Senior Sql Database Administrator

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Senior Database Administrator with expertise in MS SQL Server. The role involves troubleshooting, maintaining documentation, and improving services in a hybrid working environment. Additionally, enjoy a competitive salary, bonuses, and pension contributions while contributing to significant projects, including cloud transitions.

Benefits

20% bonus

10% employer pension contribution

Qualifications

• Experience with MS SQL SERVER RDBMS 2019 and higher.
• Experience in Production Infrastructure support for critical 24x7 services.
• Proficient in MS SSAS, SSRS, SSIS.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating and maintaining documentation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents.
• Assist in improving service efficiencies.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Planning

Coaching

Mentoring

Risk Mitigation

Tools

Jira

Powershell

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31.05.2025

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15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Database Administrator (Senior SQL DBA)

Permanent

Hybrid working (1-3 days in office a week)

20% bonus + other excellent benefits.

On call opportunity (more money)

About the role

• In this role you will be the Subject Matter Expert for MS SQL Server
• You will work on BAU (Business as usual) work.
• You will complete the troubleshooting of and resolution to production incidents or problems to meet operational IT needs and ensure business as usual services are maintained within agreed SLAs.
• In this role you will be responsible for the creation, quality, and governance of technical and standards documentation to maintain a stable and consistent environment.
• The role also includes the provision of assistance and influence to the Architect, Development, and Support teams, to implement and support solutions.
• You’ll look for improvement opportunities which will involve coaching, mentoring, planning, supervising, supporting, and training of your team members.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience with MS SQL SERVER RDBMS 2019 and higher, including High availability (AOAG)
• Experience in Production Infrastructure support for critical 24x7 services
• Experienced with Database technologies such as:

Microsoft SQL Server (on prem and AWS EC2),

• Strong focus on troubleshooting, planning and mitigating risk
• Identify service improvements and efficiencies
• Proficiency in Jira
• Powershell Scripting
• MS SSAS, SSRS, SSIS

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to work on huge database sets (Large scale integration of 2 large banks)
• Opportunity to work on transition from on-prem to the cloud.
• Competitive salary with guaranteed increases
• 20% bonus & 10% employer pension contribution.

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