Technical Lead – DBA
Our trusted partner, which operates within the UK, is hiring a Technical Lead – DBA to oversee the DBA function within a multi-million-pound corporation. You will manage a small team, with the scope to hand-pick your team and lead on several complex projects imperative to keeping the business operational and innovative.
To be successful, you must have a background in MS SQL 2016+, Server Management, Red Gate Suite, and an interest in the cloud as our client moves into the digital landscape. Our client is paying a salary of up to £73,000 circa with remote working and a corporate benefits package.
Key responsibilities:
- Managing the organisations database systems, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and security protocols.
- Design, implement, and maintain a robust and secure MS SQL database infrastructure to support critical medical applications while optimising database performance.
- Ensure data integrity and accuracy, particularly in patient records and medical information, through rigorous data validation, quality control measures, and proactive issue resolution.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement comprehensive backup, disaster recovery, and data retention strategies for continuous availability of data, especially within MS SQL environments.
- Lead capacity planning efforts to anticipate and accommodate growing data needs driven by medical operations and research initiatives and contribute expertise to strategic decision-making.
- Take accountability for the overall performance, reliability, and security of the database systems and ensure timely issue resolution to prevent disruptions.
- Provide accountable leadership for the DBA team's development and performance, fostering a high level of expertise, productivity, and collaboration.
Core skill set:
- Strong leadership capabilities leading a small team of DBA professionals (must have)
- Successful experience in hiring, developing, and guiding the growth of DBA professionals (must-have)
- Extensive database management expertise, specialising in large-scale integrated systems (must have)
- Proven track record of optimising database performance and ensuring data security in MS SQL environments (must have)
- Proficiency in MS SQL and DBA tools, such as MS SQL Server Management (must have)
- Strategic mindset to integrate database strategies with long-term organisational goals (must have)
- Previous experience of AWS/Azure/Google Cloud (nice to have)
The interview process will be 3 stages via MS teams to start as soon as possible. Please apply now and the leading consultant will be in touch with more details.