro-actively identify changes required to optimise, whilst working with development teams to engineer out reoccurring problems.
• Provide technical MS SQL expertise to support the aims and objectives of customer solutions.
• Provide support for all SQL Database issues from support and other departments where required to resolve issues.
• Secondary to the above, the Database Administrator is to assist in complex conversion and installation of customer data, ensuring data integrity and optimal performance.
• Work towards a centre of excellence for both day-to-day performance and incident fixes.
• Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members. Ensuring knowledge is kept up to date and in an available format.

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Substantial proven expertise in installing, configuring, and supporting Microsoft SQL Server (versions 2008 R2 and above).
• Experience of working within a hybrid enterprise Azure SQL environment.
• Experience in continuous improvement and continuous delivery on database projects.
• Experience in providing high-level technical support both operationally and to end users.
• Implementation, management, configuration, troubleshooting and maintenance of critical SQL Server RDBMS systems, ensuring the availability and consistent performance of our corporate applications.
• Good hands-on experience of TSQL and PowerShell.
• Solid experience of MS SQL SSIS, SSRS.
• SQL Backup, Index Optimization, Database Integrity, and other maintenance skills including SQL server patching across all SQL servers. Exposure to Commvault.
• Ability to provide 24/7 on-call cover support on a rota basis.