Database Administrator

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ROLE DESCRIPTION
This role is technical in nature and focuses on supporting and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server databases. The role has significant query optimization and database programming components as part of the custom company platform development.
Maintaining and supporting all company platform databases; query optimization; building and supporting new platform instances.

AVAILABILITY
Ensuring that uptime SLA's are met every month; performing scheduled maintenance to minimise disruption; managing third party support contracts where required to provide support levels.

PERFORMANCE
Ensure that performance SLA's are met every month by monitoring system performance, capacity and growth; monitor and optimize queries in test and production environments; suggest and implement performance improvements and hardware refreshes.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Relevant professional experience as a Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator.
• Experience with SQL Server 2005–2012 on a Windows Server plafrorm, including upgrades; SQL Server HA/DR technologies including log shipping, clustering and replication.
• Strong track record in a dynamic, highly available mission critical production environment. Experience within a multi-tiered web environment desirable.
• Database programming, TSQL and optimization experience.
• Well developed written and oral communications skills.
• Proven ability to work as an individual, with excellent self-management and time management skills.
• Ability to participate in an on-call roster and perform some work outside normal business hours.
• Problem solving capabilities and the ability to multitask and re-prioritise work in a rapidly changing environment.

Desirable

• Experience with SQL on VMWare, Windows Failover Clustering and SAN snapshot technologies would be highly regarded.
• Experience designing and supporting data warehouse environments.

OPPORTUNITIES

• Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the world’s largest companies;
• Remuneration and career advancement is based on individual contribution and business impact rather than tenure or seniority;
• We provide significant financial rewards for high performing individuals; and
• We provide global career opportunities for our best employees at any of our offices in the UK, Czech Republic, Australia or New Zealand