SQL Server DBA
Adecco · Darley Abbey, Derby ·
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Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements:- Extensive experience as a SQL Server DBA within enterprise environments
- Strong SQL Server administration expertise
- Experience supporting large-scale database estates
- Advanced T-SQL development and optimisation skills
- Experience with SQL Server performance tuning and troubleshooting
- Experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
- Experience with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
- Experience with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
- Experience with SQL Server backup and recovery
- Experience with database upgrades and migrations
- PowerShell scripting experience
- Windows Server administration knowledge
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Hands-on experience with AlwaysOn Availability Groups
- Hands-on experience with SQL clustering
- Hands-on experience with database mirroring
- Hands-on experience with log shipping
- Hands-on experience with replication technologies
- Experience working in highly regulated or secure environments
- Familiarity with BMC Remedy
- ITIL Foundation or equivalent experience
- Experience working with enterprise storage platforms
- Administer and support enterprise SQL Server environments
- Monitor database performance, health and availability
- Diagnose and resolve production issues in real time
- Implement and support High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions
- Perform SQL Server upgrades, migrations and patching activities
- Design and maintain backup and recovery strategies
- Conduct database performance tuning and optimisation
- Analyse execution plans, indexes and query performance
- Develop and optimise T-SQL code including stored procedures, functions, views and triggers
- Support and administer SSIS, SSRS and SSAS environments
- Automate routine administration tasks using PowerShell
- Work within ITIL-driven change, release, incident and problem management processes
- Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams on database design and optimisation initiatives
- Support
- ITIL
- PowerShell
- SQL
- Security
- SSAS
- SSIS
- Windows
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We are a leading technology-driven organisation seeking an experienced Senior SQL Server DBA to join our database infrastructure team on a 12-month contract basis in Chester, with three days per week onsite. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a large-scale enterprise environment supporting business-critical SQL Server platforms, ensuring performance, availability, security and stability across a complex database estate. The role is offered at £550 per day inside IR35 via umbrella, and we are looking for candidates within approximately one hours commute of the office.
last updated 40 week of 2026