SQL Database Administrator
Posted 3 days ago by Areti Group | B Corp™
£450 Per day
Undetermined
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Database Administrator involves supporting, administering, optimizing, and continuously improving a Microsoft SQL Server estate within a complex IT environment. The position is remote and requires extensive experience in SQL Server performance tuning and a solid technical background in Windows Server and automation. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the efficiency and reliability of database operations. This is a contract opportunity based in Reading for a duration of 6 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support and administer Microsoft SQL Server estate.
- Optimize and improve database performance.
- Perform SQL Server performance tuning and analysis.
- Manage virtualized server environments.
- Implement index tuning, query store, and performance analysis.
- Handle SQL Always On, replication, log shipping, and encryption.
- Automate tasks using PowerShell scripting.
- Provide support for Windows Server and general infrastructure.
- Work with SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, and Power BI.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years in a SQL Server DBA role.
- Strong SQL Server performance tuning and optimization skills.
- Experience with virtualized server environments.
- Knowledge of index tuning, query store, and performance analysis.
- Familiarity with SQL Always On, replication, log shipping, and encryption.
- Proficiency in PowerShell automation and scripting.
- Experience with Windows Server and general infrastructure support.
- Knowledge of SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, and Power BI.
- Desirable: Veeam Backup and Replication, DevOps exposure, ITIL awareness, SolarWinds monitoring experience.
Salary (Rate): £450 daily
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Database Administrator - Remote £450 per day - 6 months
An experienced Database Administrator is required for a contract opportunity based in Reading. This role will focus on the support, administration, optimisation, and continuous improvement of a Microsoft SQL Server estate within a complex IT environment . The successful candidate will have strong production DBA experience, excellent SQL Server performance tuning skills, and a solid technical background across Windows Server, infrastructure, and automation using PowerShel l.
Key experience requir ed:
- 5+ years in a SQL Server DBA r ole
- SQL Server performance tuning and optimisat ion
- Virtualised server environme nts
- Index tuning, query store, and performance analy sis
- SQL Always On, replication, log shipping, and encrypt ion
- PowerShell automation and script ing
- Windows Server and general infrastructure supp ort
- SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, and Power BI
Desira ble:
- Veeam Backup and Replica tion
- DevOps expo sure
- ITIL aware ness
- SolarWinds monitoring experi ence