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# Database Administrator

- **Company:** Stott and May
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Databases, DevOps, Microsoft SQL Server, Nagios, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, SQL Databases, Database Performance, Information Technology
- **Published:** November 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.stottandmay.com/job/database-administrator-79941/apply

## About the Role

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in Microsoft SQL Server, alongside previous experience working within the insurance or wider financial services sector, ideally in an FCA- or PRA-regulated environment., Strong hands-on experience as a SQL Database Administrator within an enterprise environment.

 - Extensive Microsoft SQL Server administration experience.
 - Knowledge of database performance, security, backup and recovery.
 - Experience with enterprise infrastructure, monitoring and alerting tools.
 - Understanding of cloud-based SQL technologies.
 - Experience working within Agile/Scrum and DevOps environments.
 - Strong troubleshooting and stakeholder management skills.

Industry Background - Essential

 - Previous experience within insurance or financial services is essential.
 - Experience working within an FCA- or PRA-regulated environment is highly desirable.
 - Background in life assurance, pensions or other regulated financial institutions would be ad-vantageous.
 - Understanding of regulatory compliance, operational resilience and risk within financial services., Degree in Computer Science, IT or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
 - Microsoft certifications desirable.

## Description

You will be responsible for maintaining, managing and optimising enterprise SQL database environments, ensuring performance, security, resilience and availability across business-critical systems., Install, configure, manage and maintain Microsoft SQL Server environments.

 - Manage database backups, recovery, security, patching and monitoring.
 - Undertake performance tuning, optimisation and capacity planning.
 - Ensure database resilience, availability and scalability.
 - Provide technical support and troubleshoot complex database issues.
 - Support SQL cloud technologies and infrastructure improvements.
 - Contribute to technical design, new implementations and continuous improvement projects.
 - Work closely with infrastructure, architecture, engineering and development teams.
 - Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.