Senior SQL Database Administrator

Senior SQL Database Administrator
Meriden, West Midlands
Permanent
Up to £60,000 pa (depending on experience)
Full time, Monday to Friday, this is an office based role
 
Benefits of the Senior SQL Database Administrator role: 33 days holiday including bank holidays, pension scheme and free on-site parking.
 
**Please note this is an office-based role based in Meriden with no option to work from home**
 
Are you a Senior SQL Database Administrator who enjoys getting stuck into complex projects and keeping systems running smoothly£ If you’re after a role where your experience genuinely makes a difference, this could be a great next step.
 
Pertemps, the UK’s largest independent recruitment agency, is looking for a confident and capable Senior SQL Database Administrator to take ownership of our SQL Server estate and Azure SQL Data Warehouse environment. It’s a brilliant opportunity for someone who loves improving performance, solving tricky problems, and keeping everything in top shape.
 
What you’ll be doing as a Senior SQL Database Administrator:
 

- Managing, monitoring, and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server databases
- Supporting Azure PaaS databases, including Azure SQL and Managed Instances
- Handling backups, restores, and recovery models
- Implementing and maintaining High Availability and Disaster Recovery
- Troubleshooting connection issues across servers, firewalls, proxies, and networks
- Carrying out performance tuning and optimisation to keep systems running at their best
- Advising on and reworking existing databases to boost efficiency and cut costs
- Overseeing database access and security patch management
- Migrating SQL data from on-premise SQL Server to Azure SQL using Data Migration tools
- Creating and maintaining scripts using SQLCMD and PowerShell

 
What we’re looking for:
 

- Solid experience working as a Senior SQL Database Administrator or in a similar senior-level role
- Hands-on experience with database server security patching
- Strong knowledge of Azure SQL Data Warehouse and ETL or data pipelines (ADF)
- Good understanding of database access management
- Confident with SQL Server Administration, performance tuning and optimisation
- Experience with backups, restores, and recovery models
- Knowledge of HA and DR solutions
- Ability to support Azure PaaS environments
- Experience migrating SQL data
- Strong troubleshooting skills, especially around networking issues
- Scripting experience with SQLCMD and PowerShell

 
It would be a bonus if you have SQL certifications, or experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
 
If you’re a Senior SQL Database Administrator who enjoys working in a friendly, busy IT environment and wants a role where you can genuinely make your mark, we’d like to hear from you. Apply today!