Senior Database Administrator
Senior DBA – Merseyside – £45,000 to £50,000 – Interviews immediately
With three hires made into the business over the past couple of weeks, they are now looking to grow even further with a Senior DBA with strong SQL Server experience to take ownership of their database environment. Could this be you?
This is a hands-on DBA-focused role with a clear opportunity to progress into a broader Data Engineering position over time, including exposure to data pipelines, reporting, and modern data tooling.
If you’re someone who enjoys improving performance, ensuring reliability, and wants to expand into data engineering in the future, this role offers a strong long-term path.
The Role
You’ll play a key role in maintaining and improving the performance, reliability, and design of the company’s SQL Server databases.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing database performance, availability, and overall health
- Handling backups, restores, and disaster recovery processes
- Monitoring and optimising queries, indexing, and execution plans
- Supporting database migrations and upgrades
- Collaborating with developers to improve database design and usage
- Ensuring strong data integrity, security, and access control
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
- Strong experience working with Microsoft SQL Server
- Solid background in database administration (backups, performance tuning, monitoring)
- Experience optimising queries and improving database performance
- Understanding of database design, schema structure, and data integrity
Nice to Have (but not essential):
- Exposure to ETL / data pipelines
- Experience with reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, SSRS)
- Awareness of cloud-based database environments
Why you should join
- Pathway into Data Engineering
- Opportunity to own and improve a critical database environment
- Supportive team with a collaborative approach to development
- Hybrid working with flexibility
- A role where you can make a visible impact quickly
Apply now if you want to...
- Stay hands-on with SQL Server
- Take ownership of a core system
- Grow into a more modern data-focused role over time
Extra information
- 2 stage interview process, happening immediately
- No sponsorship is being provided
Senior DBA – Merseyside – £45,000 to £50,000 – Interviews immediately