AWS SQL Server Architect: High Availability & DR for SharePoint

Fortice Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 218,000 - 346,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortice Ltd seeks an experienced SQL Server Architect to design, validate and optimise a resilient SQL Server platform hosting a SharePoint Farm on AWS. The role begins with a PoV to prove HA/DR patterns and evolves into a comprehensive design through late 2026.

You will work with AWS ProServe and the Infrastructure Architect to choose the best native resilience options, aligning with security and operational standards. Hybrid London onsite.

Qualifications

• 10+ years with Microsoft SQL Server (2016+) architecture and operations.
• Proven delivery of Always On Availability Groups, FCI, log shipping/replication.
• Large scale SharePoint database design/operations experience.
• Strong performance engineering (indexing, I/O, concurrency, wait stats, storage optimisation).
• Deep understanding of networking for Always On, listener design, DNS failover.
• Excellent documentation and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Architect HA/DR for SQL Server in AWS to support a mission critical SharePoint farm.
• Evaluate native AWS options (EC2, EBS, FSx, Route 53, CloudWatch, Backup, Systems Manager, CloudFormation).
• Design and validate Always On patterns, listener routing, quorum/witness.
• Collaborate with the Infrastructure Architect to ensure network/IAM/security fit.
• Produce documentation, runbooks, and handover materials for operations.

Skills

SQL Server Architecture

Always On / FCI / log shipping

SharePoint DB design

Performance tuning

HA/DR networking

Documentation

Tools

EC2

EBS

FSx

Route 53

CloudWatch

Backup

Systems Manager

CloudFormation

Terraform

PowerShell DSC

Job description

Fortice Ltd seeks an experienced SQL Server Architect to design, validate and optimise a resilient SQL Server platform hosting a SharePoint Farm on AWS. The role begins with a PoV to prove HA/DR patterns and evolves into a comprehensive design through late 2026.

You will work with AWS ProServe and the Infrastructure Architect to choose the best native resilience options, aligning with security and operational standards. Hybrid London onsite.