Senior Database Administrator/RDBMS Specialist

• Candidates must be able to work onsite for the full working week.
• Candidates must have 5 years’ unbroken UK residency.
• The requirement states candidates must be able to provide on-call support during evenings/weekends for P1/P2 incidents, paid separately.

Key Skills & ExperienceThe successful candidate will require:

• Proven experience as a Database Administrator / DBA Specialist or in a closely related database role
• Strong understanding of database concepts and principles
• Strong knowledge of SQL
• Experience with one or more major database platforms, including:
• Oracle
• Microsoft SQL Server
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB
• Strong experience in database performance tuning and optimisation
• Knowledge of database security best practices
• Experience with database replication
• Understanding of high availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
• Experience with automation technologies such as Ansible
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a wider technical team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple technical tasks and priorities effectively

Highly Desirable / Additional SkillsExperience in the following areas would be particularly beneficial:

• PowerShell scripting
• Cloud database services such as:
• AWS RDS
• Azure SQL Database
• Google Cloud SQL
• Apache Tomcat
• JVM
• Experience addressing Very Large Database (VLDB) challenges
• NetApp ONTAP
• NetApp SnapCenter