Database Administrator

Hays Technology • Temporary • Telford, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom • £447 / day • 2d ago

Database Administrator

Up to £447.50 p/d (Inside IR35)

2 Days on site - Telford 6 months initially

My client is a well-known consultancy seeking an database administrator. You'll be responsible for ensuring the performance, integrity, availability, and security of our database environments while supporting critical business applications and services.

Job Responsibilities:

Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade database management systems.
Monitor database performance and proactively resolve issues.
Perform regular database backups and ensure recovery procedures are tested and effective.
Implement and maintain database security controls and access management.
Optimise database structures, indexing, and queries for maximum performance.
Support high-availability, replication, and disaster recovery solutions.
Collaborate with development teams to improve application performance and database usage.
Produce and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and standards.
Support capacity planning and recommend future database improvements.

Key Requirements:

SC Clearence
Proven experience as a Database Administrator or similar role.
Strong experience with one or more of: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL Experience with database performance tuning and optimisation.
Knowledge of backup, recovery, replication, and high-availability technologies.
Understanding of database security, permissions, auditing, and compliance.
Experience troubleshooting complex database issues.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

Cloud database experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
Relevant certifications such as Oracle Certified Professional or Microsoft certifications.
Experience working within enterprise-scale environments

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