Junior SQL DBA
Junior SQL DBA | Edinburgh | Competitive Pay & Great Benefits
Build your database career with one of Scotland’s leading Microsoft Partners
Are you early in your DBA journey and hungry to learn? Do you get a buzz from solving problems, exploring new tech, and working with customers who genuinely value your expertise?
Quorum — one of Scotland’s largest Microsoft Partners and a Microsoft Direct Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) — is looking for a self-driven Junior SQL DBA to join our growing SQL team.
This is a brilliant opportunity to gain hands-on experience across on-prem SQL Server and Azure database services, while being supported by a team that truly believes in training, mentoring, and career development.
Key Responsibilities of the Junior SQL DBA:
As part of our SQL team, you’ll provide DBA support to managed service clients and, as your confidence grows, get involved in exciting database consultancy projects.
Your role will include:
- Resolving database support requests from managed service clients
- Proactively monitoring and responding to automated SQL alerts
- Carrying out SQL Server performance reviews and tuning
- Supporting and delivering database consulting projects as part of a team
- Hands-on system administration including installs, upgrades, patching and fixes
- Advanced troubleshooting, including working with Microsoft and other vendors
- No two days are the same — variety and challenge are guaranteed.
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for someone who is curious, motivated, and passionate about delivering great customer service.
Core skills & experience:
- 1–2 years’ experience in SQL Server DBA support / administration
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Experience designing and building database server environments
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
- A team player with excellent interpersonal skills
Nice to have (but not essential):
- Awareness of Azure database technologies (Azure SQL, Synapse, Fabric)
- Exposure to other database platforms (Oracle, PostgreSQL)
- SSIS, SSAS and SSRS experience
- Experience working in an IT Managed Services environment
- Microsoft SQL Server or Azure certifications
Why join Quorum?
At Quorum, people come first — and your development genuinely matters.
We offer:
- Competitive salary and excellent benefits package
- Pension, Private Health Care and Season Ticket Loans
- Dedicated training and development budget
- Regular technical training and certification opportunities
- Attendance at global events such as Microsoft Ignite
- A collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture with low staff turnover
- Award-winning Family Friendly Working
- Flexibility that helps work fit around life — not the other way around
- And yes… we’re also a genuinely nice bunch of people.
About us:
Quorum delivers custom software, infrastructure support and managed services to a wide range of clients — from major financial institutions to ambitious SMEs. We’re passionate about innovative technology and even more passionate about our people.
If you eat, sleep and breathe technology and want to build a career — not just a job — we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today by sending us your CV for immediate consideration.