Senior Database Administrator

• Administer and maintain production and development database environments.
• Monitor database performance, availability, capacity and overall health.
• Manage database upgrades, patches, configuration changes and maintenance activities.
• Investigate and resolve performance, connectivity and availability issues.
• Develop and maintain backup, recovery and disaster-recovery procedures.
• Monitor database security, access controls and user permissions.
• Support high-availability and replication arrangements where required.
• Review database performance and recommend practical improvements.
• Work with developers on SQL queries, database design and application performance.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Support database migrations, upgrades and infrastructure projects.
• Participate in incident management and provide technical support for critical issues.
• Follow change-control, security and operational standards.
• Contribute to longer-term improvements across the organisation’s database estate.

• Strong professional experience in database administration.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle or MySQL.
• Good knowledge of SQL and database performance troubleshooting.
• Experience with database backup, recovery, monitoring and maintenance.
• Understanding of high availability, replication and disaster recovery.
• Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux server environments.
• Experience managing database security, permissions and access controls.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues methodically and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Experience working within structured change, incident and problem-management processes., This position is suited to an established database professional who can independently manage day-to-day administration while taking ownership of database reliability, performance and improvement.

The role is primarily focused on planned database administration, technical improvement and operational support. Occasional out-of-hours support may be required for planned maintenance or critical incidents where applicable.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Company pension scheme
• Paid annual leave
• Professional and technical development
• Support for relevant certifications
• Modern technology environment
• Employee wellbeing benefits
• Collaborative working environment
• Opportunities to contribute to major technology projects
• Clear progression into database architecture, infrastructure or technical leadership