SQL Database & Systems Engineer — Performance & Security

Breedon Group plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Contributory Pension Scheme

Free on-site Parking

Holiday Buy Scheme

Volunteer Scheme

Share Save Scheme

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Pater n

Job summary

Breedon Group plc seeks a Database & Systems Engineer to administer and optimise SQL Server environments, ensuring data security, availability, and compliance across finance and operational systems at Breedon Head Office in Derbyshire.

You will lead 2nd/3rd line support, manage backups, patching, and system upgrades, and collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable platform upgrades.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL Server administration experience (backup/recovery, performance tuning, security).
• Experience supporting business-critical systems, particularly accounting or finance platforms.
• Solid understanding of database security and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience managing system upgrades, patching, and compliance activities.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across systems and applications.

Responsibilities

• Database Administration (Primary Focus): Administer, maintain, and optimise Microsoft SQL Server environments; manage backup, recovery, and DR processes; monitor performance; design/maintain structures; ensure data integrity and security.
• Business-Critical Systems Support: Provide technical support and administration for business-critical systems; work with stakeholders; support integrations between databases and business systems; troubleshoot issues.
• Security, Compliance & Vulnerability Management: Patching, upgrades, and compliance-related changes; remediate vulnerabilities; ensure alignment with security policies and compliance; support audits and documentation.
• Systems Administration: Support underlying infrastructure; maintain reliability, performance, and availability; assist with capacity planning and lifecycle management.
• Project Delivery: Act as technical resource across IT projects; support system upgrades, migrations, integrations; collaborate with cross-functional teams; contribute to design, testing, implementation.
• Operational & Support Activities: Provide 2nd/3rd line support; participate in out-of-hours support; maintain runbooks and procedures; improve processes and automation; manage license requirements.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Business-critical systems support

Security & compliance

Patch management

Troubleshooting

Tools

PowerShell

Azure SQL

Cognos/Power BI

Job description

Breedon Group plc seeks a Database & Systems Engineer to administer and optimise SQL Server environments, ensuring data security, availability, and compliance across finance and operational systems at Breedon Head Office in Derbyshire.

You will lead 2nd/3rd line support, manage backups, patching, and system upgrades, and collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable platform upgrades.