SQL Database Administrator

Job Description:

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Job Title: DBA/SQL Server Administrator

Location: Manchester (4 days onsite/week)

Duration: 19/12/2026

Pay Rate: £268 to 290 per day all inc. (PAYE through Umbrella)

Responsibility:

• Candidates with hands‐on experience managing production & non‐production SQL Server (2019) environments, including performance tuning, deployments, access control, and backup/recovery.
• Must be comfortable handling ServiceNow requests, major incidents (RCA), collaborating with dev teams, and acting as a technical authority for SQL platforms.

Main Duties/Responsibilities of the Role

• Manage production and non-production SQL Server environments for critical business-facing applications.
• Perform daily checks to ensure database consistency & reliability
• Proactively monitor, diagnose, and remediate database performance, availability, and reliability issues, including index maintenance, query optimisation, and server configuration
• Installation & maintenance for MS SQL Server 2019
• Release SQL code and schema updates
• Manage user access and permissions to ensure data is only accessible to authorized users
• Run an-hoc SQL queries
• Monitor the DBA ServiceNow queue and action requests as they come in
• Implement and manage backup and recovery strategies to protect against data loss
• Act as a senior technical authority for SQL Server platforms, providing guidance on architecture, performance, security, and operational best practices
• Any other duties as required

Communication

• To concisely report to the DBA manager regarding the progress of any work being undertaken
• Collaborate with Development and other Technology teams to resolve issues and enhance TSQL queries and stored procedures
• Lead database-related Major Incidents, including root cause analysis, post-incident reporting, and preventative remediation.
• Inform immediate management of any risks to our systems as soon as they become apparent

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.