SQL Database Administrator
Posted Today by Smartedge Solutions
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of SQL Database Administrator at Smartedge involves managing and optimizing SQL Server databases within a regulated financial services environment. The position requires ensuring high availability, performance, and compliance of critical database platforms. The DBA will also be responsible for troubleshooting production issues and collaborating with various teams to support application delivery. This is a hybrid working position based in Manchester, UK.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server environments (on-prem and cloud/Azure)
- Manage installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades of SQL Server instances
- Monitor database performance and carry out tuning, optimisation, and capacity planning
- Implement and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions (e.g. Always On, clustering, backups)
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring minimal downtime and service impact
- Design and maintain backup, recovery, and maintenance strategies
- Automate DBA activities using scripting (e.g. PowerShell, T-SQL)
- Support database migrations, upgrades, and cloud transformations (e.g. Azure)
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and data governance requirements (e.g. GDPR)
- Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to support application delivery
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with SQL Server (2016–2022)
- Proven experience in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and production support
- Experience with HA/DR technologies (Always On, failover clustering, log shipping)
- Knowledge of Azure SQL / cloud database platforms
- Proficiency in T-SQL scripting, monitoring tools, and automation
- Experience working within financial services or other regulated environments
- Understanding of data security, audit, and compliance controls
- Desirable: Experience with DevOps tooling / CI-CD integration
- Exposure to SSIS, SSRS, SSAS or data migration frameworks
- Knowledge of data warehousing or large-scale transaction systems
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Smartedge’s Client is looking for an individual to help with their SQL Server DBA @ Manchester, UK (Hybrid Working)
Key area: Experienced SQL Server DBA responsible for the design, administration, optimisation, and support of mission-critical database platforms within a regulated financial services environment. Ensures high availability, performance, security, and compliance across production systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server environments (on-prem and cloud/Azure)
- Manage installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades of SQL Server instances
- Monitor database performance and carry out tuning, optimisation, and capacity planning
- Implement and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions (e.g. Always On, clustering, backups)
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring minimal downtime and service impact
- Design and maintain backup, recovery, and maintenance strategies
- Automate DBA activities using scripting (e.g. PowerShell, T-SQL)
- Support database migrations, upgrades, and cloud transformations (e.g. Azure)
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and data governance requirements (e.g. GDPR)
- Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to support application delivery
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong hands-on experience with SQL Server (2016–2022)
- Proven experience in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and production support
- Experience with HA/DR technologies (Always On, failover clustering, log shipping)
- Knowledge of Azure SQL / cloud database platforms
- Proficiency in T-SQL scripting, monitoring tools, and automation
- Experience working within financial services or other regulated environments
- Understanding of data security, audit, and compliance controls
Desirable
- Experience with DevOps tooling / CI-CD integration
- Exposure to SSIS, SSRS, SSAS or data migration frameworks
- Knowledge of data warehousing or large-scale transaction systems
If this sounds like a role you would be interested in or if you know someone in this field. Connect with me or email me at nagamani.y@smartedgesolutions.co.uk Alternatively, you can call me on Tel: +44(0)203 500 2108.