MS SQL DBA, £375 per day inside IR35
Posted 1 week ago by Bench IT Limited
£375 Per day
Inside
Onsite
London, UK
Summary: The role of MS SQL DBA involves joining a large organization in the financial sector, focusing on the administration and management of SQL Server databases. The position requires full-time onsite work in London and is expected to last for an initial period of 3-6 months. The successful candidate will need to possess a deep understanding of SQL Server and advanced scripting skills. Immediate availability is preferred as the role is to start as soon as possible.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deep knowledge of SQL Server 2012 to 2022
- Administering and managing the SQL Server Database estate.
- Capacity planning of the Physical and Virtual Database Server estate.
- Advanced Scripting skills in either: Python, PowerShell, T-SQL.
- Experience in setting up and administering AlwaysOn and Mirroring
- Experience of configuring and setting up clustering, Availability Groups and Database mirroring.
- Proven ability to automate builds and repetitive tasks
- Ensuring high availability of the infrastructure and minimising the duration and impact of any outages.
- Providing database support and advice to other Infrastructure teams as well as developers and end users.
- Maintain database security standards across the SQL Server database estate.
- Participate in an on-call support rota.
Key Skills:
- Deep knowledge of SQL Server 2012 to 2022
- Advanced Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, T-SQL
- Experience in setting up and administering AlwaysOn and Mirroring
- Experience of configuring clustering, Availability Groups, and Database mirroring
- Proven ability to automate builds and repetitive tasks
- Experience with database security standards
- Exposure to alternative database technologies (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
- Experience with cloud offerings (Azure, AWS)
- Experience in the financial sector
Salary (Rate): £375 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
MS SQL DBA, £375 per day inside IR35
3-6 months initially, London
Bench IT require an experienced MS SQL DBA to join a large organisation starting ASAP within the financial sector. This will be working full time onsite in London.
The successful candidate should have the skills and experience included below:
- Deep knowledge of SQL Server 2012 to 2022
- Administering and managing the SQL Server Database estate.
- Capacity planning of the Physical and Virtual Database Server estate.
- Advanced Scripting skills in either: Python, PowerShell, T-SQL.
- Experience in setting up and administering AlwaysOn and Mirroring
- Experience of configuring and setting up clustering, Availability Groups and Database mirroring.
- Proven ability to automate builds and repetitive tasks
- Ensuring high availability of the infrastructure and minimising the duration and impact of any outages.
- Providing database support and advice to other Infrastructure teams as well as developers and end users.
- Maintain database security standards across the SQL Server database estate.
- Participate in an on-call support rota.
Desirable experience:
- Exposure to alternative database technologies, including Open-Source RDBMS (eg, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (eg, MongoDB).
- Experience with offsite cloud offerings and installations for example Azure or AWS.
- Experience working within the financial sector would be advantageous.
MS SQL DBA, £375 per day inside IR35
3-6 months initially, London