SQL DBA Team Lead

balancing reactive tickets, planned work and project commitments. Ensure documentation, runbooks and configuration records are accurate and kept current for every client. Maintain proactive health checking, capacity planning and performance baselining across the estate. Attend customer service reviews and present technical findings, risks, and recommendations to client stakeholders. Support presales: scoping database work, sizing effort, contributing to proposals and statements of work. Lead the technical onboarding of new clients: discovery, health check, remediation plan and transition into managed service. Plan and lead database installations, upgrades, patching, migrations, refreshes, and decommissioning following controlled change management. Participate in an on-call rota to support a 24/7 managed service. Primary Technical Skills Substantial hands-on SQL Server administration experience across multiple versions (2012 through to current releases) Deep working knowledge of high

availability and disaster recovery: Always On Availability Groups, Windows Failover Clustering, FCIs, log shipping and replication Strong backup and recovery expertise, including backup to URL/blob storage, point-in-time recovery and full restore testing. Experience configuring and troubleshooting Transactional Replication Solid understanding of networking, Windows Server operating systems, and core infrastructure services such as Active Directory and DNS. Demonstrable performance tuning ability: execution plan analysis, wait statistics, Query Store, indexing strategy, statistics and query rewriting. Strong security administration experience, including authentication models, permissions, Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), Always Encrypted, auditing, and vulnerability remediation. Expertise in scripting and automation using PowerShell and T-SQL. Experience with an enterprise monitoring platform such as Redgate SQL Monitor, SolarWinds SQL Sentry, Datadog or equivalent. Exposure to Microsoft Azure, including Azure SQL, IaaS, or hybrid environments Desirable Skills Experience working within an MSP, consultancy, or other multi-client environment, including the ability to manage competing priorities Experience supporting data warehousing, reporting, or business intelligence environments. Administration of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Exposure to other database platforms and technologies, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, and AWS database services. Benefits / Perks Time Off: 25 days annual leave + public holidays Birthday Leave: One extra day off to celebrate Company Pension Scheme Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support EkcOlympics: Global team activity challenges Unlimited access to Pluralsight for continuous development Real opportunities to grow, including international progression Why Ekco Company of the year 2026 Tech Excellence Awards Microsoft’s 2023 Rising Star Security Partner of the Year First Irish Microsoft MSP to achieve all four Microsoft Security Specializations A culture rooted in diversity, equality, inclusion & belonging A commitment to internal mobility and career progression Flexible, family-friendly working at the heart of our culture Proud to be your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider chosen by IT leaders to drive operational efficiency, scale smarter and stay ahead of risk. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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