Senior SQL DBA: Hybrid Azure Cloud & Performance

Ashdown Group; Staines-upon-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashdown Group is seeking a Senior SQL Server Database Administrator in Kingston, Surrey. This hybrid role combines hands-on DBA duties with architecture input to modernise and scale our SQL Server estate across Azure IaaS and PaaS.

You will own database stability, security, and performance for 24/7 production services and mentor other DBAs while collaborating with agile development teams to improve data solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years as a SQL Server DBA in 24/7 environments.
• Proven experience across Azure IaaS and Azure SQL PaaS.
• Advanced T-SQL skills and query optimisation expertise.
• Experience with ISO 27001 security controls and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Own relational database design and data modelling standards across SQL Server estate.
• Collaborate with developers to review T-SQL and design decisions.
• Monitor workloads, identify bottlenecks and optimise performance.
• Maintain 24/7 production availability and data resilience.
• Manage SQL Server estate across Azure IaaS, Azure SQL DB and PaaS.
• Design and implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

T-SQL

Performance tuning

Azure IaaS

Tools

Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Managed Instance

Job description

Ashdown Group is seeking a Senior SQL Server Database Administrator in Kingston, Surrey. This hybrid role combines hands-on DBA duties with architecture input to modernise and scale our SQL Server estate across Azure IaaS and PaaS.

You will own database stability, security, and performance for 24/7 production services and mentor other DBAs while collaborating with agile development teams to improve data solutions.