Annual salary: up to £45,000.00
Database Administrator
Full Time, Permanent role paying a salary of up to £45,000 depending on experience, plus great company benefits.
We are looking for a Database Administrator to work in our DBA team.
Our IT team are based in Exeter, the successful Database Administrator ideally needs to be located in the southwest of the UK.
We are eager to announce that for the right candidate, we are able to discuss this role being hybrid, remote or office based. Regular travel to the Exeter branch will be essential.
The Role
Due to workload increase we have a unique opportunity for an individual with prior experience seeking new challenges and broad Database Administration responsibility.
As a Database Administrator (DBA), your primary responsibility is to ensure the smooth operation, reliability, and security of the organisation’s database systems and data both on premise and hosted in cloud solutions. You will manage database installations, configurations, and maintenance tasks while providing support for database-related issues. Your role involves monitoring database performance, implementing backup and recovery solutions, and maintaining data integrity. Additionally, you will collaborate with developers and other IT staff to support database design, development, and troubleshooting efforts.
What will the Role involve?

You will work with the existing DBAs and wider IT teams to ensure that Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) database maintenance tasks are performed as described, including - but not limited to, the following:

• Assist with day-to-day database system administration, including daily checks, backup verification, security maintenance, performance tuning (analysis, indexing, updating statistics, etc.).
• Keep an insight into new / changing technologies through product awareness and advise where these might be exploited for positive change.
• Perform database backups and recovery as required, including periodic testing.
• Review, test, recommend and install upgrades of database software, including patches and major releases.
• Upgrade, configure and maintain server and database monitoring software to baseline system performance and proactively identify (and remedy) potential issues.
• Peer review and deploy database changes through change management. Liaising with the development team of the benefits of alternate solutions available within SQL.
• Maintain Business knowledge to ensure solutions meet the business objectives.
• Understand and implement robust Windows and SQL Server security features (i.e. users, roles, permissions, linked servers, service accounts etc.).
• Work closely with the Infrastructure Team, especially as regards server builds, configurations and problem solving.

There will be a requirement to be apart of an On Call rota, this will fall once every 3 weeks; running from 5pm – 11pm Monday to Friday and 7am to 11pm Saturday and Sunday, there is additional pay for this.
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears- does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Role Criteria

• Timed experience as a database administrator in a SQL Server environment
• Experience with SQL Server high-availability and disaster recovery solutions such as availability groups.
• Experience with SQL monitoring and performance tools such as SQL Sentry and RedGate SQL Monitor.
• Experience with backup and recovery solutions and procedures.
• A good academic level of Maths GCSE and above

The successful Database Administrator must have professional demeanour, positive attitude, and excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills in the English language.
You must be able to work well both independently and as a team member. Individual should be able to work well with a minimal level of supervision and have a proven ability to take initiative.
This is not only a reactive role when issues arise but a proactive role, having the autonomy to find the faults before the arise.

The below would also be advantageous

• Knowledge and experience of SQL Service Broker.
• Experience of the Azure SQL tools and capabilities.
• Familiarity with automated release systems such as Azure Dev Ops or TFS.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you; apply below or to discuss your application further; contact Vickie Rudge on 07843 817346 or at
vickie.rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk
Mears Group is a Disability Confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.
Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks either before or upon commencement of employment.
We are also a Forces Friendly employer and an ERS Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award holder.

You will work with the existing DBAs and wider IT teams to ensure that Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) database maintenance tasks are performed as described, including - but not limited to, the following:

• Assist with day-to-day database system administration, including daily checks, backup verification, security maintenance, performance tuning (analysis, indexing, updating statistics, etc.).
• Keep an insight into new / changing technologies through product awareness and advise where these might be exploited for positive change.
• Perform database backups and recovery as required, including periodic testing.
• Review, test, recommend and install upgrades of database software, including patches and major releases.
• Upgrade, configure and maintain server and database monitoring software to baseline system performance and proactively identify (and remedy) potential issues.
• Peer review and deploy database changes through change management. Liaising with the development team of the benefits of alternate solutions available within SQL.
• Maintain Business knowledge to ensure solutions meet the business objectives.
• Understand and implement robust Windows and SQL Server security features (i.e. users, roles, permissions, linked servers, service accounts etc.).
• Work closely with the Infrastructure Team, especially as regards server builds, configurations and problem solving

Role Criteria

• Timed experience as a database administrator in a SQL Server environment
• Experience with SQL Server high-availability and disaster recovery solutions such as availability groups.
• Experience with SQL monitoring and performance tools such as SQL Sentry and RedGate SQL Monitor.
• Experience with backup and recovery solutions and procedures.
• A good academic level of Maths GCSE and abov