Microsoft SQL DBA with Infrastructure

Careerwise
Fareham, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 48K

Job location

Fareham, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Azure
Databases
DevOps
Hyper-V
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Microsoft Servers
Microsoft SQL Server
Platform as a Service (PAAS)
Performance Tuning
Powershell
Role-Based Access Control
Virtualization Technology
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Cloud Platform System
System Availability
Azure
GIT
Bicep
Terraform
Azure

Job description

  • Design, implement, and maintain Hyper-V virtualization platforms with a focus on performance, security, and scalability.
  • Manage and optimise Azure cloud services, including IaaS, PaaS, and standard resources as well as M365. Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server databases, ensuring performance, availability, and security. Adopt an 'automate first' approach to all activities and champion improvements in services, practices within the team, and general attitude to delivering an effective and high-quality service to our customers.
  • Collaborate with governance and security teams to ensure alignment with ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR.

Requirements

  • Highly motivated and with a strong desire to continuously learn and develop.
  • Able to operate in a typical Microsoft environment.
  • Manage, secure, and optimise Microsoft SQL Server databases across on-prem and cloud environments to best practices.
  • Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and reliable backup/restore operations.
  • Experience with M365 and core services.
  • Good understanding of Microsoft Azure, especially Landing Zones, RBAC, Networking, and Security.
  • Awareness of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).* Advanced scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Azure CLI, Git, Terraform, Bicep).
  • Experience in operating and maturing an ITIL-aligned infrastructure environment., * Microsoft Certified: Administrator or equivalent in a related topic.
  • Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines is beneficial.

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