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# Principal SQL Server DBA - Fully remote

- **Company:** Interact Consulting Limited
- **Location:** Surrey, United Kingdom (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £80,000 - £90,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Software as a Service, Databases, Disaster Recovery, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Performance Tuning, Sql Server Database Administration, Database Performance
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/principal-sql-server-dba-fully-remote/57476992

## About the Role

* 8+ years' hands-on SQL Server DBA experience.
 * Strong experience with Azure SQL, including deployment tiers and migration strategies.
 * Proven ability to define database standards, strategy and long-term technical direction.
 * Experience managing backups, disaster recovery, performance tuning and production releases in a 24/7 environment.

## Description

We're looking for an experienced Principal SQL Server DBA to lead and shape a database function, supporting a market-leading SaaS practice management platform.

UK based, fully remote, this is a hands-on leadership role combining day-to-day management of a business-critical, 24/7 database environment with responsibility for setting long-term strategy, establishing best practices and developing a growing DBA team.

What you'll be doing:

 * Lead the strategy, standards and roadmap for 300+ production databases, predominantly SQL Server hosted on Azure.
 * Provide hands-on database administration, performance tuning, monitoring and troubleshooting.
 * Own backup, restore and disaster recovery processes, ensuring reliability and resilience.
 * Optimise database performance, configuration, deployment processes and cost efficiency.
 * Lead and develop the DBA team, acting as the senior technical authority across Engineering and Platform Operations.