Lead Database Infrastructure Engineer

South Hampshire College Group; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Enhanced employer pension contribution

Regular training and development

Job summary

South Hampshire College Group is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer (Database Administration) to join our Group IT team. You will own and optimise enterprise database platforms, ensuring security, availability and resilience across a multi-site environment.

You will lead 2nd line infrastructure support while acting as technical lead for database administration, collaborating with many stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable solutions and continuous improvement across the estate.

Qualifications

• Experience administering enterprise database environments.
• Experience with backup, recovery, security controls.
• Experience with cloud-based database technologies.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Group's technical lead for database administration.
• Develop and maintain secure, high-performing database environments.
• Monitor performance, availability, security; manage backups and migrations.
• Provide 2nd line infrastructure support across the Group's IT estate.

Skills

Enterprise database administration

SQL Server

Backup and recovery strategies

Security controls

Disaster recovery principles

Documentation skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Cloud databases

Job description

South Hampshire College Group is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer (Database Administration) to join our Group IT team. You will own and optimise enterprise database platforms, ensuring security, availability and resilience across a multi-site environment.

You will lead 2nd line infrastructure support while acting as technical lead for database administration, collaborating with many stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable solutions and continuous improvement across the estate.