Junior DBA
Octad Recruitment Ltd
Rettendon, United Kingdom
16 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Junior Compensation
£ 50KJob location
Rettendon, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Azure
Backup Devices
Cloud Computing
Databases
Continuous Integration
Data as a Services
Data Integration
Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Azure
Performance Tuning
Powershell
SQL Server Integration Services
T-SQL
Database Performance
Jenkins
Job description
- Support SQL Server installation, configuration, patching and monitoring
- Maintain database performance, availability and reliability
- Perform backups, restores, health checks and routine maintenance
- Troubleshoot performance issues (blocking, deadlocks, slow queries)
- Assist with HA/DR, capacity planning and security controls
- Work with development and infrastructure teams
- Document fixes, processes and improvements
Requirements
We're hiring a Junior-Mid Level SQL Server DBA to join our Client's Data Services team. Ideal for someone with solid SQL Server experience who wants to grow their skills in a supportive, technically strong environment., * 2+ years' SQL Server DBA experience
- Strong T-SQL and troubleshooting skills
- Good understanding of SQL Server admin fundamentals
- Experience with backups, restores and production environments
- Exposure to performance tuning concepts
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Nice to Have
- Replication experience
- HA/DR exposure
- PowerShell or automation interest
- CI/CD awareness (Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
- Azure SQL or cloud experience
- SSIS or data integration knowledge
- Microsoft certifications
About You
- Eager to learn and develop
- Clear communicator with good documentation habits
- Collaborative and adaptable
- Able to manage multiple priorities
Occasional out-of-hours work may be required for maintenance or critical incidents.
Skills
- Sql Server
- Database Admin