Our client is an IT Service Provider who requires a Database Administrator to provide hands on administration for a mixed estate of Legacy and modern databases spanning Oracle and SQL server, running across a hybrid environment - cloud (primarily Azure) and on-premise.
START DATE: IMMEDIATELY
END DATE: INITIALLY 31/10/2026
LOCATION: REMOTE
RATE: £150.00 - £180.00 PER DAY
Key Skills & Requirements:
- Oracle database administration (essential)
- SQL Server database administration (essential)
- Azure cloud database experience, alongside on-premise - comfortable working across both
- Performance tuning & troubleshooting - diagnosing slow queries and debugging issues across multiple platforms
- Monitoring & health checks - able to establish good practice where modern tooling is currently absent
- Legacy system adaptability - supporting older business applications (AX 2009, Bifold, GUP, Dynamics 365, MTMS, and others); ability to investigate and reverse-engineer an undocumented estate
- Incident response - calm and effective under pressure, with rapid response during major/high-severity incidents that can occur at any time
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