SQL DBA

• Administer, maintain and optimise Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL environments.
• Manage database backups, restores and disaster recovery processes, ensuring data integrity and business continuity.
• Monitor and tune database performance, identifying bottlenecks and implementing improvements.
• Develop and maintain database maintenance plans covering indexing, statistics, integrity checks and housekeeping.
• Ensure high availability and resilience across production database environments.
• Support database security through access management, permissions and least-privilege principles.
• Work closely with infrastructure and software engineering teams to support application deployments and database changes.
• Assist with Windows Server administration, patching and platform maintenance where required.
• Investigate database incidents, perform root cause analysis and implement preventative improvements.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures and recovery processes.
• Participate in an out-of-hours support rota for critical incidents.

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• MySQL
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• PowerShell
• SQL
• Security
• Windows

More:

We are a leading organisation based in Wigan, offering a hybrid working model with just 2 days per week on-site. We offer a salary of up to £50,000, an excellent pension, professional development, holiday allowance and strong career progression. You will join our Infrastructure team and work across business-critical SQL Server and Azure SQL platforms, with the opportunity to influence performance, resilience and future improvements within a supportive team that values learning and development.

• Commercial experience as a SQL Database Administrator or SQL Server DBA.
• Strong administration experience across Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience with Azure SQL Database or Azure-based SQL environments.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery, high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience with SQL performance tuning, optimisation and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of SQL Server security, permissions and database governance.
• Experience supporting production environments and following change control processes.
• PowerShell scripting or SQL automation experience would be advantageous.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
• Desirable: experience with Always On Availability Groups, replication or failover technologies.
• Desirable: exposure to PostgreSQL, MySQL or Oracle.
• Desirable: experience with Azure infrastructure and cloud services.
• Desirable: familiarity with infrastructure monitoring and alerting tools.
• Desirable: knowledge of cyber security best practices and vulnerability management.