SQL Database Administrator
Posted Today by Stratacent
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The SQL Database Administrator role in Leeds, UK, is a fixed-term position focused on managing, maintaining, and optimizing SQL Server databases. The successful candidate will ensure database performance, integrity, security, and availability while performing various administrative tasks. This role requires strong technical skills in SQL Server and database management. The position is part of Stratacent, an IT Managed Services firm specializing in various sectors including Financial Services and Healthcare.
Key Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server databases.
- Monitor database performance, implement tuning and optimization.
- Perform regular backups and recovery operations.
- Manage security, access controls, and data integrity.
- Automate routine tasks and manage scheduled jobs.
- Troubleshoot and resolve database issues and outages.
Key Skills:
- Strong knowledge of SQL Server (2016/2019/2022).
- Experience in T-SQL, stored procedures, triggers, and functions.
- Proficiency in performance tuning and query optimization.
- Experience with backup/restore strategies and disaster recovery.
- Familiarity with SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS is a plus.
- Understanding of indexing, partitioning, and replication.
- Working knowledge of Windows Server environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: SQL DBA
Location: Leeds, UK
Duration: FTC (3 Months)
Job Description: We are seeking a skilled SQL DBA to manage, maintain, and optimize our SQL Server databases. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring database performance, integrity, security, and availability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server databases.
- Monitor database performance, implement tuning and optimization.
- Perform regular backups and recovery operations.
- Manage security, access controls, and data integrity.
- Automate routine tasks and manage scheduled jobs.
- Troubleshoot and resolve database issues and outages.
Required Skills:
- Strong knowledge of SQL Server (2016/2019/2022).
- Experience in T-SQL, stored procedures, triggers, and functions.
- Proficiency in performance tuning and query optimization.
- Experience with backup/restore strategies and disaster recovery.
- Familiarity with SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS is a plus.
- Understanding of indexing, partitioning, and replication.
- Working knowledge of Windows Server environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
About Us: Stratacent is an IT Managed Services firm, headquartered in Jersey City, NJ, with two global delivery centres in New York City area and New Delhi area plus offices in London, Canada and Pune, India. We are a leading IT services provider focusing in Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare and Life Sciences. We help our customers in their digital transformation journey and provide solutions around cloud infrastructure, containers, AI, Client & Analytics and Automation. We have partnerships with SAS, Automation Anywhere, Snowflake, Azure, AWS and GCP. (To learn more: www.stratacent.com ). Stratacent is an equal opportunity employer. As such, to the extent defined by federal, state, and municipal law, Stratacent will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, handicap, or any other factor protected by law.