Onsite DBA Specialist (SC/DV) – High Availability

Experis UK; Winchester; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site role

On-call rota with compensation

Job summary

Experis UK is seeking an experienced DBA Specialist to design, implement, and maintain critical database systems on-site in Leicester or Hursley. You will ensure performance, resilience, and security while supporting high-availability environments.

The role includes on-call duty for P1/P2 incidents with additional compensation. The candidate will have strong SQL skills, experience across Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL or MongoDB, and hands-on scripting with PowerShell in Linux/Windows

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimise critical database systems.
• Monitor and optimise database performance across environments.
• Backups, restores, patching, upgrades, and incident resolution.
• Implement and support database security and access controls.
• Manage replication, High Availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Contribute to automation and operational improvements.

Skills

SQL

Database administration

Performance tuning

PowerShell scripting

Linux

Windows administration

Troubleshooting

On-call incident management

P1/P2 incident handling

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Job description

Experis UK is seeking an experienced DBA Specialist to design, implement, and maintain critical database systems on-site in Leicester or Hursley. You will ensure performance, resilience, and security while supporting high-availability environments.

The role includes on-call duty for P1/P2 incidents with additional compensation. The candidate will have strong SQL skills, experience across Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL or MongoDB, and hands-on scripting with PowerShell in Linux/Windows