Database Infrastructure Engineer

Komcept Solutions Ltd; Milton Keynes, Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based IT solutions provider seeks a skilled IT professional to manage and support IT infrastructure. The successful candidate will have strong knowledge in Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL, along with networking and virtualisation skills. This is an office-based role requiring excellent communication abilities, as it may involve customer interaction. A full driving license is preferred due to location constraints.

Qualifications

• Strong Microsoft SQL Server experience (Availability Groups and Replication).
• Strong MySQL Experience (Galera Clusters).
• Experience in Firewall, Networking, and VPN configuration.
• Knowledge of virtualisation technologies like vCenter and vSphere.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain IT infrastructure on customer platforms.
• Provide support for internal IT systems.
• Monitor backups for recovery of running systems.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server

MySQL

Database design

Networking

Virtualisation

Tools

vCenter

vSphere

Job description

Overview

This role will involve occasional foreign travel to customer sites, and be based in our offices in the UK, near Northampton.

The role includes building and maintaining IT infrastructure on customer platforms and provide support to our internal IT systems. This includes Microsoft MSSQL and MySQL DBMS, virtualisation as well as general IT infrastructure. All systems need to run 24/7 and will adopt any forms of high availability and replication (potentially both) to aid that goal. Monitoring backups is as equally important to the recovery of running systems.

There is ample opportunity to grow and progress through the business, learning new skills and diversifying in role. The role will suit someone with a broad knowledge of databases and other aspects of IT, including hardware, software and OS.

The ideal candidate will be organised and pragmatic, as the role is sometimes customer facing, the candidate should have clear communication skills and be presentable. The role is 100% office based and due to location would be preferable for the candidate to hold a full driving license.

Essential

• Strong Microsoft SQL Server experience (Availability Groups and Replication)
• Strong MySQL Experience (Galera Clusters)
• Database design and performance tuning.
• Firewall, Networking and VPN configuration and maintenance
• Virtualisation, vCenter, vSphere

Desirable

• Neo4J Graph Database
• Cloud Technologies with an emphasis on security and stability
• Operating systems including Linux, Ubuntu
• Active Directory administration
• IP cameras, base stations, VOIP phones
• Internet of Things protocols, (MQTT and/or LoRaWAN)
• Hardware (servers, desktops, laptops, mobile phones)
• Delivering virtual and face to face training to users of varying technical abilities

Should be confident with documenting methods for undertaking tasks.