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significant autonomy and the opportunity to shape database standards, monitoring and long-term performance strategy. Key Responsibilities Administer, maintain and optimise multiple Microsoft SQL Server instances. Monitor database performance and proactively identify potential issues. Investigate slow-running queries, blocking, deadlocks, indexing problems and execution plan … Experience Proven experience as a SQL Server DBA, Senior Database Administrator or Database Performance Engineer . Strong Microsoft SQL Server administration and troubleshooting skills. Advanced T-SQL, including query optimisation and understanding of the SQL ...

stakeholder engagement and provide clear technical recommendations across technical and non-technical audiences. Technical Environment You will be working with technologies including: Microsoft SQL Server (2016+) AWS EC2 AWS EBS FSx for Windows File Server AWS Route 53 AWS CloudWatch AWS Backup …/or Terraform Essential Skills & Experience Active SC Clearance with eligibility to obtain DV Clearance . 10+ years' experience designing and architecting Microsoft SQL Server environments. Strong background delivering enterprise-scale SQL Server HA/DR solutions. Extensive experience with ...

SQL Server Architect - Cloud Resilience & High Availability (AWS Focus) London/Hybrid - 3 to 4 days per week onsite £620 per day inside ir35 6 months initial contract - Active SC or DV clearance We are seeking an experienced SQL Server … assess and recommend suitable technical solutions. Produce architecture documentation, technical recommendations and operational runbooks. Essential Skills & Experience: 10+ years' experience in Microsoft SQL Server architecture and engineering (SQL Server 2016+). Strong hands-on experience with SQL ...

Senior Database Performance Engineer - SQL Server/AWS Location: Birmingham - Onsite Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 Type: Full-time, Permanent We are working with an established technology organisation that is looking for a Senior Database Performance Engineer to take ownership of SQL … Server performance across a large AWS environment. This is a unique opportunity to become the sole database specialist , with significant ownership across database performance, scalability, optimisation and resilience. You won't simply be handed a list of tasks. You'll identify performance issues, investigate root causes, prioritise improvements ...

Senior SQL Server DBA - DV Cleared Location: Reading (Onsite) Rate: Up to £98 per hour Contract: 6 Months Initial IR35: Inside IR35 Clearance: Active DV Clearance Required We are seeking an experienced Senior SQL Server DBA to join a highly … sector organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on DBA with strong experience across legacy and modern SQL Server platforms, providing 2nd and 3rd line support, maintaining database availability, security and performance, and driving continual service improvement. Key Responsibilities Provide ...

Senior SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) Kingston, Surrey – Hybrid - £85,000 An established and rapidly growing business are looking for an experienced Senior SQL Server Database Administrator to take full technical ownership of their SQL Server … excellence. Key Responsibilities Database Architecture and Design Own and govern relational database design and data modelling standards across the SQL Server estate. Work with development teams early in the delivery lifecycle to design scalable schemas, appropriate data types, effective indexing strategies and partitioning solutions. Ensure ...

Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator | SQL DBA Summer-Browning Associates is currently supporting our central government client, who is seeking a Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator for an initial 12-month assignment with the option to extend. … East Kilbride (Glasgow) or London | Hybrid 60% onsite The ideal candidate will have an active security clearance and a proven background in Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator, with experience supporting and maintaining enterprise-scale SQL Server environments Skills and Experience ...

SQL Server Architect + SC Cleared role + Hybrid working in London + Up to £630 per day - Inside IR35 + Initially 3 months but potentially long term Role Overview We are seeking an experienced SQL Server Architect to support … with infrastructure and AWS architects to validate solutions and recommend a scalable, resilient and cost-effective platform. Essential Technical Skills 10+ years' Microsoft SQL Server architecture and engineering experience (SQL Server 2016+). Strong experience with Always On Availability Groups ...

SQL Server Architect + DV Cleared role + Hybrid working in London + Up to £610 per day - Inside IR35 + Initially 3 months but potentially long term Role Overview We are seeking an experienced SQL Server Architect to support … with infrastructure and AWS architects to validate solutions and recommend a scalable, resilient and cost-effective platform. Essential Technical Skills 10+ years' Microsoft SQL Server architecture and engineering experience (SQL Server 2016+). Strong experience with Always On Availability Groups ...

days a week Salary - £57,000 to £60,000 Start - ASAP The Opportunity We're looking for an experienced SQL Server DBA/Database Engineer who wants to broaden their career into modern Data Engineering, Azure technologies and the practical application of AI. … join an established technology team responsible for maintaining and evolving a business-critical SQL Server and Azure data environment. Whilst strong SQL Server expertise is essential, this role offers the opportunity to move beyond traditional DBA responsibilities, contributing to data ...

warehouse and data lake to a modern dimensional model, finish the rollout of a principle-of-least-privilege security model across a multi-server SQL estate, and continue the migration of our reporting estate from SSRS to Power BI. You will set the technical direction … queries. · Driving the in-flight ETL replatform — replacing legacy SSIS jobs with a table-driven, parallel-run E-L-T framework, removing Linked Server dependencies, eliminating the BI-server database-restore dependency, and adding monthly partitioning to support retention and archival. · Owning the SQL ...

looking for an experienced Senior SQL Developer to take ownership of a critical SQL Server environment and play a key role in designing, developing, and optimising database solutions. This is an opportunity for a strong SQL professional to influence … with developers, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver effective technical solutions Provide technical guidance and mentor junior developers Requirements 5+ years' experience with Microsoft SQL Server development Strong T-SQL skills and experience with SQL Server 2019+ Experience ...

SQL Server DBA/Engineer 4 Months £(Apply online only) per day (Inside IR35) London/Hybrid - 1-2 days per week on site Job Summary The SQL DBA Engineer is responsible for designing, managing, and optimizing SQL database … production systems Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills Good communication and stakeholder coordination abilities Preferred Qualifications Experience with SQL Server clustering, replication, Always On, or similar high-availability solutions Exposure to cloud database platforms and migration projects Familiarity with automation, scripting, and database deployment ...

disaster recovery and business continuity procedures. Maintain endpoint security, system updates, access controls and IT security processes. Support Sage and the associated Microsoft SQL Server environment. Maintain and troubleshoot bespoke Microsoft Access databases and other business applications. Support Excel reporting, database connections, data imports … Knowledge of backups, Disaster Recovery, endpoint security and access management. Experience supporting database-backed business applications and troubleshooting application issues. Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Sage or Microsoft Access would be advantageous. Azure, Entra ID, Intune and PowerShell experience would be useful. Strong communication ...

looking for an experienced Principal SQL Server DBA to lead and shape a database function, supporting a market-leading SaaS practice management platform. UK based, fully remote, this is a hands-on leadership role combining day-to-day management of a business-critical, 24/… growing DBA team. What you'll be doing: Lead the strategy, standards and roadmap for 300+ production databases, predominantly SQL Server hosted on Azure. Provide hands-on database administration, performance tuning, monitoring and troubleshooting. Own backup, restore and disaster recovery processes, ensuring reliability and resilience. ...

Engineering We're hiring a Principal DBA to lead and hands-on-run a 300+ production database estate—predominantly SQL Server on Azure, with a growing Cosmos DB footprint—supporting a market-leading SaaS platform 24x7. This is a true player-coach role … architecture, risk, and operations. What you'll do Own the strategy, standards, and roadmap for the database function across SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Cosmos DB. Get hands-on with a live production estate: performance tuning, configuration, backups, restores, disaster recovery, incident ...

supporting manufacturing and business operations. Develop solutions using ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript, SQL, PowerShell, and associated technologies. Manage and support Microsoft SQL Server databases, including query development, optimisation, and troubleshooting. Support application hosting environments, including IIS administration and configuration. Investigate, diagnose, and resolve … using Microsoft Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code. Proven experience developing solutions using C#, .NET, JavaScript, PHP, PowerShell, and SQL Server technologies. Experience in creating workflow approvals to manage day to day operations. Strong SQL Server database development and troubleshooting ...

Engineer in enterprise data environments. Technical stack: Microsoft Azure data platforms, including Azure Synapse or equivalent data platform, Azure SQL Server, Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps, Fabric This is a new opportunity to join a thriving team to be a key voice in modernizing core … Synapse Link integrations. Synapse data pipelines for orchestration and movement. Support the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) built on Azure SQL Server, including: Transformations using stored procedures, views, and DBT. Clear separation of bronze, silver, and gold layers aligned to a medallion architecture. Collaborate with ...

with strong experience in maintaining and enhancing legacy Microsoft applications. You will work across ASP.NET Web Forms, MVC Core, SQL Server, Azure DevOps, and other older technologies to support and modernize business-critical systems. The role involves development, troubleshooting, deployments, and improving system performance. Responsibilities … Develop and maintain applications using ASP.NET Web Forms and MVC Core Write and optimize SQL Server queries, scripts, and stored procedures Manage Azure DevOps pipelines, deployments, and Git branching Support legacy projects using TFS Work on Windows Services and Hangfire automation Monitor applications using ...

this role, you will be working in an agile team, designing, developing and optimising solutions across the Power Platform, SQL Server, and reporting tools. As a Power Platform Developer, you will translate business needs into technical solutions as part of an ongoing technology transformation programme. … well as working with Power Platform and .NET, you'll also work with SQL Server databases, Power BI Dashboards, SSRS reports and more. This will be a varied role where you will also support the testing of, deployment, and continuous improvement of solutions. This will ...

this role, you will be working in an agile team, designing, developing and optimising solutions across the Power Platform, SQL Server, and reporting tools. As a Power Platform Developer, you will translate business needs into technical solutions as part of an ongoing technology transformation programme. … well as working with Power Platform and .NET, you'll also work with SQL Server databases, Power BI Dashboards, SSRS reports and more. This will be a varied role where you will also support the testing of, deployment, and continuous improvement of solutions. This will ...

from initial design through to production while guiding other engineers. You'll work across C#/.NET, React, TypeScript, SQL Server, APIs and integrations, with a strong focus on security, performance, resilience and maintainability. You'll also collaborate closely with Product, QA and Support … design through to release and production support. Develop and maintain .NET services, React/TypeScript interfaces, APIs and SQL Server databases. Write automated tests and maintain high engineering standards through code reviews and CI/CD. Diagnose production issues and improve monitoring, reliability and operational ...

/O365 Environment · Network Management, design principles and implementation, inc. TCP/IP, traffic routing, DNS, VLAN, WAN, firewall, switch and load balancing. · Server management and design principles (physical and virtual) · WANs, LANs and network troubleshooting · Windows Server 2016/19/22, including Active Directory … Intune) · Microsoft desktop OS and MS Office software together with relevant productivity tools. · Backup Management and Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity Plan. · Windows Server, Windows 11, SQL Server, O365 & Admin Center, cloud backup systems. · A good understanding of ISO27001 and ISO22301 ...

PySpark, Spark SQL and modern transformation techniques. Advanced SQL and relational databases including SQL Server, PostgreSQL and Oracle. Integrating structured, semi-structured and unstructured data sources. Migration and modernisation of legacy platforms such as Oracle, SQL … Server/SSIS or Synapse. Power BI semantic models, curated datasets and supporting analytics platforms. Data quality, governance, metadata management and lineage. Data security, classification and access control approaches. Automated testing, validation, reconciliation testing and performance optimisation. DataOps, CI/CD and version control practices. Agile delivery environments. ...

connectors, stuck requests and data exceptions. Troubleshooting joiner, mover and leaver provisioning issues and access-request workflow failures. Using SQL Server/T-SQL to investigate data issues, reconciliation problems and reporting requirements. Supporting .NET/C components , reviewing logs and configurations … Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) , particularly MIM Sync, run profiles, connector space/metaverse concepts and error handling. Strong SQL Server/T-SQL skills for technical investigation and reporting. An understanding of .NET/C# applications from a support and troubleshooting perspective. ...