SQL DBA – Azure – Insurance – Contract - £500-550 per day (Inside IR35)
My client is looking to hire an SQL DBA on an initial 6 month contract to create, manage, tune, development, and remediate their database estate (currently Sql Server)
The role will include:
• Monitor health of databases.
• Develop database DDL and DML code, including by not limited to functions, views, tables, stored procedures.
• Develop, implement, and monitor database backups and recovery within an Azure environment.
• Work with development and support teams to remediate database failures.
• Proactively tune the databases using maintenance plans.
• Liaise with Managed Service provider to deploy changes to the environment.
• Work in concert with and manage data architect role holder.
Additional tasks:
• The DBA will be responsible for the health and performance of Azure based databases. Working closely with the Head of Applications, the application developers, and support teams, the DBA will be involved in all aspects of database creation, development, support and tuning.
• Experience in managing multiple databases and instances in a cloud environment.
• Experience in developing and remediating database views, functions, and stored procedures.
• Experience in ETL and Analytics technologies (SSIS, SSAS, Click Replicate, Snowflake, Power BI)
• Working for a medium size organisation in a period of rapid change.
