SQL Database Administrator

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Job Description:

• Perform operational DBA duties, including installation, database upgrades, patching, environment cloning, implementing backup/recovery and monitoring procedures, capacity planning, and performance tuning and site failover/switchover.
• Design, architect, build Microsoft SQL databases from determining business requirements to planning and deploying test and production systems.
• Interface with application development teams to resolve problems with application/database systems.
• Take part to 24/7/365 operations in a business-critical environment.
• Working with global teams.
• Manage multiple applications or service areas and projects simultaneously to ensure on- time response, quality delivery and resolutions.
• Support continues improvement through optimizations of systems and processes for existing and new applications and services.

Essential Technical Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years of related experience.
• Significant knowledge of SQLServer; this will be your passion, and you will be required to get under the bonnet of a live system, coming up with innovative solutions.
• Good working knowledge of High Availability technologies i.e. Failover Clusters & Availability Groups.
• Have worked for at least 3 years in a 24/7 environment before and will have worked alongside developers and other stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of relational database architecture concepts.
• Strong performance tuning and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong hands-on experience administering large, high volume 24/7 SQL platforms.
• Experience in implementing and managing databases in complex enterprise environments, with business application and third-party products, solutions, and technologies.
• Ability to handle multiple deliverables, both scheduled and unscheduled, like deployments, builds, scheduled batch activities or jobs, issue/incident management, problem management, etc.
• Ability to communicate technical issues to business leaders as well as to communicate business drivers to engineers.
• Proven analytical abilities and using data/facts for decision-making.
• Good working knowledge of database technologies leveraging IaaS & PaaS.

What We Can Offer You:

• Varied, interesting and meaningful work.
• A hybrid working environment with flexibility and great opportunities.
• Opportunities for training and, as the team grows, career progression or sideways moves.
• An opportunity to work within a large global multi-disciplinary consultancy on a mission to change the ways we approach business as usual.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We at AtkinsRéalis are committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Meeting Your Needs:

To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees ‘Total Reward’.
Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview, and we’ll discuss any adjustments you might need.

Additional Information:

We are an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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