SQL Server DBA - financial services

Synergize Consulting Ltd
Glasgow, United Kingdom
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 104K

Job location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Databases
Scientific Data Archiving
Database Security
DevOps
Disaster Recovery
Monitoring of Systems
Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle
Query Optimization
SQL Stored Procedures
SQL Databases
SQL Server Agent
T-SQL
System Availability
Database Optimization
SolarWinds (Software)
Redgate
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

Job description

We're looking for an experienced SQL Server DBA to support a large enterprise financial services environment. You'll be responsible for administering and optimising Microsoft SQL Server databases, ensuring high availability, performance and security across business-critical systems, while helping rationalise a complex database estate through optimisation and data archiving., As part of a collaborative technology team, you'll manage and maintain production SQL Server environments, working closely with developers, infrastructure and DevOps teams to deliver reliable, high-performing database services. You'll also support a database rationalisation initiative, reviewing an estate of over 1,100 tables to identify opportunities for optimisation, archiving and improved efficiency., * Administer, configure and support Microsoft SQL Server (2012-2022)

  • Monitor database health, availability and performance
  • Optimise queries, indexes, stored procedures and execution plans
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
  • Implement and maintain backup, recovery and disaster recovery strategies
  • Support High Availability solutions, including Always On Availability Groups
  • Review and rationalise a large database estate, identifying unused objects and supporting data archiving
  • Manage database security, users, permissions and compliance
  • Automate routine DBA tasks using SQL Server Agent and maintenance plans
  • Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to support deployments and production environments

Requirements

  • Strong commercial experience as a Microsoft SQL Server DBA
  • Excellent SQL and T-SQL skills
  • SQL Server administration (2012-2022)
  • Database performance tuning and optimisation
  • Query optimisation, indexing and execution plan analysis
  • High Availability solutions, including Always On Availability Groups
  • Backup, recovery and disaster recovery planning
  • SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
  • Experience supporting large enterprise production environments

Desirable Skills

  • Oracle database experience
  • Database archiving and data life cycle management
  • Experience with Redgate, ApexSQL or similar SQL administration tools
  • Monitoring tools such as SolarWinds or SentryOne
  • Experience working within Financial Services or other highly regulat

Benefits & conditions

Hybrid: 2-3 days in Glasgow - £400 per day (Inside IR35) Contract Posted by: Synergize Consulting Ltd Posted: Friday, 10 July 2026 Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location

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