Senior Sql Database Administrator
2 days ago
Meriden
Senior SQL Database Administrator Meriden, West Midlands Permanent Up to £60,000 pa (depending on experience) Full time, Monday to Friday, this is an office based role Benefits of the Senior SQL Database Administrator role: 33 days holiday including bank holidays, pension scheme and free on-site parking. Please note this is an office-based role based in Meriden with no option to work from home Are you a Senior SQL Database Administrator who enjoys getting stuck into complex projects and keeping systems running smoothly? If you’re after a role where your experience genuinely makes a difference, this could be a great next step. Pertemps, the UK’s largest independent recruitment agency, is looking for a confident and capable Senior SQL Database Administrator to take ownership of our SQL Server estate and Azure SQL Data Warehouse environment. It’s a brilliant opportunity for someone who loves improving performance, solving tricky problems, and keeping everything in top shape. What you’ll be doing as a Senior SQL Database Administrator: • Managing, monitoring, and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server databases, • Supporting Azure PaaS databases, including Azure SQL and Managed Instances, • Handling backups, restores, and recovery models, • Implementing and maintaining High Availability and Disaster Recovery, • Troubleshooting connection issues across servers, firewalls, proxies, and networks, • Carrying out performance tuning and optimisation to keep systems running at their best, • Advising on and reworking existing databases to boost efficiency and cut costs, • Overseeing database access and security patch management, • Migrating SQL data from on-premise SQL Server to Azure SQL using Data Migration tools, • Creating and maintaining scripts using SQLCMD and PowerShell What we’re looking for: • Solid experience working as a Senior SQL Database Administrator or in a similar senior-level role, • Hands-on experience with database server security patching, • Strong knowledge of Azure SQL Data Warehouse and ETL or data pipelines (ADF), • Good understanding of database access management, • Confident with SQL Server Administration, performance tuning and optimisation, • Experience with backups, restores, and recovery models, • Knowledge of HA and DR solutions, • Ability to support Azure PaaS environments, • Experience migrating SQL data, • Strong troubleshooting skills, especially around networking issues, • Scripting experience with SQLCMD and PowerShell It would be a bonus if you have SQL certifications, or experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Azure SQL Data Warehouse. If you’re a Senior SQL Database Administrator who enjoys working in a friendly, busy IT environment and wants a role where you can genuinely make your mark, we’d like to hear from you. Apply today!