Senior SQL Server DBA – On-Prem, AlwaysOn, London

Auro Recruitment Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Auro Recruitment Group is assisting a data-driven business in London with a SQL Server Database Administrator role focused on stabilising and modernising a large on-premises estate.

You will own enterprise SQL Server environments, implement AlwaysOn, tuning, security, DR, and collaborate with product teams to align the database roadmap with the wider platform strategy.

3-4 days per week in the London office is expected, with on-call support for maintenance windows.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience with AlwaysOn Availability Groups, clustering, mirroring, log shipping and replication.
• Strong T-SQL skills including stored procedures, functions, views and triggers.
• Experience in upgrades, migrations and patching in enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of security controls (RBAC, auditing, encryption) and Windows Server basis.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, tune and troubleshoot production databases to keep them stable and performing.
• Lead upgrades, migrations, and patching across the SQL estate.
• Design and test geo-redundant backup and disaster recovery strategies.
• Maintain database security and compliance, including RBAC and auditing.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to align DB architecture with roadmaps.

Skills

T-SQL

Performance tuning

Database security

Windows Server

PowerShell

Tools

AlwaysOn Availability Groups

Clustering

Mirroring

Log Shipping

Replication

SSIS/SSRS/SSAS

Job description

Auro Recruitment Group is assisting a data-driven business in London with a SQL Server Database Administrator role focused on stabilising and modernising a large on-premises estate.

You will own enterprise SQL Server environments, implement AlwaysOn, tuning, security, DR, and collaborate with product teams to align the database roadmap with the wider platform strategy.

3-4 days per week in the London office is expected, with on-call support for maintenance windows.