Senior Database Engineer & SQL & Sybase ASE

Korn Ferry; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent consultancy firm is seeking a skilled database solution expert in the City of Westminster, United Kingdom. The role involves leading the design, development, and optimization of database solutions, primarily using Microsoft SQL Server. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience, particularly in performance tuning, scripting, and cloud environments, such as AWS. The position emphasizes collaboration with engineering teams and ensuring best practices in database management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience working with Microsoft SQL Server and/or Sybase ASE.
• Strong expertise in performance tuning, database design, and stored procedure development.
• Hands-on experience in cloud environments (AWS preferred).
• Strong Scripting skills (PowerShell and/or Shell Scripting).
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, optimisation, and support of database solutions.
• Own performance tuning, schema design, and stored procedure development.
• Support database upgrades, patching, migrations, and decommissioning activities.
• Ensure database solutions align with architectural, operational, and risk standards.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, best practices, and mentoring.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, architecture, and delivery teams.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, optimisation, and support of database solutions
• Own performance tuning, schema design, and stored procedure development
• Support database upgrades, patching, migrations, and decommissioning activities
• Ensure database solutions align with architectural, operational, and risk standards
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, best practices, and mentoring
• Collaborate closely with engineering, architecture, and delivery teams
• Drive automation and consistency through Scripting and CI/CD pipelines
• Support cloud-hosted database platforms and contribute to cost optimisation initiatives
• Ensure quality, stability, and maintainability across all database deliverables

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience working with Microsoft SQL Server and/or Sybase ASE
• Strong expertise in:
  • Performance tuning
  • Database design
  • Stored procedure development
• Experience supporting database upgrades and production environments
• Hands‑on experience in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Exposure to RDS and/or PostgreSQL
• Strong Scripting skills (PowerShell and/or Shell Scripting)
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (eg Jenkins, GitLab)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible)
• Linux and/or Windows system administration experience
• Background in software development and Agile delivery environments