2 of 2 Permanent Senior Database Engineer Jobs in England

Senior Database Engineer Taunton - 3 days per week onsite Active SC Clearance required £450 per day Outside IR35 We're supporting a secure, mission-critical programme seeking a hands-on Senior Database Engineer to take ownership of a 1TB+ SQL Server estate. This … delivery-focused engineering role - not documentation or governance. You'll build on existing analysis to validate findings, map database structures to application functionality, and implement safe, incremental improvements to performance, resilience, and security. Key Responsibilities Rationalise and optimise a large SQL Server database Identify redundant/high-risk ...

Senior Database Engineer Key Responsibilities Analyse and rationalise a 1TB+ SQL Server database, identifying redundant, obsolete, or high-risk tables and data structures. Map database objects back to application functionality to determine what is required, what can be archived, and what can be safely removed. … strategies aligned to business and regulatory requirements. Improve performance through indexing, partitioning, query optimisation, and schema refinement. Reduce single points of failure and improve database-level resilience. Strengthen database security (encryption, access control, auditing). Collaborate with developers to improve data access patterns and eliminate inefficient queries. Work ...