SQL DBA


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Recruiter

Experis IT

Listed on

31st May 2018

Location

Nottingham

Salary/Rate

£50000 - £51000

Type

Permanent

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SQL DBA

Are you a hands on proven DBA, driven and passionate about your vocation? Excited by the idea of a role that you can truly make your own and to try/test new tech to drive us forward? How about a SQL guru, chomping at the bit to get your hands on our estate? Yes? We'd love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will demonstrate how they can add value to the business by explaining and delivering what "best practises" and technical methods they have used and which they can implement to allow us to deliver leading edge web based applications. In addition we are also looking for someone who has the experience and knowledge to provide out the box thinking to deliver business requirements in a fast pace ever changing environment.

Core Duties

* Database and query performance tuning and optimisation

* Writing transact SQL stored procedures

* Day to day support and administration of all areas of SQL and data warehousing environments

* Data cleansing and data correction work, Performance tuning, capacity planning

* Archiving, backup and restore best practices including security

* Automation of regular reporting and maintenance tasks

* Assisting developers, implementation and support staff with putting together complex database queries

* Establishing and maintaining company standards and guidelines for SQL

* Contributing to product improvements, ease of use, reliability and reducing support levels

* Excellent time management skills, with the ability to deliver accurate quality work to agreed timescales, and manage and prioritise own

* Flexibility with working hours and workload including being part of the on call rota

Essential Criteria

* Proven experience in a similar role and with a real passion and drive for database administration

* Relishes a fast pace ever changing environment

* Good knowledge of "best practice" but also out of the box thinking to provide business solutions

* Fluent in Powershell

* MCSA or MCSE data platform qualification

* A great understanding and experience in Microsoft SQL, ideally 2016 including installation, configuration, administration, Availability Groups and Clustering.

* Some level of experience with SSRS, SSAS and SSIS

* Experience of 3rd party monitoring tools (DPA, SolarWinds, SQL Monitor)

Desirable Criteria:

* Database design

* DACPAC Deployments

* Experience of MS SQL 2008 & 2012

* An understanding of ISO7001 / TickIT software configuration management

Why Microlise?

* 2018 - The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, Top 20 in the BDO growth barometer - Nottinghamshire, and an IIP employer

* 2017 - Top 200 company in Nottingham, top 50 in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table, Sunday Times top 100 Profit Track, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year finals,

* Megabuyte Top 50 2016

* Microsoft Gold Partner - Training and certification path

* Flexible office working environment

* Excellent pension scheme with company 3% contribution

* Vitality Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme

* Childcare vouchers for eligible staff

* We believe in developing our staff and support our employees with their professional development goals.

* Great staff extras: Easter eggs, yearly BBQ, Christmas gifts and annual staff awards

* 24 days holiday with bank holidays on top when you start, increasing by 1 a year to 29 days

* Staff draws for events such as free tickets to the British Superbikes

* Free parking, tea, coffee and daily fruit

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