SQL Database Administrator
Posted 2 days ago by R3vamp
£260 Per day
Inside
Onsite
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior SQL Database Administrator role involves supporting project-based initiatives and business-as-usual tasks, focusing on engineering new solutions, managing version upgrades, and ensuring database stability and security. The position requires extensive experience in SQL Server administration within a complex enterprise environment. The role is primarily on-site, with a preference for 4-5 days per week. The contract is set for one year, starting on 1st August 2025.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and optimise SQL Server databases, ensuring high performance and reliability
- Lead version upgrades and data migration projects
- Maintain and enhance backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
- Support business operations through troubleshooting and performance tuning
- Work collaboratively across teams to develop scalable database solutions
- Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with data regulations
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience as a SQL Database Administrator in a complex enterprise environment
- Strong expertise in SQL Server installation, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting
- Hands-on experience with database migrations & upgrades
- Knowledge of high availability (HA) & disaster recovery (DR) solutions
- Proficiency in performance optimisation & query tuning
Salary (Rate): £260 per day
City: Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior SQL Database Administrator (Contract)
Location : City of Londo n
Start Date : 1st August 2025 (or as close as possible)
Rate : £260 per day (Inside IR35)
Contract Length : (1 Year)
Work Model : Onsite preferred (4–5 days per week)
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior SQL Database Administrator to join our clients team, supporting both project-based initiatives (50%) and business-as-usual (BAU) tasks (50%). This position will involve engineering new solutions, handling version upgrades, and managing data migrations, ensuring the stability, security, and efficiency of their database environment
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and optimise SQL Server databases, ensuring high performance and reliability
- Lead version upgrades and data migration projects
- Maintain and enhance backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
- Support business operations through troubleshooting and performance tuning
- Work collaboratively across teams to develop scalable database solutions
- Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with data regulations
Required Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience as a SQL Database Administrator in a complex enterprise environment
- Strong expertise in SQL Server installation, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting
- Hands-on experience with database migrations & upgrades
- Knowledge of high availability (HA) & disaster recovery (DR) solutions
- Proficiency in performance optimisation & query tuning
Additional Details
Security Clear ance: Not required, but stan dard background c hecks will be conducted
Contract Dura tion: Ongoing contract wi th a daily rate (Inside IR35)
Work Environ ment: Prima rily o nsite (5 days preferred, 4 days negotiable for the right candidate)