Database Administrator (DBA)

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to lead large SQL database environments as part of the ICT Server Team in London. You will maintain, configure, optimise, and develop the Trust's database infrastructure to ensure availability, performance, integrity, and security across the organisation.

The ideal candidate will have strong SQL Server DBA experience, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, maintenance, and database design.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL Server DBA experience, including maintenance and design.
• Experience with virtualization technologies is essential.
• Focus on performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security.

Responsibilities

• Review, optimise, and promote stability across the RDBMS environment.
• Act as SME for database design, implementation, and optimisation.
• Monitor, tune, and ensure availability of databases.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues to minimise downtime.
• Develop policies for database management and security.
• Lead delivery of database projects within time and budget.

Skills

SQL Server

Performance tuning

Database design

Virtualisation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL Server Management Studio

Job description

Barts Health ICT is seeking an experienced and skilledDatabase Administrator (DBA)to lead on the Trust's large SQL database environments and work as part of the ICT Server Team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining, configuring, optimising, and developing the Trust's database infrastructure. You will ensure theavailability, performance, integrity, and securityof all databases across the organisation. The ideal candidate will have strong experience inSQL Server database administration, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, maintenance, and database design. Experience withvirtualisation technologiesand their configuration is also essential. Proposed interview date 10/07/2026

• Review, develop, and promote efficiency and stability across theRelational Database Management (RDBMS) environment, ensuring databases are secure and protected.
• Act as atechnical lead and subject matter expert (SME)for database design, implementation, and optimisation across live and test environments.
• Monitor and tune database environments to ensureoptimal system performance, integrity, and availability.
• Analyse, troubleshoot, and resolvecomplex database issues, minimising downtime and ensuring rapid restoration of services.
• Develop and enforcepolicies and proceduresfor database management, security, and maintenance.
• Lead technical delivery of database-related projects, ensuring completion withintime, cost, and quality expectations, including risk identification and mitigation.
• Performsoftware installation and configuration, working with third-party suppliers where required. Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.