Role: Data Platform Engineer (DBA)
Location: Remote/Hybrid (West Sussex or Manchester)
Salary: £35,000 - £55,000
We need a result driven, agile and logical thinking DBA, who knows a thing or two about MS SQL Server Technology Stack and T-SQL.? Ideally, you'll have been involved in database schema design and some exposure to performance tuning, if you've Azure Fundamentals and/or Azure Data Fundamentals certification, all the better!
Joining a busy team within the Data Operations business pillar and inside the Data as a Service (Daas) team, you'll support our core platform database estate and be responsible for managing and providing assistance to all aspects of our database landscape, working closely with colleagues to design, build and manage our database solutions.
Ideal Candidate:
- SQL and Database Ownership: You'll enjoy taking ownership of SQL and database-related tasks.
- MS-SQL and T-SQL Experience: You'll possess solid experience of working with MS-SQL and T-SQL from SQL 2008 through to 2019.
- Innovative Solutions and Enthusiasm: You'll be confident and enthusiastic, willing to offer innovative solutions that contribute to our continued success.
- High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR): You'll have experience of working with available SQL Server HA and DR technologies.
- Positive Attitude and Boundary-Pushing: You'll possess an outstanding and enthusiastic attitude, will enjoy pushing boundaries to develop best-of-breed solutions.
- Proactivity and Passion for Data: You'll be proactive and passionate about all things data and SQL Server.
- Exposure to The RedGate SQL Toolset/ SSMS 18.xxx / Quest Spotlight | Replication Monitor and other industry standard monitoring tools.
- An understanding of and some exposure to SQL Server auditing / encryption / vulnerability assessments / data classification / Query Store etc.
- Creation and use of DACPAC and BACPACs.
- An appreciation of and willingness to learn SQL Azure PAAS and IAAS database solutions.
- An understanding of GDPR and how it relates to the database world.
- Power BI exposure (desirable).
- Office 365 (essential)
- Intermediate T-SQL
- Understanding of DEVOPS principles and how such can be implemented
- Intermediate experience of source control technologies and application of such, such as Azure DEVOPS.
If this sounds of interest to you, please ring or e-mail me a good time to organise a call!