DBA Specialist

Experis IT; Winchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis IT is seeking a DBA Specialist to design, implement and optimise mission-critical database systems in a secure, production environment. The role focuses on performance tuning, automation, and robust incident handling in high-availability setups.

The successful candidate will work on-site in Leicester or Hursley five days a week, participate in an on-call rota for P1/P2 incidents, and support security and backup strategies while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a DBA or DBA Specialist in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of database concepts, architecture and best practices.
• Experience with backup, recovery, replication, high availability, and DR.
• Scripting with PowerShell and Linux/Windows administration.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimise critical database systems.
• Ensure performance, resilience, and security in high-availability environments.
• Manage backups, restores, patching, upgrades and incident response.
• Monitor and tune database performance across environments.
• Implement security controls and access management.
• Oversee replication, DR strategies and failover testing.
• Support automation and operational improvements.
• Work on-call rota for P1/P2 incidents with compensation.

Skills

DBA Experience

Troubleshooting

Automation

Scripting

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Job description

DBA Specialist

Location: Leicester or Hursley | Onsite 5 Days per Week

Duration: 6 months +

Security Clearance: Active SC or DV.

Our client is seeking an experienced DBA Specialist, supporting critical database environments and ensuring the performance, availability, and security of key business systems.

This is an exciting opportunity for a database professional with strong administration, performance tuning, automation, and troubleshooting experience to work within a highly secure and complex production environment.

The Role

As a DBA Specialist, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimisation of critical database systems. You will play a key role in ensuring database performance, resilience, and security while supporting high-availability environments.

The successful candidate will be required to work onsite in either Leicester or Hursley five days per week and participate in an on-call rota for P1/P2 incidents, with additional compensation provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain database schemas, tables, indexes, and stored procedures.
• Monitor and optimise database performance across critical environments.
• Perform database administration activities including backups, restores, patching, and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues and incidents.
• Implement and support database security and access controls.
• Manage replication, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Support database scalability and resilience initiatives.
• Contribute to automation and operational improvements.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Database Administrator (DBA) or DBA Specialist.
• Strong knowledge of database concepts, architecture, and best practices.
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Oracle
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
• Strong SQL skills.
• Database performance tuning and optimisation experience.
• Knowledge of database security principles and controls.
• Experience with backup, recovery, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Scripting experience, particularly PowerShell.
• Strong Linux and Windows administration knowledge.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a high-pressure production environment.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with cloud-based database services such as:
  • AWS RDS
  • Azure SQL Database
  • Google Cloud SQL
• Automation experience using Ansible.
• Awareness of Apache Tomcat and JVM environments.
• Experience supporting Very Large Databases (VLDBs).
• Knowledge of NetApp ONTAP and SnapCenter.