New Requirement for a Database Administrator & Senior Database Administrator for a 6-month contract in Herefordshire. Applicants must have active DV Clearance. Key Responsibilities: Team Leadership & Management: Oversee and mentor a small team of Database Administrators, providing guidance, training, and support. Database Administration & Maintenance: Provide technical support for MariaDB (MySQL) databases, ensuring optimal performance and availability. Backup & Disaster Recovery: Implement and oversee database backup and recovery strategies to mitigate data loss. Monitoring & Performance Optimization: Track system performance and identify bottlenecks affecting database efficiency and data integrity. … Incident & Problem Management: Troubleshoot database-related incidents and implement proactive solutions to minimize downtime. Capacity Planning: Monitor and forecast database storage and performance needs, ensuring scalability. Upgrades & Patch Management: Plan and execute major database upgrades and periodic patching to maintain system stability. DatabaseMore ❯
shrewsbury, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Ocho
Database Engineer - Hybrid Role - Exclusive to Ocho Database Engineer required for an exciting and well-funded scale-up, voted one of the best places to work in Ireland in 2023 and 2025 with long-term connections in the UK, Ireland, and the USA. The Role Our … storage, following guidance from senior team members. - Assist in developing and implementing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for data durability. - Contribute to performancetuning, identifying and suggesting improvements within their expertise. - Enforce database security practices, including encryption and access control measures. - Contribute to project requirements … Azure, and Google Cloud. - Strong understanding of data modelling principles, with expertise in both SQL and NoSQL technologies. - Experience in databaseperformancetuning, query optimization, and familiarity with indexing and data normalisation. - Knowledge of database security best practices, including encryption, access control, and data More ❯
wolverhampton, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Ocho
Database Engineer - Hybrid Role - Exclusive to Ocho Database Engineer required for an exciting and well-funded scale-up, voted one of the best places to work in Ireland in 2023 and 2025 with long-term connections in the UK, Ireland, and the USA. The Role Our … storage, following guidance from senior team members. - Assist in developing and implementing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for data durability. - Contribute to performancetuning, identifying and suggesting improvements within their expertise. - Enforce database security practices, including encryption and access control measures. - Contribute to project requirements … Azure, and Google Cloud. - Strong understanding of data modelling principles, with expertise in both SQL and NoSQL technologies. - Experience in databaseperformancetuning, query optimization, and familiarity with indexing and data normalisation. - Knowledge of database security best practices, including encryption, access control, and data More ❯
coventry, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Ocho
Database Engineer - Hybrid Role - Exclusive to Ocho Database Engineer required for an exciting and well-funded scale-up, voted one of the best places to work in Ireland in 2023 and 2025 with long-term connections in the UK, Ireland, and the USA. The Role Our … storage, following guidance from senior team members. - Assist in developing and implementing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for data durability. - Contribute to performancetuning, identifying and suggesting improvements within their expertise. - Enforce database security practices, including encryption and access control measures. - Contribute to project requirements … Azure, and Google Cloud. - Strong understanding of data modelling principles, with expertise in both SQL and NoSQL technologies. - Experience in databaseperformancetuning, query optimization, and familiarity with indexing and data normalisation. - Knowledge of database security best practices, including encryption, access control, and data More ❯
birmingham, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Ocho
Database Engineer - Hybrid Role - Exclusive to Ocho Database Engineer required for an exciting and well-funded scale-up, voted one of the best places to work in Ireland in 2023 and 2025 with long-term connections in the UK, Ireland, and the USA. The Role Our … storage, following guidance from senior team members. - Assist in developing and implementing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for data durability. - Contribute to performancetuning, identifying and suggesting improvements within their expertise. - Enforce database security practices, including encryption and access control measures. - Contribute to project requirements … Azure, and Google Cloud. - Strong understanding of data modelling principles, with expertise in both SQL and NoSQL technologies. - Experience in databaseperformancetuning, query optimization, and familiarity with indexing and data normalisation. - Knowledge of database security best practices, including encryption, access control, and data More ❯
telford, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Ocho
Database Engineer - Hybrid Role - Exclusive to Ocho Database Engineer required for an exciting and well-funded scale-up, voted one of the best places to work in Ireland in 2023 and 2025 with long-term connections in the UK, Ireland, and the USA. The Role Our … storage, following guidance from senior team members. - Assist in developing and implementing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for data durability. - Contribute to performancetuning, identifying and suggesting improvements within their expertise. - Enforce database security practices, including encryption and access control measures. - Contribute to project requirements … Azure, and Google Cloud. - Strong understanding of data modelling principles, with expertise in both SQL and NoSQL technologies. - Experience in databaseperformancetuning, query optimization, and familiarity with indexing and data normalisation. - Knowledge of database security best practices, including encryption, access control, and data More ❯
west midlands, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Ocho
Database Engineer - Hybrid Role - Exclusive to Ocho Database Engineer required for an exciting and well-funded scale-up, voted one of the best places to work in Ireland in 2023 and 2025 with long-term connections in the UK, Ireland, and the USA. The Role Our … storage, following guidance from senior team members. - Assist in developing and implementing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for data durability. - Contribute to performancetuning, identifying and suggesting improvements within their expertise. - Enforce database security practices, including encryption and access control measures. - Contribute to project requirements … Azure, and Google Cloud. - Strong understanding of data modelling principles, with expertise in both SQL and NoSQL technologies. - Experience in databaseperformancetuning, query optimization, and familiarity with indexing and data normalisation. - Knowledge of database security best practices, including encryption, access control, and data More ❯
worcester, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Ocho
Database Engineer - Hybrid Role - Exclusive to Ocho Database Engineer required for an exciting and well-funded scale-up, voted one of the best places to work in Ireland in 2023 and 2025 with long-term connections in the UK, Ireland, and the USA. The Role Our … storage, following guidance from senior team members. - Assist in developing and implementing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for data durability. - Contribute to performancetuning, identifying and suggesting improvements within their expertise. - Enforce database security practices, including encryption and access control measures. - Contribute to project requirements … Azure, and Google Cloud. - Strong understanding of data modelling principles, with expertise in both SQL and NoSQL technologies. - Experience in databaseperformancetuning, query optimization, and familiarity with indexing and data normalisation. - Knowledge of database security best practices, including encryption, access control, and data More ❯
stoke-on-trent, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Ocho
Database Engineer - Hybrid Role - Exclusive to Ocho Database Engineer required for an exciting and well-funded scale-up, voted one of the best places to work in Ireland in 2023 and 2025 with long-term connections in the UK, Ireland, and the USA. The Role Our … storage, following guidance from senior team members. - Assist in developing and implementing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for data durability. - Contribute to performancetuning, identifying and suggesting improvements within their expertise. - Enforce database security practices, including encryption and access control measures. - Contribute to project requirements … Azure, and Google Cloud. - Strong understanding of data modelling principles, with expertise in both SQL and NoSQL technologies. - Experience in databaseperformancetuning, query optimization, and familiarity with indexing and data normalisation. - Knowledge of database security best practices, including encryption, access control, and data More ❯
west midlands, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MCS Group
Group is delighted to be partnering with an industry leader in the food and manufacturing sector, as they seek to add a talented Database Administrator (DBA) to their growing technology team based in Northern Ireland. This award-winning company is known for its innovation, sustainability, and data-driven … in supporting their enterprise systems, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security. What you'll be doing: Maintain, optimise, and support a range of database systems across the business, ensuring high availability and performance. Collaborate with internal teams (IT, operations, production) to deliver database solutions that support … as a Database Administrator or in a similar data-focused IT role Strong knowledge of SQL Server, and databaseperformancetuning Understanding of backup strategies and data security best practices Ability to manage multiple systems and databases in a fast-paced environment Excellent communication More ❯
wolverhampton, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MCS Group
Group is delighted to be partnering with an industry leader in the food and manufacturing sector, as they seek to add a talented Database Administrator (DBA) to their growing technology team based in Northern Ireland. This award-winning company is known for its innovation, sustainability, and data-driven … in supporting their enterprise systems, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security. What you'll be doing: Maintain, optimise, and support a range of database systems across the business, ensuring high availability and performance. Collaborate with internal teams (IT, operations, production) to deliver database solutions that support … as a Database Administrator or in a similar data-focused IT role Strong knowledge of SQL Server, and databaseperformancetuning Understanding of backup strategies and data security best practices Ability to manage multiple systems and databases in a fast-paced environment Excellent communication More ❯
worcester, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MCS Group
Group is delighted to be partnering with an industry leader in the food and manufacturing sector, as they seek to add a talented Database Administrator (DBA) to their growing technology team based in Northern Ireland. This award-winning company is known for its innovation, sustainability, and data-driven … in supporting their enterprise systems, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security. What you'll be doing: Maintain, optimise, and support a range of database systems across the business, ensuring high availability and performance. Collaborate with internal teams (IT, operations, production) to deliver database solutions that support … as a Database Administrator or in a similar data-focused IT role Strong knowledge of SQL Server, and databaseperformancetuning Understanding of backup strategies and data security best practices Ability to manage multiple systems and databases in a fast-paced environment Excellent communication More ❯
telford, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MCS Group
Group is delighted to be partnering with an industry leader in the food and manufacturing sector, as they seek to add a talented Database Administrator (DBA) to their growing technology team based in Northern Ireland. This award-winning company is known for its innovation, sustainability, and data-driven … in supporting their enterprise systems, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security. What you'll be doing: Maintain, optimise, and support a range of database systems across the business, ensuring high availability and performance. Collaborate with internal teams (IT, operations, production) to deliver database solutions that support … as a Database Administrator or in a similar data-focused IT role Strong knowledge of SQL Server, and databaseperformancetuning Understanding of backup strategies and data security best practices Ability to manage multiple systems and databases in a fast-paced environment Excellent communication More ❯
coventry, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MCS Group
Group is delighted to be partnering with an industry leader in the food and manufacturing sector, as they seek to add a talented Database Administrator (DBA) to their growing technology team based in Northern Ireland. This award-winning company is known for its innovation, sustainability, and data-driven … in supporting their enterprise systems, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security. What you'll be doing: Maintain, optimise, and support a range of database systems across the business, ensuring high availability and performance. Collaborate with internal teams (IT, operations, production) to deliver database solutions that support … as a Database Administrator or in a similar data-focused IT role Strong knowledge of SQL Server, and databaseperformancetuning Understanding of backup strategies and data security best practices Ability to manage multiple systems and databases in a fast-paced environment Excellent communication More ❯
shrewsbury, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MCS Group
Group is delighted to be partnering with an industry leader in the food and manufacturing sector, as they seek to add a talented Database Administrator (DBA) to their growing technology team based in Northern Ireland. This award-winning company is known for its innovation, sustainability, and data-driven … in supporting their enterprise systems, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security. What you'll be doing: Maintain, optimise, and support a range of database systems across the business, ensuring high availability and performance. Collaborate with internal teams (IT, operations, production) to deliver database solutions that support … as a Database Administrator or in a similar data-focused IT role Strong knowledge of SQL Server, and databaseperformancetuning Understanding of backup strategies and data security best practices Ability to manage multiple systems and databases in a fast-paced environment Excellent communication More ❯
birmingham, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MCS Group
Group is delighted to be partnering with an industry leader in the food and manufacturing sector, as they seek to add a talented Database Administrator (DBA) to their growing technology team based in Northern Ireland. This award-winning company is known for its innovation, sustainability, and data-driven … in supporting their enterprise systems, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security. What you'll be doing: Maintain, optimise, and support a range of database systems across the business, ensuring high availability and performance. Collaborate with internal teams (IT, operations, production) to deliver database solutions that support … as a Database Administrator or in a similar data-focused IT role Strong knowledge of SQL Server, and databaseperformancetuning Understanding of backup strategies and data security best practices Ability to manage multiple systems and databases in a fast-paced environment Excellent communication More ❯
stoke-on-trent, midlands, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MCS Group
Group is delighted to be partnering with an industry leader in the food and manufacturing sector, as they seek to add a talented Database Administrator (DBA) to their growing technology team based in Northern Ireland. This award-winning company is known for its innovation, sustainability, and data-driven … in supporting their enterprise systems, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security. What you'll be doing: Maintain, optimise, and support a range of database systems across the business, ensuring high availability and performance. Collaborate with internal teams (IT, operations, production) to deliver database solutions that support … as a Database Administrator or in a similar data-focused IT role Strong knowledge of SQL Server, and databaseperformancetuning Understanding of backup strategies and data security best practices Ability to manage multiple systems and databases in a fast-paced environment Excellent communication More ❯
West Midlands, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Anson McCade Ltd - IT and Finance Recruitment
modernisation strategies, and service improvements. A successful Mainframe Architect will have: • 10+ years of experience in mainframe environments with deep technical knowledge of database technologies such as IBM DB2, IBM IMS, Cincom Supra, Software AG Adabas, Broadcom Datacom. • Strong expertise in mainframe subsystems (z/OS, JCL, JES … PL/1, SQL, Natural, etc.). • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. • Proven ability to deliver databaseperformancetuning, capacity planning, and high-availability solutions. • An up-to-date knowledge of mainframe database features and how to modernise legacy systems. More ❯