Database Administration & Data Management Specialist

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,206 - 62,451; Full time

Job summary

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is seeking a Database Administration and Data Management Analyst to own and manage database platforms, ensuring performance, resilience and security. You will drive data governance and support secure datasets for reporting and analytics, including Power BI, across services.

You will contribute to data quality, migrations, transformations and incident resolution, collaborating with colleagues in Digital, Data & Technology to reduce risk and improve service

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Database Administrator or Data Management professional, supporting and maintaining databases within live production environments.
• Strong technical expertise in SQL Server, including the ability to write, optimise and troubleshoot SQL queries, scripts and database processes.
• Experience managing, transforming and consolidating data from multiple sources, with a strong understanding of data quality and governance principles.
• Demonstrable experience independently resolving complex database or data-related issues, balancing service continuity, data integrity, operational risk and compliance requirements.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to interpret business and technical requirements and work effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• A data or database-related qualification, or equivalent professional experience, together with SQL Server training or certification.

Responsibilities

• Own and support database platforms, ensuring their performance, availability, resilience and security.
• Monitor, diagnose and resolve database and data-related incidents, problems and performance issues.
• Manage backup, recovery, high‑availability and disaster recovery processes.
• Support data migrations, data loads, integrations and data transformation activities.
• Apply and maintain data governance standards, controls and policies.
• Support the management of data quality, metadata, data structures and data catalogues.
• Ensure database environments comply with data protection, security and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical advice and recommendations on database operations, resilience and service improvement.
• Support reliable and secure datasets used for reporting and analytics platforms, including Power BI environments.
• Identify and implement opportunities for automation, optimisation and continuous improvement.
• Produce and maintain clear technical documentation, processes and procedures.
• Act as a subject matter expert, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues across the organisation.

Skills

SQL Server

Database administration

Data governance

Data protection & GDPR

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Data or database-related qualification

SQL Server training or certification

Tools

Power BI

Job description

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is seeking a Database Administration and Data Management Analyst to own and manage database platforms, ensuring performance, resilience and security. You will drive data governance and support secure datasets for reporting and analytics, including Power BI, across services.

You will contribute to data quality, migrations, transformations and incident resolution, collaborating with colleagues in Digital, Data & Technology to reduce risk and improve service