Onsite DBA Specialist - High Availability & Automation

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

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.