SQL Database Administrator at Anson McCade, United Kingdom, £Contract Rate

This is a hands-on role focused on the administration, optimisation, and support of SQL Server environments, ensuring the performance, availability, and security of business-critical systems. You will work closely with development, infrastructure, and delivery teams to support ongoing platform improvements within a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Database administration and support across SQL Server environments
• Performance monitoring, tuning, and optimisation
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery management
• Backup, recovery, and business continuity planning
• Database security and access management
• Supporting CI/CD pipelines and release activities
• Root cause analysis and troubleshooting of production issues

Essential Skills & Experience

• SQL Server Database Administration (SQL Server 2016, 2019 & Azure SQL)
• Strong T-SQL development and query optimisation skills
• Performance tuning and capacity planning
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery (Always On, Replication, Clustering)
• SSIS and data integration
• PowerShell scripting and automation
• CI/CD and release management support
• Azure Data Platform service

Contract details details

• Outside IR35 - rate depending on experience
• 3 months rolling
• Remote with occasional travel to London

Please apply if interested