Assistant Database Administrator / SQL DBA / Application Admin

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Job Title: ICT Assistant Database Administrator - 2 Roles AvailableLocation: DarlingtonSalary: £30,507 - £32,878 per annumJob type: Full time, Permanent (37 hours per week)Closing Date: 7th July 2019The Company is a forward thinking public service partnership. ICT is one of the services provided by them and they have an exciting and challenging programme of ICT projects underway for both councils and other public sector organisations for which they provide ICT services.An excellent opportunity for an experienced Application Support Analyst to expand their skillset to include SQL database administration experience and knowledge. Based in Darlington, you will be working within their ICT Application Support Team providing technical support for the wide range of applications used by the councils and other public sector organisations for whom they provide ICT support.As a progressive organisation they have achieved certification to ISO27001 and ISO9001 and they also hold Investors in People and Customer Service Excellence awards. They have an internal service improvement programme which is driving forward a number of initiatives which are also assisting with their deployment of ITIL and PRINCE2 based practices.The Role:As an ICT Assistant Database Administrator, you will have primary ICT support responsibility for a range of these applications and also work with the ICT Database Administrator to define and apply standards to the management of the databases underlying all the applications within their portfolio.Whilst some previous SQL database administration experience would be an advantage it is not essential as the successful candidate would be given training through the significant formal development and mentoring opportunities available to their ICT employees and this role in particular.Key Requirements:Essential SkillsRelevant degree or Microsoft Certification or equivalent directly relevant work experienceRecent experience of implementing ICT upgrades, updates or deployments for enterprise applicationsRecent experience of ICT technical support work for enterprise applicationsKnowledge of ICT best practice and trendsGood analytical and organisational skillsFlexible and proactive team playerDesirable skillsDatabase support experienceRecent relevant experience in the implementation, development, support and integration/interfacing of software applicationsBenefits:In return, as well as giving you the opportunity to assist in the delivery and support of an exciting strategic ICT programme, they offer a friendly, professional and modern working environment where individual effort and teamwork are recognised and appreciated, both by colleagues and customers alike.This post offers the opportunity to work flexitime and also has a generous annual leave entitlement.While you'll be based in the centre of Darlington you may, on occasion, be required to travel to locations across the Tees Valley and possibly the wider region as necessary.Please click on the APPLY button and CHECK YOUR EMAILS for the link to the Council's careers page.Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; SQL Database Administrator, SQL DBA, MySQL, Database Administrator, SQL Server, VB.NET, Java, SQL Specialist, C#, SQL Server Database Systems Data Administrator, DBA, CRM Administrator, Data Support Administrator, Application Support Engineer, Application Management may also be considered for this role.