Database Administrator

Database Administrator

Up to £447.50 p/d (Inside IR35)

2 Days on site - Telford 6 months initially

My client is a well-known consultancy seeking an database administrator. You'll be responsible for ensuring the performance, integrity, availability, and security of our database environments while supporting critical business applications and services.

Job Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade database management systems.
• Monitor database performance and proactively resolve issues.
• Perform regular database backups and ensure recovery procedures are tested and effective.
• Implement and maintain database security controls and access management.
• Optimise database structures, indexing, and queries for maximum performance.
• Support high-availability, replication, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve application performance and database usage.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and standards.
• Support capacity planning and recommend future database improvements.

Key Requirements:

• SC Clearence
• Proven experience as a Database Administrator or similar role.
• Strong experience with one or more of: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL Experience with database performance tuning and optimisation.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery, replication, and high-availability technologies.
• Understanding of database security, permissions, auditing, and compliance.
• Experience troubleshooting complex database issues.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• Cloud database experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Relevant certifications such as Oracle Certified Professional or Microsoft certifications.
• Experience working within enterprise-scale environments

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