Database Administrator

Roc Search GmbH; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is seeking a Senior Database Administrator who will manage SQL Server instances across various hosting environments. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience, strong T-SQL expertise, and a proactive approach to diagnosing client issues. This role offers a salary of up to £95k, with remote working flexibility and one day required in London. Benefits include equity options, bonus, and comprehensive insurance coverage.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Birthday/Work anniversary

Equity options

Bonus

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Enhanced pension with tax relief

£50 towards any gym membership

Internet expense cover

Rewards and discounts

Remote working

Qualifications

• 7+ years as a SQL Server DBA supporting large-scale or enterprise systems.
• Deep expertise in T-SQL, execution plans, indexing, and SQL Server internals.
• Strong capability in tuning auto-generated SQL and identifying structural bottlenecks.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize SQL Server instances across SaaS and client-hosted environments.
• Lead indexing, statistics, and query-tuning strategies for high-volume workloads.
• Diagnose client issues and recommend configuration improvements.

Skills

MS SQL Server

T-SQL

Azure SQL

SaaS

Tools

Azure Monitor

Job description

Senior Database Administrator
London/Remote
Fintech
Skills - MS SQL Server, Azure SQL, SaaS, T-SQL
£90,000-£95,000 + Bonus + Equity

Our client, a rapidly scaling fintech scale up, is hiring a Senior Database Administrator to support and optimise SQL Server environments that power their global client base. Customers operate both self-hosted and SaaS deployments, each with different performance profiles, scale requirements, and operational constraints.

This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role supporting complex financial workloads, large datasets, and auto‑generated code that requires careful optimisation, monitoring, and proactive maintenance to ensure reliability, speed, and predictable behaviour at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and optimise SQL Server instances across SaaS and client‑hosted environments.
• Analyse and improve performance of auto‑generated queries and ORM‑driven SQL.
• Lead indexing, statistics, and query‑tuning strategies for high‑volume workloads.
• Maintain database hygiene: fragmentation, archiving, growth plans, and maintenance jobs.
• Diagnose client issues, query analysis, and recommend configuration improvements.
• Implement and refine DB monitoring, alerting, and performance baselines.
• Review schema changes and advise Engineering on efficient data access patterns.
• Produce clear guidance for client DB configuration, scaling, and operational practices.
• Support incident response and lead RCAs for database‑related issues.

About You - Ideal Profile

• 7+ years as a SQL Server DBA supporting large‑scale or enterprise systems.
• Deep expertise in T‑SQL, execution plans, indexing, and SQL Server internals.
• Experience with Azure SQL, Managed Instance, VM‑hosted, and client‑managed installs.
• Strong capability in tuning auto‑generated SQL and identifying structural bottlenecks.
• Comfortable working directly with clients to diagnose issues and promote best‑practice.
• Experienced with monitoring and observability tools (Azure Monitor, etc.).
• Strong grounding in security, backups, HA/DR, and resilience for mission‑critical systems.
• Proactive, analytical, calm under pressure, and highly attentive to detail.

What Success Looks Like (KPIs & Metrics)

• Faster query execution, reduced slow‑running operations, and improved throughput.
• Stable, predictable performance across all hosting models.
• Improved index health, lower fragmentation, and consistent database hygiene.
• Positive client feedback on support quality and performance recommendations.
• Fewer DB‑related incidents with root cause and preventative measures adopted.
• Engineering alignment to recommended schema, SQL, and operational standards.

This role is paying up to £95k and is one day per week in London (Liverpool st). If this is of interest, please can you send me an updated CV and we can arrange a call.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + Birthday/Work anniversary
• Equity options
• Bonus
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Enhanced pension with tax relief
• £50 towards any gym membership
• Internet expense cover
• Rewards and discounts
• Remote working