SQL Database Administrator
Posted 2 days ago by La Fosse
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The SQL Database Administrator role focuses on migrating on-premise MySQL databases to cloud environments, specifically AWS and Azure, as part of a major database transformation program. The position requires strong experience in database administration and cloud migration, with an emphasis on risk assessment and ensuring zero downtime during migrations. The successful candidate will collaborate with a migration-focused team and the infrastructure team to maintain performance and security standards throughout the process. This is a remote position based in the UK, classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the migration of on-premise MySQL databases to AWS and Azure cloud environments.
- Conduct risk assessment and migration planning to ensure zero downtime migrations.
- Collaborate with the infrastructure team and satellite migration team.
- Maintain performance and security standards during the migration process.
- Document migration processes and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Strong Database Administration experience with MySQL.
- Proven experience delivering database cloud migration projects.
- Hands-on experience with AWS and Azure cloud platforms.
- Experience migrating on-premise databases to AWS.
- Strong performance tuning and database optimisation skills.
- Ability to conduct risk assessment and mitigation planning for migrations.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
- Experience with Azure Cosmos DB (desirable).
- Exposure to large-scale database transformation projects (desirable).
- Experience working in hybrid infrastructure environments (desirable).
- Knowledge of database footprint reduction and system simplification strategies (desirable).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
MySQL DBA – Cloud Migration (AWS & Azure)
Location: Remote (UK)
Contract: Inside IR35
Duration: 6 months
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced SQL Database Administrator with strong AWS and Azure cloud migration experience to support a major database transformation programme. The role will focus on migrating on-premise MySQL databases into cloud environments, initially into AWS and eventually transitioning workloads into Microsoft Azure. This role sits within a migration-focused satellite team working alongside the infrastructure team. The successful candidate will play a key role in risk assessment, migration planning, and execution, ensuring zero downtime migrations where possible while maintaining performance and security standards.
Required Skills & Experience
Essential
- Strong Database Administration experience with MySQL.
- Proven experience delivering database cloud migration projects.
- Hands-on experience with both AWS and Azure cloud platforms.
- Experience migrating on-premise databases to AWS.
- Strong performance tuning and database optimisation skills.
- Ability to conduct risk assessment and mitigation planning for migrations.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
Desirable
- Experience with Azure Cosmos DB.
- Exposure to large-scale database transformation projects.
- Experience working in hybrid infrastructure environments.
- Knowledge of database footprint reduction and system simplification strategies.