SQL Database Administrator

Job description

We are seeking a number of experienced SQL Database Administrators to join our dynamic teams. As a SQL DBA, you will be responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance, and optimisation of SQL databases within Hyper-converged Infrastructure environment (HCI), including the support of COTS applications that are reliant on SQL (MECM, WSUS, SCOM, etc).

The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills within a scalable environment and demonstrate the ability to design, implement, and maintain identity access. SQL / DB Clustered Instances experience is essential to this role. Knowledge and use of other DB platforms (MariaDB, etc) desirable.

It would be great if you had:

• Database Administration (SQL Proficient)
• Database Security
• Database Performance Tuning
• Backup & Recovery
• Clearance: SC minimum / DV (or willing to undergo)

Desirable skills:

• High Availability and Disaster Recovery
• Database Security Auditing
• Security Best Practices
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve database related errors and issues
• Experience of other database platforms such as mariaDB

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Farnborough - 5 days onsite
Security Clearance Level: SC as a minimum, must be eligible for DV
Internal Recruiter: Rebecca
Salary: £44,000-54,000 per annum
Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

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Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK's Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.