Database Administrator & Developer
Recruiter
webrecruit
Listed on
2nd July 2020
Location
Norwich
Salary/Rate
Competitive Salary
Salary Notes
Competitive Salary
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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Database Administrator & DeveloperNorwich, Norfolk
The Company
Established in 2005, our client provides research, insight and intelligence on the UK energy market. They now have over 250 customers and are regarded as the market leader in their area.
Our client believes that by reducing the complexity of the energy market, they can expedite their planet's transition to net zero and help to avert the climate crisis. To achieve this, they provide insights on the energy market from wholesale, retail, regulatory and policy perspectives to our clients, facilitating informed business decisions.
The organisation is currently looking for a Database Administrator & Developer to join their Data and Model Analytics team, who support core services in providing data, analytics and designing, creating and implementing forecast models.
The Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary bonus scheme after qualifying period
- 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Life assurance (4x base salary)
- Private health insurance (after qualifying period)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Access to a benefits portal
- Family friendly policies
The Role
As the Database Administrator & Developer, you will be responsible for designing, creating and maintaining the company's database to include managing all activities related to the database systems.
The design and implementation of the database must be in accordance to end user's information needs and meet system storage requirements. Therefore, an assessment of the modelling and data landscape will be required.
Responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:
- Monitoring performance, minimising database downtime, managing parameters to provide fast query responses, implementing changes and applying new patches and versions when required
- Enabling data distribution to the right users, in the appropriate format and in a timely manner
- Creating tools to view and utilise data and output reports for clients
- Using APIs to link SQL to external data and existing forecasting tools
- Building and delivering the remediation of models to create efficiency using automation and data integration
- Building new analysis tools by taking conceptual designs and prototypes and converting them into tools that can be used by the wider team for forecasting
- Determining, enforcing and documenting database policies, procedures and standards
- Providing proactive and reactive data management support and training to users
- Supporting Junior Analysts in developing coding and database training and support
About You
To be considered as a Database Administrator & Developer, you'll need experience of the following:
- Working as a database developer and/or database administrator, working with SQL
- Designing, creating and maintaining databases, including managing all activities related to the database systems
- Monitoring performance, minimising database downtime, managing parameters to provide fast query responses, implementing changes and applying new patches and versions when required
- Creating tools by considering both the back-end organisation of data and front-end accessibility for end users to view and utilise data and output reports for clients
- Using APIs to link SQL to external data and existing forecasting tools
- Refining the logical design of existing models
- Building and delivering remediation of models to create efficiency using automation and data integration
Other organisations may call this role DBA, SQL Administrator, SQL DBA, SQL Database Administrator, SQL Engineer, or Database Engineer.
Why Should You Apply?
- Our client offers great place to continue your career, they are dedicated to helping you grow and develop
- You will enjoy interesting and challenging projects, working with the very best talent in the industry
- Our client offers a flexible and agile way of working
- The organisation offers great benefits and industry related pay
Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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