Database Administrator - Swansea, United Kingdom - IQUW Group

IQUW Group

Verified Company

Swansea, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview
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Are you an experienced Database Administrator?
Our Database administrators sit within the Technology Services Department and
provide database support across the IQUW estate delivering an efficient and reliable environment.

Developing, implementing, maintaining and supporting database systems.

Reporting to the Head of IT Delivery your main responsibilities in the role will be to:

Ensuring all database servers are backed up in a way that meets the business's Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
Testing backups to ensure we can meet the business' Recovery Time Objectives (RTO)
Troubleshooting SQL Server service outages as they occur, including afterhours and weekends
Configuring SQL Server monitoring utilities to minimize false alarms
Actively monitoring the SQL environment
Automating routine/nonroutine DBA tasks and contribute to driving efficiency gains within your area

What you'll get in return:

25 days holiday
Discretionary bonus scheme
Employee assistance programme
Annual holiday buy (up to 3 extra days)
Salary sacrifice benefits
Annual benefits reviews
Professional qualifications and study support

We'd like to hear from you, if you have:

Experience in database development and support in MS SQL Server environments
Strong experience in Database Administration in SQL Server
MCDBA / MCT certification
Knowledge in a scripting language like Powershell, VBScript, WSH
Effective Communication Skills
Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc
Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools
Ability to detect and troubleshoot SQL Server related CPU,memory,I/O, disk space and other resource contention
Strong knowledge of backups, restores, recovery models, database shrink operations, DBCC commands, Clustering, Database mirroring, Replication
Experience performing DR tests

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