4 jobs found in Taunton

It's a Outside IR35 contract role Required Skills & Experience Deep hands-on expertise in Microsoft SQL Server. Proven experience analysing and optimising large enterprise databases (hundreds of GB to TB scale). Strong experience with query tuning, execution plans, indexing strategies, and partitioning click apply for full job details

It's a Outside IR35 contract role Required Skills & Experience · Deep hands-on expertise in Microsoft SQL Server. · Proven experience analysing and optimising large enterprise databases (hundreds of GB to TB scale). · Strong experience with query tuning, execution plans, indexing strategies, and partitioning. · Experience designing and implementing data retention and archival strategies. · Experience supporting large .NET Framework-based applications. · Strong understanding of database reliability patterns (HA, failover, backup/restore validation). · Experience deploying schema changes safely via controlled CI/CD or release processes. · Strong understanding of security principles at the database layer. · Ability to diagnose and resolve complex database issues under tight timelines. · Knowledge of performance monitoring and telemetry tools.

Senior Database Engineer Taunton - 3 days per week onsite Active SC Clearance required £450 per day Outside IR35 We're supporting a secure, mission-critical programme seeking a hands-on Senior Database Engineer to take ownership of a 1TB+ SQL Server estate. This is a delivery-focused engineering role - not documentation or governance. You'll build on existing analysis to validate findings, map database structures to application functionality, and implement safe, incremental improvements to performance, resilience, and security. Key Responsibilities Rationalise and optimise a large SQL Server database Identify redundant/high-risk data structures Implement data retention and archival strategies Improve performance (indexing, partitioning, query tuning) Strengthen HA, resilience, and database security Safely promote schema changes through controlled release processes Required Experience Deep hands-on Microsoft SQL Server expertise...

Site Reliability Engineer - .Net, Azure, SC Cleared, Outside IR35 Proven SC Cleared hands-on Site Reliability Engineer with strong .NET and Azure experience required to improve the reliability posture of a large-scale on-premises platform with some Azure integration. The role will involve helping build the maturity for the platform on .NET 4.8, Windows Server/IIS with SQL Server Back End components. Key to this role is reducing operational risk across application, database, infrastructure, and process layers. Key Skills & Experience Proven experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Production Engineering, or reliability-focused platform roles. Strong experience operating and improving reliability in on-prem Windows Server/IIS environments. Experience supporting large .NET Framework applications. Strong understanding of SQL Server performance, availability patterns, and operational risk. Experience implementing structured incident management and root cause...