SQL DBA

Drop Table
London, UK
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Disaster Recovery Microsoft SQL Server Operational Databases Performance Tuning SQL Databases System Availability

Job description

Drop Table are looking for a hands-on SQL Server DBA to support a short-term engagement, focused on maintaining and optimising production database environments., * Day-to-day administration of Microsoft SQL Server environments

  • Monitoring performance, identifying issues, and implementing improvements
  • Backup, recovery, and disaster recovery management
  • Troubleshooting incidents and ensuring system stability
  • Supporting patching, upgrades, and general database maintenance
  • Working closely with infrastructure and application teams

Requirements

  • Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server in production environments
  • Proven ability in performance tuning and optimisation
  • Solid troubleshooting and incident resolution skills
  • Experience with backup/recovery and high availability setups
  • Able to operate independently in a remote, fast-paced environment

Benefits & conditions

This is a contract role, remote working and outside IR35.

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