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# SQL Server DBA/Engineer

- **Company:** Advanced Resource Managers
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Salary:** £140,660 - £146,380
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Database, Databases, Database Development, Microsoft SQL Server, Performance Tuning, Information Technology, Database Monitoring
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.arm.co.uk/job-application/?job_id=131224_1794382178

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
 * Strong experience in SQL database administration and architecture roles
 * Deep understanding of database design, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and high-availability solutions
 * Experience with database monitoring, troubleshooting, and capacity planning
 * Knowledge of security, compliance, and operational controls for database environments
 * Ability to support complex database environments across production and non-production systems
 * Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills
 * Good communication and stakeholder coordination abilities

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with SQL Server clustering, replication, Always On, or similar high-availability solutions
 * Exposure to cloud database platforms and migration projects
 * Familiarity with automation, scripting, and database deployment tools
 * Experience supporting large-scale enterprise or customer-facing environments
 * Relevant certifications in SQL Server, database administration, or cloud platforms

Key Competencies

 * Database architecture
 * Performance optimization
 * Problem-solving
 * Risk awareness
 * Accountability
 * Technical leadership

## Description

The SQL DBA Engineer is responsible for designing, managing, and optimizing SQL database environments to ensure performance, availability, scalability, and security across business-critical systems. The role combines database architecture, administration, performance tuning, governance, backup and recovery planning, and support for application and infrastructure teams., * Design and maintain SQL database architecture aligned to business and application requirements

 * Administer, monitor, and optimize SQL database environments for performance, reliability, and scalability
 * Lead database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and migration activities
 * Define and implement backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies
 * Troubleshoot database issues, performance bottlenecks, and system failures
 * Support capacity planning, database health checks, and performance tuning initiatives
 * Ensure database security, access controls, compliance, and audit readiness
 * Work closely with application, infrastructure, and development teams on database-related requirements
 * Develop and maintain database standards, policies, and technical documentation
 * Provide technical guidance on SQL best practices, architecture decisions, and database optimization