Database Administrator
- SQL Server
- Remote From EU
- Applicants Must Already have the right to work in the EU
- Sponsorship not available Overview We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator to support and maintain database environments for a general information services organisation. The role covers day to day operations, performance and capacity management, disaster recovery, and migration of database platforms to the cloud. You will work within a database administration team alongside other technical service teams. Responsibilities
* Troubleshoot, investigate and resolve database issues, including performance and capacity problems, within agreed ticket SLAs.
* Maintain database disaster recovery procedures to support continuous availability and fast recovery.
* Deploy databases in line with GBS standards and business requirements.
* Monitor, tune and manage scheduled tasks, backup jobs, recovery processes, alerts and storage, following change control procedures.
* Report on database performance, stability and storage utilisation, and flag upcoming needs.
* Document, test and implement updates to database systems,



including automation opportunities.
* Work across OLTP and OLAP environments, and outside normal business hours when required. Key Skills and Experience
* Database administration experience, with expert level knowledge of SQL Server.
* Experience with a second platform such as Oracle or Postgres.
* Strong T-SQL skills, with the ability to read and understand code written by others.
* Experience managing database environments in the cloud, including on premises to cloud migrations.
* Azure or AWS technical certification (mandatory).
* Knowledge of data security, backup and recovery tools.
* Experience with Windows Server, including Active Directory.
* Clear written and verbal communication, and the ability to work independently in a changing environment.
* Building cloud database servers end to end.
* Exposure to automation, scripting or AI assisted operational processes, such as intelligent tuning and anomaly detection.
* Experience with MySQL, Cosmos DB, MongoDB or MariaDB.

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