Database Administrator - Gloucestershire, United Kingdom - Datasource

Datasource

Verified Company

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Introduction:

Due to the highly sensitive nature of this work, you will be required on site 5 days a week.

Their resource provides a wide range of expertise including software test assurance, infrastructure to host ranges, test automation solutions, alongside a managed service framework.

They are an expert group of individuals who are passionate and have the drive to grow this company into one of Gloucestershire's leading resource providers for some of the UK highest security cleared projects.

Key responsibilities:

Monitor database activity to ensure databases are available, secure, recoverable, error free, and performant.
Ensure that databases are available during operating hours.
Perform regular database backups to ensure data can be recovered or recreated in the case of corruption.
Identify and resolve issues that impact functionality, data integrity or data access.
Identify, escalate, and resolve and blocks that negatively impact database performance.
Develop tools to aid with event and capacity monitoring.
Plan and implement new database installations to best practice and client requirements.
Plan and implement major release databases upgrades and periodic patching schedules.
Utilise standard corporate tools to manage incidents, problems, and changes.

Skills & experience:

Query and Stored procedure performance optimisation
Experience working with software installation.
Knowledge of software upgrading and patching procedures.
Experience with various operating systems such as Windows, Linux and UNIX.

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

C#
Visual Studio 2017 and above
Microsoft Entity Framework

Our client is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion. Their working environment is friendly, innovative and inclusive. They can accommodate flexible working arrangements and support a diverse work-force and those with additional needs.

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You will be required to hold a minimum of SC Clearance. If you do not hold an active SC clearance, please familiarise yourself with the vetting process before applying.

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